Definition 1
Rise or fly very high.
a) dangle
b) converge
c) soar
d) cringe
What is soar?
I tried to stay serious, but I couldn't ____________ a small laugh.
a) cringe c) confine
b) suppress d) revive
suppress
What is a synonym for qualifications?
a) accessory d) credentials
b) realm e) oblige
c) pact f) assimilate
credentials
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water or land.
a) dangle d) realm
b) converge e) accessory
c) strait f) confine
strait
For many people, a heart attack is a ________ to start eating better and exercising more.
a) substitute d) cure
b) shift e) target
c) in jeopardy f) wake-up call
wake-up call
Too small or too large in comparison with something else.
a) disproportionate c) naively
b) consortium D) retain
What is disproportionate?
Practice is an _____________ part of language learning because you need to use a language in order to master it.
a) indigenous d) integral
b) initiative e) persistent
c) in jeopardy f) oblige
integral
What is the synonym of group?
a) elder d) shift
b) ethnicity e) free-soloing
c) bunch f) shovel
Bunch
in a way that shows a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
a) persistently d) pass on
b) naively e) cerebrally
c) lousily f) suppressively
naively
Despite advances in modern medicine, there is still no ____________ for the common cold.
a) cure d) habitat
b) converge e) shift
c) self-esteem f) abandon
cure
Something which stops or reverses your progress.
a) converge
b) scenario
c) setback
d) realm
What is a setback?
The college has started a new ____________ to increase the number of international applicants.
a) revival c) initiative
b) strait d) sweat shop
initiative
What is a synonym for reappearance?
a) realm d) substitute
b) revival e) infant mortality
c) retain f) self-esteem
revival
to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened or embarrassed.
a) setback d) converge
b) shift e) shovel
c) cringe f) dangle
cringe
Recently, there has been a _________ of language teaching in elementary schools after many years of decline.
a) exploit d) confinement
b) persist e) suppression
c) revival f) integral
revival
A number of companies which join together to work on a project.
a) initiative c) strait
b) shift d) consortium
What is a consortium?
There are several models of climate change. In one _____________ sea levels will rise, and flood several major cities.
a) substitute c) cure
b) scenario d) confine
scenario
What is a synonym for utilize?
a) persist d) abandon
b) exploit e) shift
c) confine f) retain
exploit
Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.
a) confine d) target
b) oblige e) initiate
c) assimilate f) pass on
oblige
If a school has problems with violence, it may not be able to _____________ good teachers because they will leave for safer schools.
a) cure d) assimilate
b) pass on e) substitute
c) retain f) pact
retain
A place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found.
a) habitat c) ethnicity
b) indigenous d) substitute
What is a habitat?
The _________ theme at the conference was assimilation, and there were many excellent presentations on the topic.
a) predominant c) revival
b) initiative d) wake-up call
predominant
What is a synonym for intellective?
a) awesome d) integral
b) shovel e) cerebral
c) converge f) lousy
cerebral
a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups within their residing area.
a) indigenous d) habitat
b) assimilate e) ethnicity
c) exploit f) bunch
ethnicity
It is hard to stay healthy ___________ fast-food restaurants, and advertisements for sugary foods.
a) nevertheless d) in jeopardy
b) wake-up call e) in the face of
c) suppressing f) confining
in the face of