Lesson 1
to continue after an interruption
What is resume?
a response made without a thought; an involuntary response
What is reflex?
What is cascade?
The actor was _______________ by fear and forgot his lines during the play.
What is paralyzed?
In June, you will _______________ from Wise School.
What is graduate?
able to be changed or adjusted; adaptable
What is flexible?
advancement; improvement
What is progress?
thrown out, forced out
What is eject?
The boy tried to use humor to _____________ the tense situation between his friends.
What is diffuse?
What is amble?
to begin
turn or cause to turn in another direction
What is deflect?
to develop or change slowly
The toddler's behavior _______________ when there was a new baby in the family
What is regress?
The athlete _______________ the coach's expectations and swam her race in record time.
What is exceed?
happening little by little
What is gradual?
come before in time or order
What is precede?
to change in an unexpected or unpredictable ways
What is fluctuate?
The motivational speaker told the audience they would be able to _____________ any problem with a positive attitude.
What is surmount?
The street closures due to the Oscars ____________ our drive to the movies.
What is impede?
to organize or place in an orderly way
to turn aside from the main topic
What is digress?
to be ready for combat; strategically placed or acted
What is deploy?
After misusing her computer one too many times, she had to _______________ her privileges of having a device at school.
What is relinquish?
The pouring rain will not _____________ me from going to Disneyland.
What is deter?