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Ian has ambivalence about his job; he loves some parts and hates others. What does ambivalence mean?
What is having mixed feelings?
Carnivores, meat eaters, are the top of the food chain. What are carnivores?
What are meat eaters?
Poor Farmer Chevez labors sixteen hours a day and never has time for a vacation. He deserves better! Everyone should have at least one day a week for rest and relaxation. What does labors mean?
What is works?
Removing seeds from cotton plants was a slow job until Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. What is a cotton gin?
What is a machine?
Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law will mean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go away soon. A controversy is something that people _______.
What is have strong disagreements over?
Do not tamper with the medicine. Changing it in any way might alter the chemical makeup. What does tamper mean?
What is to alter?
After a time, glaciers, or slowly moving rivers of ice, formed over many parts of the Earth. What are glaciers?
What are slowly moving rivers of ice?
When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were fearful that the Native Americans would attack them. However, the people that they encountered, the Wampanoag Indians, were a peaceful and generous tribe. To encounter, is to _______.
What is meet?
I believe that if you lower taxes so that people can keep more of the money they earn, it will be an incentive for them to work harder. What is the meaning of “incentive”? __________.
What is a reason to work for something?
My best friend squandered all his money; his drinking and gambling wasted all his earnings. What does squandered mean?
What is to waste?
It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. What does conceived mean?
What is to form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind?
Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars, are governed by predictable laws. What does celestial mean?
What is positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy?
Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our planet. To divert is to _______.
What is change direction?
Christmas is a time when Dad reverts to his childhood. I really think he looks forward to Santa’s visit more than any other member of the family. Mom says that he’ll always be a child during this season. What does “reverts” mean in the above passage?
What is goes back to being the way he was before?
In the early 1600s, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The Europeans, who would someday be known as the Pilgrims, must have been a very determined and brave group of settlers. A daunting task is one that would _______ someone.
What is frighten or intimidate
Kane was unabashed about his opinion of the school lunch. He would tell anyone who asked. What does unabashed mean?
What is unashamed?
Paula was suspended from school because of several infractions of the rules, including smoking in the bathroom and dressing improperly. What does infraction mean?
What is a violation or infringement of a law or agreement?
The election could actually end up being decided in the U.S. Congress. Al Gore’s vice presidential running mate, Joe Lieberman, and perhaps Mr. Gore himself, would be able to vote on the matter. Some would argue that they should recuse themselves, but they would probably exercise their right to vote. What does “recuse” mean?
The monkey’s vociferous chatter made me wish I had earplugs. What does vociferous mean?
What is loud?
The Saints and Strangers argued about how they would live in the New World. After much discussion, they came together and signed the Mayflower Compact. The Compact was _______.
What is an agreement?
And this I did for seven long nights—every night just at midnight—but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed and annoyed me, but his Evil Eye. What does vexed mean?
What is annoyed?
Martha is a curator, a person who is responsible for looking after a museum’s collection. What is a curator?
What is someone who runs a museum?
Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United states until 1920. What is “suffrage” ?
What is the ability to vote?
Katie’s belligerence surprised everyone. She threw her book across the room, glared at Chris, and then pushed him to the floor. What does belligerence mean?
What is aggressive or warlike behavior?
After seeing the picture of the starving children, we all felt compassion for their suffering. What does compassion mean?
What is pity?