Vocabulary
Belittle
Diving is a water sport performed by jumping or falling into the water in different ways, but usually head first. It takes a long time for a diver to become highly skilled at this sport. There are so many different types and techniques of diving that competitive diving is sometimes known as fancy diving.
Diving-
A) is a very popular sport
B) can be quite dangerous
C) requires a lot of practice
D) is performed only by a few
C) requires a lot of practice
advisable
worthy of being recommended or suggested
Synonyms: appropriate, sensible, desirable, prudent, commendable, judicious, sound, suggested
Antagonize most nearly means...
A. provoke
B. embarrass
C. struggle
D. shove
A. provoke
9+6/3-1
10
Liberal
giving generously Synonyms: generous, abundant, bountiful
In prehistoric times, people used both magic and medicine to treat pain caused by teeth. The Egyptians and the Babylonians both recorded methods of dentl treatment. Medical texts in Greece in the 500's B.C. contain references to dental problems. The first gold dental bridges have been found in Etruscan ruins in Italy.
Denistry-
A) has quite a long history
B) was founded in Greece
C) first used gold in Egypt
D) used to be mostly magic
A) has quite a long history
affront
An insult
Synonyms: abuse, backhanded compliment, indignity, offense, outrage, provocation, putdown
The wind is VARIABLE today. What does variable mean here?
A. mild B. steady C. shifting D. chilling
C) Shifting
His record provides no reason for APPREHENSION? Apprehension most nearly means?
A. change
B. anxiety
C. enjoyment
D. endorsement
B) anxiety
Edible
able to be eaten; fit for consumption Synonyms: eatable, digestible, palatable
Many people believe that the most severe kind of headache is a migraine. A migraine is a special kind of headache that can recur from time to time. The pain is often so severe that a person must usuallystay in bed for days. Persons with migraine headaches are often dizzy.
Anybody who gets a migraine headache-
A) should see a doctor
B) can experience severe pain
C) will be dizzy
D) must spend 2 days in bed
B) can experience severe pain
increase in size or effect
Synonyms: augment, enlarge, intensify
amplify
What does apathetic mean?
not emotional
Which of the following is a chemical reaction?
A. dry ice
B. soil erosion
C. rusting metal pipe
D. helium mixed with oxygen
What is a rusting metal pipe?
a state of great joy, delight, or love Synonyms: ecstasy, bliss, exhilaration
Rapture
Hurricanes are powerful, whirling storms that measure several hundred miles in diameter. The force of the winds often reach 74 miles per hour or more. Many hurricanes have caused a lot of death and destruction.
According to the passage, hurricanes-
A) are more dangerous than tornadoes
B) always have strong winds in the eye of the storm
C) are more common in the summer
D) can be a violent source of great damage
D) can be a violent source of great damage
arrogant
having exaggerated self-opinion
Synonyms: bossy, bragging, conceited, egotistic,
pompous
The letter to his mother seemed somewhat DISNENGENUOUS?
Lacking in sincerity
Find the area of a triangle that has a height of 23yd with a base of 16yd
A= 184
Emphatic
using emphasis, stressing the importance of something, strongly expressive
Hurricanes are powerful, whirling storms that measure several hundred miles in diameter. The force of the winds often reach 74 miles per hour or more. Many hurricanes have caused a lot of death and destruction.
According to the passage, what is the primary cause of damage by hurricanes?
A) the high winds
B) the rain brought by the winds
C) the floods
D) the eye of the storm
A) the high winds
Definition: valor, gallantry
Synonyms: courage, courtesy, valiance
chivalry
What does incredulous mean?
skeptical
The diameter of a circle is 50ft. What is the circumference and the area of the circle?
C=3.14(d)
A= 3.14(r2)
C- 157
A- 1962.5