to minimize
a. disagree b. harmful c. abridge d. increase
What is c. abridge
100
to hate
What is detest
100
Choosing a video is always easier with Jeb, who is __________, than it is with Craig, who is adamant about watching horror movies
a. flexible b. pigheaded c. insane d. younger
What is a. flexible
100
subtle
a. faint b. clean c. noticeable d. cave
What is c. noticeable
100
According to the author, the men forcing their way down the stairs most closely resembled which of the following?
a. a swirling blizzard b. a raging stream c. a roaring fire
What is b. a raging stream
200
furious
a. happy b. rude c. skillful d. irate
What is d. irate
200
to turn away from; to prevent
What is avert
200
For the health of patients, it is critical that hospitals are ________ regularly to be kept sterile.
a. sanitized b. polluted c. ruined d. examined e. ignored
What is a. sanitized
200
Hinder
a. support b. thwart c. worship d. detest
What is a. support
200
The men are pushing their way down the stairs primarily because they want to...
a. escape the police b. get medical help c. find shelter from the storm
What is c. find shelter from the storm
300
weary
a. shorten b. lethargic c. energetic d.hateful
What is b. lethargic
300
hostile, war-like
What is belligerent
300
Jackie thought the book was ________, but Steve found it tedious ans uninspiring.
a. terrible b. dull c. stimulating d. finished
What is b. dull
300
Benign
a. harmless b. hostile c. malignant d. support
What is c. malignant
300
Based on the passage each of the following words may be used to describe the men waiting at the top of the stairs EXCEPT
a. frozen b. complacent c. snarling
What is b. complacent
400
ignore
a. unhappy b. positive c. shun d. sane
What is c. shun
400
to cut or split apart
What is sever
400
Pragmatic solutions are both ____ and timely.
a. hasty b. useful c. rushed d. general
What is b. useful
400
Corrupt
a. surrender b. cheerful c. honest d. cooperate
What is c. honest
400
The passage suggest that the men in the story regard the room at the foot of the stairs as a
a. place to be feared b. welcoming place c. place to be avoided
What is b. welcoming place
500
impudent
a. selfish b. giving c. bold d. impolite
What is d. impolite
500
to prove false or deny the truth
What is refute
500
While children_____ will be praised, impudent children will undoubtedly be punished.
a. rude b. respectful c. beautiful d. curious
What is b. respectful
500
Lucid
a. worship b. cooperate c. simple d. complicated
What is d. complicated
500
This passage can best be described as an excerpt from
a. news article b. a research study c. a short story