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To have ownership of something.
a) borrow
b) declare
c) possess
possess
________ means “most of,” or the biggest part.
a) majority
b) minority
c) approximate
majority
A power to affect persons or events.
a) suggest
b) influence
c) purse
d) generate
influence
To misbehave means to
a) behave correctly.
b) behave incorrectly.
c) behave nicely.
d) behave normally.
behave incorrectly.
________ is the result of an action.
a) cause
b) effect
c) reflex
d) vortex
Effect is the result of an action, as in those “cause and effect” papers you might write in English class. Your topic could be how your late-night tuba playing (cause) has driven your roommate insane (effect).
To distinguish oneself. If you _______ at math, you are doing it better than anyone else.
a) curtail
b) excel
c) generate
d) superior
excel
Of high quality or performance. Example: Buy the more expensive one, its far ______ to the cheap, plastic one.
a) inferior
b) superior
c) exterior
d) interior
The salesman boasted to his customer that the $1 million car was well worth the price because it was far superior, meaning of higher quality, to any car that had come before it. This car, the salesman bragged, could fly.
Something that is important . Example: This work represents a(an) ________ step forward.
a) unimportant
b) abuse
c) significant
d) independent
significant
A strong drive for success
a) motivate
b) ambition
c) superior
d) ignition
ambition
Something intended to deceive. It could be a story that isn't true or prank.
a) hoax
b) fable
c) myth
d) legend
hoax
A(n) __________ is someone who always sees the bright side of any situation.
a) pessimist
b) passive
c) optimist
d) antagonist
optimist
Expressing much in few words. Example: You explanation was right to the point, it was very ______.
a) vibrant
b) concise
c) makeshift
d) drastic
concise
What does immense mean?
unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
What does restrain mean?
Restrain means to hold yourself back
What does precise mean?
Precise means strictly correct or very exact. If you need something to be precise, like the positioning of a safety net for a stunt jump over a canyon, there's no room for error.
What does extract mean?
When you extract something, you remove it from a larger whole.
A clumsy, incompetent person.
a) inept
b) concept
c) incoherent
d) interdependent
inept
What does deplete mean?
To deplete is to use up or consume a limited resource. Visiting relatives might deplete your refrigerator of food, or a pestering friend might deplete your patience.
What does boycott mean?
To boycott means to stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest
What does salvage mean?
To salvage something is to save it...before it's too late. You might try to salvage your damaged reputation by defending yourself, or salvage a burnt piece of toast by scraping off the black residue.