a) advancement to a higher position
b) publicity for a cause or a product; sale
promotion
100
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What possible __________ could the killer have for murdering that person?
motive
100
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The man was ________ because his performance on the job was poor. (demotion)
demoted and verb
100
The student's invention for science fair was not ________ because they had no way to pay for it.
a. viable
b. mobile
c. remote
d. momentary
a
200
Lasting for only an instant
momentary
200
a lowering of a position, rank, or grade level
demotion
200
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__________ kept my bicycle going down the hill even after I hit the brakes.
momentum
200
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Jordan is a fierce ___________ of the Michigan Wolverines. (promotion)
promoter and noun
200
_________ was used to make the image on the birthday card appear to move.
a. Demography
b. Influence
c. Holography
d. Inflexibility
c
300
able to be moved
mobile
300
a) located far away in time or space
b) unlikely; very improbable
remote
300
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My family likes to vacation in a __________ area where no one will disturb us.
remote
300
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His arthritis reduced his _________ greatly. (mobile)
mobility and noun
300
My son, the ___________, loves to listen to hip hop music on his expensive sound system.
a. audiophobe
b. audiophile
c. Anglophile
d. bibliophile
b
400
a disturbance
commotion
400
a reason for an action
motive
400
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A turtle's form of __________ is very slow.
locomotion
400
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The little boy hesitated ___________ but then jumped off the diving board into the water. (momentary)
momentarily and adverb
400
My interests in attending football games _________ with the weather.
a. flexes
b. monograms
c. fluctuates
d. deflects
c
500
to make something unable to move
immobilize
500
force or speed of motion
momentum
500
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The unexpected firecracker caused a ___________ in the street.
commotion
500
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The police officer quickly ___________ the robber and handcuffed him. (immobilize)
immobilized and verb
500
Older readers often prefer the clear _________ found in large-print books.
a. calligraphy
b. cartography
c. epigram
d. typography