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1

This puzzle is very _______ and takes a lot of time to solve.

1) effortless

2) complex

3) direct

4) simple

2) complex

1

v., to cause serious damage; weaken

1) Cripple

2) Combat

3) Construct

4) Counteract

1) Cripple

1

n., material

1) Site

2) Supply

3) Sponsor

4) Substance

4) Substance

1

Certain foods can _____ the brain and help improve focus.

1) diagnose

2) stave off

3) monitor

4) stimulate

4) stimulate

1

 A strong _________ of roads connects all the major cities in the country.

1) barrier

2) network

3) concept

4) native

2) network

2

v., to lessen, ease

1) Deem

2) Absorb

3) Enhance

4) Alleviate

4) Alleviate

2

They live in a _________ village, far away from the city. 

1) delicate

2) wary

3) remote

4) accessible

3) remote

2

n., advantage, good part 

1) downside

2) upside

3) mystery

4) native

2) upside 

2

Be careful, some cleaning products can be _________ if touched or inhaled.

1. toxic

2. safe

3. healthy

4. fun

1. toxic

2

adj., reachable, easy to get

1) Primary

2) Impaired

3) Accessible

4) Rudimentary

3) Accessible

3

The police started a/an _____ to find out what happened.

1) deterioration

2) imagination

3) investigation

4) restriction

3) investigation

3

v., to work for no pay; freely offer to do something 

1) principle

2) volunteer

3) practice

4) accommodation

2) volunteer

3

 n., the situation of becoming worse

1. capacity

2. gravity

3. deterioration

4. disorder

3. deterioration

3

v., to get rid of garbage and trash

1) site

2) marvel

3) recycling

4) dump

4) dump

3

My grandfather is a _____; he goes hunting at his age.

1) stem

2) marvel

3) shortage

4) dementia

2) marvel

4

adj., wonderful to see 

1) imagination

2) spectacular

3)  upside

4) pleasure

2) spectacular

4

adj., long-lasting

1. chronic

2. ascertain

3. culture

4. interval

1. chronic

4

n., the use of mental process

1) Concentration

2) Cognition

3) Capacity

4) Culprit

2) Cognition

4

He has done only a _____ of his homework.

1) restriction

2) supervision

3) cognition

4) fraction

4) fraction

4

 The train arrived at its final _________ after a long journey. 

1) accommodation

2) destination

3) restriction

4) imagination

2) destination

5

adj., not completely trusting 

1) wary

2) category

3) luxury

4) institute

1) wary

5

v., to protect, save

1) Pertain

2) Preserve

3) Practice

4) Publicize

2) Preserve

5

Regular exercise can _____ the negative effects of an inactive lifestyle.

1) monitor

2) institute

3) counteract

4) administer

3) counteract

5

She _____ a clear memory of her school days.

1) retains

2) enrolls

3) absorbs

4) indicates

1) retains

5

A job with good pay and benefits is often very _________ to job seekers.

1) desire

2) desired

3) desirably

4) desirable

4) desirable