Fill-in-the-blank
Our brains interpret our ____________ impressions for us. For instance, the images of things we look at must go to the brain so we can actually "see" them.
What is sensory?
rebel
What is dissident?
clumsy
What is dexterous?
Jordan says he saw a flying saucer in the park, but no one else in the area has come forward to _________ his account.
What is corroborate?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "A passenger train's (...itory) car has sleeping facilities for the train's crew."
What is dormitory?
The judge was ___________ about never accepting a bribe or allowing a personal threat to influence his decision.
What is scrupulous?
scold
What is berate?
lawful
What is illicit?
The Tlingit Indians _________ the wolf and the raven, and their totem poles illustrate stories in praise of these animals.
What is venerate?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "The chorus line was so wonderfully (syn...ized)---the dances kept perfect time, seeming to move as one person."
What is synchronized?
Rocko was briefly involved in robbing banks. Then, his _________ conscience woke up, and he realized he really didn't want to engage in illicit activities.
What is dormant?
elementary
What is rudimentary?
supporter
What is dissident?
The novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which exposed the horrors of slavery, helped to ___________ the American Civil War.
What is instigate?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "In the refining process, white rice and white bread lose much of their (...amin) content. For this reason, they are less nutritious than brown rice and whole-wheat bread.
What is vitamin?
Flo Jo reached the ________ of her career when she broke the women's world record in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1988.
What is zenith?
damage
What is detriment?
sensible
What is inane?
When driving to Mrs. Smith's house, go left at the fork in the road, the point where the road ____________ into two.
What is diverges?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Ventriloquists must be able to (pro...) their voices while keeping their lips closed. This act of "throwing the voice" creates the illusion that the words are being spoken by someone else.
What is project?
When my baby brother asked whether he could borrow my mom's car after his accident, my mother's response was so ____________ that I'm not sure if she said yes or no.
What is ambiguous?
humorous
What is facetious?
assist
What is squelch?
Sadly, the ______________ of homeless dogs and cats has become so great that about seventeen million of them are killed in U.S. animal shelters each year.
What is proliferation?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Airplane passengers used to be let off outdoors. Now they usually (...plane) onto a ramp that leads directly into the terminal.
What is deplane?