Unit 11
What is the definition of dogged
Persistent, determined, refusing to give up
What is the definition of sleuth?
a detective
What is the definition of abduct
to kidnap, to carry off by force
What is the definition of strapping?
tall, strong, and healthy
The airport crews ________ the fuel in the airplane and_______ this process very quickly as the plane is bounded for another flight.
replenished; maneuvered
If something is inevitable, it is ________
A. impossible to happen
B.sure to happen
C.unavoidable
D.unable to happen
E. B and C
E
What is an idiom related to the word grit, and what does it mean?
grit your teeth: to be determined to continue doing something difficult
What is the root of indisputable and what does it mean?( extra 150 points if one student can provide two examples including this root)
put= think or considered ; E.g. repute, impute
The ________ questions tricked lots of students in the exam.
ambiguous
The _______ training made defeat ______ in a high quality team.
intensive; inevitable
What is the ROOT of replenish, and what does it mean?
plen=full
Which of the following is a relic?
A.a Ford Model T in the 1920s
B. a piece of sculpture made by Ancient Greeks
C. a blanket found in the ruins of Pompeii
D. all of above
D
A_____ burglar sneaked into a factory and stole a valuable jewel.
stealthy
The navy is on ________ and the ______ warships posed a serious threat to the neighboring nations .
maneuver; titanic
The _________ fact that Shohei Ohtani signed a 10 year, 700 million dollar deal with the Dodgers made baseball fans around the world _______.
indisputable; dumbfounded
I found scavengers _______ for materials in a trash dump yesterday.
rummaging
The_____ policeman captured the criminal using a fake ____ without the help of _____.
burly; alias; sleuths
The _____ climate in Siberia links to the _____ food supply in that area.
frigid; scant
The pitcher ______ and a runner is moved to scoring position as the manager _______ with the umpires angrily to challenge the call.
balked; conferred
The big and ______ coach arranged a set of _______ training before the game and eventually, the soccer team got the champion after_______ all the other teams.
burly; intensive; prevailing
The fans of the home team were_______ as the _____underdog road team _____ over them in the finals.
dumbfounded; dogged; prevailed
________ is illegal but ______ found out that some people ______ a glass window of a shop yesterday night and the newspaper _______ this crime scene by saying that the windows were broken by the strong winds last night.
Vandalism; sleuths; rended; distorted
The business ______ despite of an ________ effect on the environment if things go wrong.
thrived; incalculable
The government would _______ the new laws on driving but it did not reach a _______ in the congress.
implement; compact
The ______ troops fought to save the city with_____ determination.
valiant; dogged