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Part of Speech
Definition
100
Edison's childhood was in some ways a solitary one. The other children at his school would not _________ with him.
What is associate?
100
Two things made it possible for Edison to do so much. During his waking hours he was never ___________, and he needed less sleep than most people.
What is idle?
100
Edison tried many kinds of thread before finding one that worked. Such an effort on his part _________ great patience.
What is required?
100
Give the verb form of the vocabulary word that means to accept willingly and without complaining.
What is tolerate?
100
10 years
What is decade?
200
The young Edison withdrew from his schoolmates. He was quiet and thoughtful, while they were ____________ and unkind to him.
What is boisterous?
200
Edison didn't believe in wasting time. He __________ almost every waking moment to working on or improving new inventions.
What is dedicated?
200
The concept of electric light spread rapidly. Within a few years, whole cities were being ___________ by electricity.
What is illuminated?
200
Give the noun form of the vocabulary word that means something that is necessary.
What is requirement?
200
very clever
What is brilliant?
300
Edison showed from an early age that he was very strong-minded. He probably did not allow the ________ of his classmates to upset him too much.
What is taunting?
300
He was strict in his dealings with others. He would not ____________ laziness in himself or others.
What is tolerate?
300
Electric power soon became widely available in the United States. This brought about a total ___________ in people's lives.
What is transformation?
300
Give the noun form of a vocabulary word that means a complete change.
What is transformation?
300
noisy
What is boisterous?
400
Edison never claimed to be a city boy. In fact, much of Michigan where he grew up was still _______________.
What is wilderness?
400
The electric light bulb was probably Edison's most useful invention. Light was instantly __________ with the flick of a switch.
What is accessible?
400
Edison never really retired. He continued working until he died in 1931, in the ninth _________ of his long and busy life.
What is decade?
400
Give the adjective form of a vocabulary word that means able to be used or entered
What is accessible?
400
to supply
What is provide?
500
Two things made it possible for Edison to do so much. Money received from these patents ________ him with the funds to continue this research.
What is provided?
500
Edison's light bulb was made of clear glass. Inside it a _________ thread began to glow when electricity passed through it.
What is delicate?
500
Edison's place in history is secure. He was without doubt the most ____________ inventor of the nineteenth century.
What is brilliant?
500
Name the part of speech for the word "idle" in the following sentence: The workers were idle while the power was shut off.
What is adjective?
500
to make clear
What is illuminate?