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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Unit One Unit Six Unit Eleven Unit Sixteen Unit Two Unit Seven Unit Twelve Unit Seventeen Unit Three Unit Eight Unit Thirteen Unit Eighteen Unit Four Unit Nine Unit Fourteen Unit Nineteen Unit Five Unit Ten Unit Fifteen Unit Twenty
INTRODUCTION Each single word exercise is contained on a three-part slide. The first slide provides a context for the word. Examine the context and think of words that would fit. Click to identify the correct choice. Back to Table of Contents
UNIT ONE Back to Table of Contents
Unit One When he discovered that certain students in his class always received higher grades, Marlon _____ that his teacher was showing favoritism. (A) allege (B) agitate (C) vigorous (D) prodigal (E) agile Back to Table of Contents
Unit One On nights when the talk-show host was not _____, the viewers responded with little enthusiasm. (A) vigorous (B) surgical (C) energetic (D) allege (E) energetic Back to Table of Contents
Unit One Rather than _____ my dinner guests, the tea I gave them seemed to sap their remaining strength. (A) ergonomic (B) allege (C) reactionary (D) prodigal (E) invigorate Back to Table of Contents
Unit One When the architect described the “Home of the Future,” he emphasized _____ details like the sink that made washing dishes easier and faster. (A) surgical (B) agitate (C) alleged (D) energetic (E) ergonomic Back to Table of Contents
Unit One When Cynthia _____ for a bigger room, her parents warned that she was stretching their patience. (A) alleged (B) agitated (C) vigorous (D) prodigal (E) agile Back to Table of Contents
Unit One When the new president entered office, she repealed many of the regulations _____ by the old one. (A) surgical (B) enacted (C) prodigal (D) agitated (E) deter Back to Table of Contents
Unit One Even a(n) _____ shaking was not enough to wake Allen in the morning. (A) invigorate (B) ergonomic (C) vigorous (D) agile (E) agitate Back to Table of Contents
Unit One Tammy's _____ statements often made the other members of the debate team frustrated. (A) vigorous (B) agile (C) surgical (D) invigorate (E) reactionary Back to Table of Contents
Unit One The bomber pilot knew that unless his aim was _____ accurate, his whole mission would be ruined. (A) ergonomically (B) agile (C) prodigal (D) surgically (E) reactionary Back to Table of Contents
Unit One Because it is naturally _____, the cheetah is able to bend and twist its body in mid-stride. (A) prodigal (B) agile (C) enact (D) ractionary (E) allege Back to Table of Contents
Unit One We could tell that Brandon was back to his old _____ ways when he spent two hundred dollars on wine at dinner. (A) reactionary (B) vigorous (C) prodigal (D) energetic (E) agile Back to Table of Contents
UNIT TWO Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two Marisa feared her _____ would fail her during an especially tough interview. (A) imposition (B) synthesize (C) composure (D) reinstate (E) repository Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two After several students came to school in clothing that was unacceptable, Principal Levin decided to _____ the dress code. (A) composure (B) reinstate (C) inconstant (D) imposition (E) repository Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two If doctors are able to _____ the old and new allergy medicines, the result will be a powerfully effective drug. (A) parenthetical (B) synthesize (C) hypothesis (D) imposition (E) inconstant Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two Hannah's car became a(n) _____ for all the junk that her neighbors threw out. (A) inconstant (B) instantaneous (C) repository (D) synthesize (E) hypothesis Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two The effects of the witch's spell were _____, creating a monster where a man had stood one second before. (A) reinstate (B) hypothesis (C) inconstant (D) exponential (E) instantaneous Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two The increase in people with the disease was not _____, as the doctors had feared; in fact, the disease began to disappear. (A) parenthetical (B) instantaneous (C) refuse (D) hypothesis (E) exponential Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two The botanist's new _____ about marigolds is intriguing, but will probably be proven false. (A) reinstate (B) parenthetical (C) hypothesis (D) repository (E) synthesize Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two Darlene's _____ affection led her to break up with Jeff several times. (A) submerge (B) imposition (C) inconstant (D) instantaneous (E) parenthetical Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two I considered Marvin’s constant borrowing of office supplies a major _____ upon our department. (A) exponential (B) hypothesis (C) reinstate (D) parenthetical (E) imposition Back to Table of Contents
Unit Two Many of Ben’s observations were _____ sentences rather than direct remarks. (A) instantaneous (B) composure (C) imposition (D) inconstant (E) parenthetical Back to Table of Contents
UNIT THREE Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three Juan could not _____ the pass because the ball flew over his head. (A) donors (B) deceptive (C) intercept (D) condone (E) editorials Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three The radio station must seek _____ who will agree to provide the majority of its funding. (A) conceive (B) exhibits (C) anticipate (D) donors (E) condone Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three Many vegetarians do not _____ eating meat for moral reasons, but some just dislike the taste of it. (A) anticipate (B) condone (C) exhibit (D) cohabitation (E) editorial Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three We were worried that the peacefulness of the beach was _____; would we soon be overrun by screaming children, roaring cars, and barking dogs? (A) anticipate (B) deceptive (C) condone (D) intercept (E) exceptional Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three Though Wash could play guitar, piano, and trumpet by the time he was seven, he did not consider himself _____. (A) participant (B) deceptive (C) conceive (D) intercept (E) exceptional Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three The speech given at our commencement seemed to have a(n) _____ tone rather than a neutral, factual one. (A) deceptive (B) nontraditional (C) editorial (D) intercept (E) conceive Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three Dan was unable to _____ of a world in which there was no hatred or disease. (A) condone (B) conceive (C) anticipate (D) exhibit (E) intercept Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three The jeweler has chosen not to _____ the rare diamond in his store window because he fears it will be stolen. (A) donor (B) nontraditional (C) editorial (D) exhibit (E) deceptive Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three Because Cal did not _____ rain, he did not bring an umbrella to school. (A) anticipate (B) exceptional (C) cohabitation (D) intercept (E) nontraditional Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three Though my brother and his fiancée wish to have a(n) _____ wedding, my mother thinks it should be organized according to time-honored rules. (A) intercept (B) editorial (C) nontraditional (D) conceive (E) anticipate Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three The tiny room was not designed for the _____ of several people and their pets. (A) editorial (B) anticipate (C) cohabitation (D) conceive (E) condone Back to Table of Contents
Unit Three Many of the top students in the school were invited to be _____ in a statewide Quiz Bowl competition. (A) nontraditional (B) exhibits (C) cohabitation (D) participants (E) anticipate Back to Table of Contents
UNIT FOUR Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four The criminal mastermind’s preferred _____ was a dark room at the back of a restaurant. (A) castigate (B) polytheistic (C) deify (D) sanctum (E) sanctuary Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four As she grew up, Tia moved from a belief in oneall-powerful creator to a more _____ system. (A) castigate (B) polytheistic (C) sanctified (D) sanctum (E) chastened Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four “This battleground,” said the speaker, “has been _____ by the blood of those who fought and died here.” (A) deity (B) sanctified (C) chastised (D) sanctum (E) chastened Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four Dennis was so _____ by his teacher’s disapproval that he rewrote his entire paper. (A) chastened (B) chastise (C) polytheistic (D) pantheon (E) condone Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four Zeus was a(n) _____ who had absolute power over the universe and all mankind. (A) deity (B) sanctuary (C) sanction (D) pantheon (E) deified Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four The general’s victory on that day _____ him in the eyes of his troops, who watched in awe as he rode by. (A) deity (B) chastised (C) deified (D) castigated (E) pantheon Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four The entire _____ of great contemporary artists was represented in the new exhibit. (A) chastise (B) sanctify (C) monotheism (D) pantheon (E) sanctum Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four The library was a(n) _____ for those children who would not or could not participate in the games outside. (A) sanction (B) sanctum (C) polytheistic (D) castigate (E) sanctuary Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four Father Torrance said that _____ is the belief in one God. (A) monotheism (B) castigates (C) sanctifies (D) chastising (E) sanctions Back to Table of Contents
Unit Four The latest editorial _____ the school board for placing too much emphasis on passing tests. (A) reinstates (B) invigorates (C) agitates (D) castigates (E) inters Back to Table of Contents
