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IVS: CHAPTER 9 WORDS:. CONCURRENT CONFISCATE CONSTITUTE DECIPHER DEFAULT HYPOTHETICAL NOMINAL PREDOMINANT PREREQUISITE RECESSION. IVS: CH. 9 - TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT:.
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IVS: CHAPTER 9 WORDS: CONCURRENT CONFISCATE CONSTITUTE DECIPHER DEFAULT HYPOTHETICAL NOMINAL PREDOMINANT PREREQUISITE RECESSION
IVS: CH. 9 - TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT: Having mistakenly registered for two concurrent classes, Joe had to drop one of them and choose a course that met at a different time. a. occurring at the same time b. resulting c. noticeable 1. Concurrent (kən-kûr'ənt) - adjective "Hand 'em over," my father said. Just as we were really starting to have fun, he confiscated our entire supply of water balloons. a. to distribute evenly b. to take possession of c. to overlook 2. Confiscate (kŏn'fĭs-kāt) - verb
In my opinion, a good movie, a pizza, and animated conversation constitute a perfect night out. a. to repeat b. to oppose c. to form 3. Constitute (kŏn'stĭ-toot) - verb On one of Holly's essays, her English teacher wrote, "Please type your papers. I can't decipher your handwriting." a. to figure out b. to find c. to improve 4. Decipher (dĭ-sī'fər) - verb
We won our case against the appliance repairman because he defaulted by failing to appear in court. a. to act as expected b. not to do something required c. to begin 5. Default (dĭ-fôlt') - verb Imagine the hypothetical situation of going to live alone on an island. Which books and CDs would you take along? a. sure to happen b. dangerous c. imaginary 6. Hypothetical (hī'pō-thĕt'ĭ-kəl) - adjective
Except for a nominal registration fee, the camp for needy children is entirely free. a. enormous b. very little c. helpful 7. Nominal (nŏm'ə-nəl) - adjective Rock is the predominant music in our dorm, but country music is also popular. a. rare b. main c. temporary 8. Predominant (prĭ-dŏm'ə-nənt) - adjective
You can't take Spanish Literature 1 unless you've taken the prerequisite, Spanish 3. a. a requirement b. a penalty c. a method 9. Prerequisite (prē-rĕk'wĭ-zĭt) - noun The department store laid off twenty workers during the recession, but it rehired them when business improved. a. a rapid growth b. a sale c. an economic setback 10. Recession (rĭ-sĕsh' ən) - noun
IVS: CH. 9 - MATCHING WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS: 1. To make up; be the parts of Constitute 2. To fail to do something required Default 3. Most common or most noticeable Predominant 4. Something required beforehand Prerequisite 5. To seize with authority; legally take possession of Confiscate 6. To interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out) Decipher 7. Slight; very small compared with what might be expected Nominal 8. Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous Concurrent 9. A temporary decline in business Recession 10. Supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical Hypothetical