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Improving Vocabulary Skills
Chapter 22
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1. commemorate (verb) - ___________
Each year, my parents commemorate their first date by having dinner at McDonalds, the place where they first met.
commemorate means:
A. to shareB. to celebrateC. to believe
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2. complacent (adj.) - ___________
Getting all A’s hasn’t made Ivy complacent. She continues to work hard at school.
complacent means:
A. very eagerB. reasonableC. too much at ease
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3. consensus (noun) - ___________
The family consensus was that we should go camping again this summer. Ray was the only one who wanted to do something else for a change.
consensus means:
A. a majority viewB. an unusual ideaC. a question
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4. deplete (verb) - ___________
I’d like to help you out with a loan, but unexpected car repairs have managed to deplete my bank account.
deplete means:
A. to use upB. to forgetC. to find
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5. diligent (adj.) - ___________
I wish I had been more diligent about practicing piano when I was younger. It would be nice to be able to play well now.
diligent means:
A. self-satisfiedB. luckyC. hard-working
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6. empathy (noun) - ___________
Ms. Allan is an excellent career counselor partly because of her great empathy. She understands each student’s feelings and point of view.
empathy means:
A. a common opinionB. a sympathetic understandingC. an efficiency
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7. menial (adj.) - ___________
Victor seems to think my summer job delivering pizza is menial work, but I’ve found that it requires some skills.
menial means:
A. unskilledB. steadyC. satisfying
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8. niche (noun) - ___________
Dom spent the years after college moving restlessly from job to job, never finding a comfortable niche for himself.
niche means:
A. a shared opinionB. a suitable placeC. an education
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9. transcend (verb) - ___________
Yoga can help one transcend the cares of the world and reach a state of relaxation.
transcend means:
A. to participate inB. to go pastC. to use up
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10. waive (verb) - ___________
The defendant decided to waive his right to an attorney and, instead, speak for himself in court.
waive means:
A. to loseB. to honorC. to give up