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chapter 28
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English
9th Grade
04/25/2016

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28. inspect
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v. to look at something carefully in order to learn more about it or find flaws or problems; to officially visit a school, hospital, or the like to see if rules and/or laws are being followed.
Tomorrow, the principal will _____ students’ lockers.
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28. perspective
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perspective – n. a way of thinking about and understanding something such as a particular issue or life in general.
Molly asked for Jim’s ____ on the reasons for going to war.
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28. prospect
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n. the possibility that something will happen in the future; an opportunity for something to happen.
They are disturbed by the ____ of losing electrical power for several days following the hurricane.
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28. spectator
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n. a person who watches an event, show, game, or activity, sometimes as part of an audience.
Hundreds of _____ waited for the parade to begin.
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28. speculate
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v. to consider something and make guesses about it; to form ideas or theories about something when there are many things not known about it.
It’s difficult to ______ about what the criminal was
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28. anonymous
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adj. not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown; not distinct or noticeable.
An _____ donor gave enough money for the toddler to have the surgery she needed.
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28. anarchy
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n. a situation of confusion and wild behavior in which the people in a country, group,organization,etc. are not controlled by rules or laws.
With the substitute teacher here, there was _____ in the classroom.
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28. apathy
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n. the feeling of not having much emotion or interest.
My brother showed total ______ about my problems in school.
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28. anemia
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n. a condition in which a person has fewer red blood cells than normal and feels very week and tired.
The boy missed a lot of school because he suffered from _____.
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28. atheist
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n. a person who does not believe that God exists.
Nick was an ______ before he changed his beliefs and converted to Christianity.
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controversey
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deduction
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dimensions
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disperse
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distort
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dominant
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sequence
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sophisticated
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treacherous
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trivial
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