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1. to force or to oblige
2. com-pell
3. If the law did not compel people to pay taxes, no one would pay them. |
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1. clear and brief or simple and short
2. con-sai
3. Because of limited space, most newspaper articles must be concise.
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1. True, honest
2. Can-did
3. I'll give you my candid opinion, but you may not like what you hear.
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1. talk, communicate
2. Die-a-log
3. The movie was shown with English subtitles because all its dialog was in French.
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1. Large in amount, lots of something
2. Ex-tend-sive
3. Selena did extensive research for her paper-it took her several weeks.
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1. sanctuary, shelter
2. re-fuse-gi
3. A motorcycle offers no refuge in bad weather. If you have to ride in the rain, you will get soaked.
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1. not
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3. disability |
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1. Between
2. interaction |
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1. Before
2. Preknowledge |
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1. Frightening, horrible
2. Gru-some
3. The young campers sat around the fire and scared each other with gruesome horror stories.
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1. A beginnger
2. No-vis
3. Because my father has never played tennis, he will join the class for novices.
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1. A mistaken view of reality
2. Ill-lu-sion
3. People lost in the dessert sometimes experience the illusion that there is a lake right in front of them |
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1. Traditional, old thoughts
2. Con-ser-va-dive
3. Lauren's conservative relatives were shocked when she broke with tradition and wore a rose-colored wedding gown.
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1. A change, changover
2. Tran-si-sion
3. Mark's parents were amazed at how easily he made the transition from fulltime student to fulltime employee
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1. Someone to blame or punish.
2. Scape-goat
3. Several girls put dye into their high school swimming pool. In need of a scapegoat, they blamed another student who knew nothing about prank.
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1. to make sure, affirm, check
2. Ve-ri-fie
3. Race officials verifies who the winner was by checking a photo of the horses at the finish line
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1. Average, medium
2. Mo-der-rate
3. The trail was neither flat nor extremely steep - it was moderate, suitable for the average hiker.
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1. Better, beyond
2. Sur-pass
3. With hard work, you can reach and even surpass many of your highest goals.
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1. Careful, cautious
2. Ru-dent
3. Sidney has learned the hard way that is not prudent to tease our ill-tempered dog.
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1. Anxiety, scared
2. Pho-bi-a
3. My roomate has joined a group that helps people with phobias because she wants to overcome her extreme fear of even the smallest spiders.
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1. Seft important
2. Ar-ro-gant
3. Having been a very spoiled child, Becky turned out to be a very arrogant grownup.
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1. an answer
2. Re-tort
3. Sue, who is slender, boasted, "Thin is in." So Pat, who is heavy, gave this retort: "Well, fat is where its at."
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1. respect
2. Aww
3. Nelson and Donna have different types of heroes. Although Nelson greatly admires Tom Brady, Donna is in awe of Oprah Winfrey.
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1. to forget
2. Cite
3. Jamal was embarrassed but pleased when the teacher cited his essay as an example of good writing.
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1. To go by (time)
2. E-Laps
3. When I'm busy with work I enjoy, I never notice how much time is elapsing
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1. deadly, caused death
2. Li-thal
3. My father is not alive today because of a lethal combination of driving and drinking.
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1. express someone
2. Flu-ent
3. To work in a foreign country, it helps to be fluent in its language
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1. to communicate
2. con-vey
3. Using sign language, chimpanzees can convey such ideas as "Candy sweet" and "Give me a hug"
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1. To create
2. De-vise
3. The police had devised a plan to catch the thief, but he escaped on the freight elevator.
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1. To enjoy
2. Sa-voo
3. Given a rare chance to enjoy the beach, I savored every moment in the warm sun.
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1. To give in
2. De-fer
3. The children showed great respect for their grandmother and deferred to her every wish
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1. Being mean
2. Ma-li-ci-ous
3. Bullies are malicious-they take pleasure in hurting others.
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1. Inactive
2. Pass-sive
3. Taylor is very passive. He waits for things to happen instead of making them happen.
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1. A seperation from one's homeland
2. E-xil
3. Fernado fled his native country thirty years ago and has lived in exile ever since
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1. To pay back
2. Re-cip-ro-cate
3. I've done many favors for Anne, but she never reciprocates by doing a favor in return
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1. A ceremony
2. Ri-tua
3. Rituals- set practices that are repeated regularly-are important in most religious traditions |
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1. Generous
2. Ge-ne-rous
3. Norma left the waiter a liberal tip because he had been especially friendly and helpful |
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1. Acting without planning
2. Im-pul-sive
3. Ved is too impulsive to make plans. |
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1. well-known
2. No-ta-ble
3. Winning the Nobel Prize can make a little known scientist into a notable world figure |
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1. to state
2. Af-firm
3. The witness affirmed in court that he had seen defendant commit the robbery |
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1. to force
2. co-erce
3. To coerce the general into giving up, the rebels kidnapped his daughter. |
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1. to harm
2. Im-pair
3. The auto accident impaired my ability to walk |
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