unit 22

Question 1

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Question 2

accommodate

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v. To accommodate is to have enough room. The meeting room can accommodate nine people.

Question 3

circus

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n. A circus is a traveling show with animals and people. I like to go to the circus to see the animals do tricks.

Question 4

coincide

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v. To coincide means to happen at the same time. My birthday coincides with Christmas.

Question 5

commission

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v. To commission someone is to pay that person to do some job. The artist was commissioned to create a picture.

Question 6

dose

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n. A dose is a certain amount of medicine taken at one time. My mother gave me a dose of medicine before I went to bed.

Question 7

dye

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v. To dye something is to make it a certain color by using a special chemical. Valery got her hair dyed at the salon yesterday.

Question 8

extent

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n. The extent of something is how large’ important’ or serious it is. He ate to such an extent that he became overweight..

Question 9

gender

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n. Gender is a category that describes being either a boy or a girl. Do you know the gender of her new baby?

Question 10

headline

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n. A headline is the title of a newspaper story. The headline on the front page was about the economy.

Question 11

informal

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adj. An informal thing is casual and relaxed’ not official. They had an informal meeting to talk about their experiences.

Question 12

inquire

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v. To inquire about something is to ask about it. Dad called to inquire about the price of tickets for the show.

Question 13

messenger

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n. A messenger is one who carries information from one place to another. The messenger delivered an important document to the office.

Question 14

peer

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v. To peer at something is to watch it carefully. She peered at people through the window.

Question 15

portrait

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n. A portrait is a painting or photograph of someone. I saw many religious portraits when I went to the museum.

Question 16

pose

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v. To pose is to stay in one place without moving. The kids and their dog posed for a picture.

Question 17

ranch

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n. A ranch is a large farm where animals are kept. My uncle has many horses on his ranch.

Question 18

steer

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v. To steer something is to control where it goes. He steered the go-cart around the track.

Question 19

stripe

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n. A stripe is a thick line. The flag of the United States has red and white stripes.

Question 20

tame

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adj. A tame animal is not afraid to be near people. The tame bird rested in his hand.

Question 21

tempt

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v. To tempt people is to offer them something they want but shouldn’t have. I wasn’t hungry’ but she tempted me with a piece of my favorite cake.