Unit 8 Vocab Test Study Flashcards

1
Q

The book explains the ____________ of the planets.

A

Formation

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2
Q

What is CONSTRUE?

A

to understand a action, event, remark, etc

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3
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What is OBSTRUCT?

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to slow or block the movement

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4
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What is CONSTRUCTIVE?

A

helping to develop or improve something

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5
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What is EMIGRATE?

A

to leave a country or region to live else where

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6
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What is REFORM?

A

to improve someone or something by removing or correcting faults

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7
Q

What is an antonym for constructive?
(A) Smart
(B) Bring Up
(C) Help
(D) Non supportive

A

(D) Non supportive

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8
Q

The building doesn’t __________ to local regulations

A

Conform

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9
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What is PESSMIST?

A

a person that believes that the worst will happen

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10
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What is MIGRATORY?

A

moving from one place to another at different times of the year

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11
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What is CONFORM?

A

to be the same as or similar to something

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12
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What is IMMIGRANT?

A

a person who comes to a country to live there

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13
Q

He has urged ___________ of the welfare system.

A

Reform

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14
Q

She was born in Barbados but spent her ___________ years in east London.

A

Formative

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15
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He may ___________ the approach as a hostile act.

A

Construe

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16
Q

What is TRANSIENT?

A

Not permanent

17
Q

What is a synonym for obstruct?
(A) Slow
(B) Fast
(C) Computer
(D) Numbers

A

(A) Slow

18
Q

What is SIMPLICITY?

A

Easy to understand

19
Q

What is UNACCUSTOMED?

A

Not familiar or out of the ordinary

20
Q

Chose two words that best match the word: Construe
(A) Interpret
(B) Predict
(C) Insult
(D) Explain

A

(A) Interpret
(D) Explain

21
Q

What is FORMATIVE?

A

used to describe the time when someone or something is growing or being formed

22
Q

What is FORMATION?

A

something that is formed or created