WW L.11 Sentences Flashcards

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One inventor came up with a ________ scheme to turn water into gasoline.

A

Fanciful

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1
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Main Street can be __________ to Main St.

A

Abbreviated

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2
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Tennis shoes are not ___________ footwear for hiking.

A

Appropriate

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3
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The major leagues __________ African American baseball players until 1947.

A

Excluded

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4
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For Halloween the children dressed up as ghost, goblins, and other_________ creatures.

A

Fanciful

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5
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Congress ______________ money for various programs.

A

Appropriates

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Do you ________ me this food when you see how ravenous I am?

A

Grudge

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7
Q

Before giving up, we made several ________ attempts to retrieve the car keys that had fallen into the lake.

A

Futile

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8
Q

Einstein’s discoveries ________ me to become a scientist.

A

Inspired

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9
Q

The boycott was organized by people with a _________ against the company.

A

Grudge

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10
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An ________ child in a restaurant can be very annoying to other people.

A

Unruly

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11
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The ________ of the teachers at this school live in this town.

A

Majority

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12
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The captives ___________ in there efforts to escape.

A

Preserved

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13
Q

This hair spray might help your ______ hair in place.

A

Unruly

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14
Q

The children _______ three pairs of shoes.

A

Possess

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15
Q

The critic’s __________ against modern painting showed clearly in the review.

A

Prejudice

16
Q

The shelter was ________ about finding good homes for the kittens.

A

Resolute

17
Q

“That was the most mediocre acting I’ve ever seen,” someone _______.

A

Sneered

18
Q

A worker’s casual attire should not __________ a supervisor against him or her.

A

Prejudice

19
Q

Fear _________ them as the car went out of control.

A

Possessed

20
Q

The motion passed by a _________ vote of 57 to 0.

A

Unanimous

21
Q

I didn’t let my companion’s ______ diminish my enjoyment of the local artists’ exhibition.

A

Sneers