Pretest 8A. Academic Words VIII.
accumulate, ambiguous, arbitrary, bias, clarify, contemporary,
crucial, denote, deviate, manipulate, exploit, fluctuate, implicit, induce,
inevitable, displace, reinforce, thereby, uniform, minimize
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Mom's ___________ answer to my question didn't really answer
my question. a) implicit b) fluctuate c) clarify d) ambiguous
e) crucial
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With so little time left on the clock, and the score so one-sided,
the outcome was ______________. a) ambiguous b) inevitable
c) uniform d) fluctuate e) reinforce
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The king didn't follow any written laws, and his punishments
seemed very _________ and unfair. a) inevitable b) uniform
c) minimize d) reinforce e) arbitrary
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The police officer seemed to have a ____________ against
people from the South, and treated them more harshly than everyone else.
a) exploit b) contemporary c) bias d) arbitrary
e) uniform
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The teacher had the class repeat the rule several times to
______________ how important it was. a) reinforce b) accumulate
c) exploit d) displace e) thereby
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Thousand of people were ______________(ed) by Hurricane
Katrina, and had to find new homes. a) crucial b) displace
c) deviate d) bias e) fluctuate
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The quarterback was able to ______________ a weakness in
the defense, and threw for four touchdowns. a) induce b) accumulate
c) exploit d) displace e) denote
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Make sure you mix the paint well, so that the color is ______________
and not splotchy. a) crucial b) uniform c) bias
d) arbitrary e) contemporary
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If you don't understand something, be sure to ask _____________(ing)
questions until the concept is clear to you. a) implicit b)
manipulate c) clarify d) ambiguous e) crucial
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Even though we have a gentle climate, the temperature can
still ____________ by as much as fifty degrees between day and night.
a) denote b) displace c) deviate d) bias e) fluctuate
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After three days of game-play, he had ________________(ed)
enough points to move to the next level. a) ambiguous b) inevitable
c) manipulate d) fluctuate e) accumulate
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One of the best ways to make sure your skin stays young-looking
is to _______________ your exposure to the sun's damaging rays. a)
manipulate b) minimize c) reinforce d) fluctuate
e) accumulate
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The spoiled little girl was very good at ________________(ing)
her parents into giving her just what she wanted. a) manipulate b)
minimize c) reinforce d) fluctuate e) accumulate
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Please stick exactly to the plan; do not ______________ from
it in any way. a) exploit b) deviate c) bias d)
thereby e) manipulate
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Abraham Lincoln was a ___________________ of Charles Darwin;
they lived at the same time, but they never met. a) crucial
b) deviate c) bias d) arbitrary e) contemporary
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As we approached the intersection, we saw the red flares
that ____________(ed) danger ahead. a) displace b) deviate
c) bias d) denote e) contemporary
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Please do not skip any steps; they are all _______________
to the process, and it will not work unless you follow all of them. a)
crucial b) deviate c) bias d) arbitrary e) contemporary
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She tripped over the last hurdle, _______________ruining
her chances of the gold medal. a) reinforce b) accumulate
c) exploit d) displace e) thereby
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After Tom and Huck's oath, nothing could ___________them
to tell on Injun Joe. Nothing. a) induce b) accumulate
c) exploit d) displace e) denote
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Even though he didn't say anything, because of his actions,
I _____________(ly) understood that he was with me on this. a) crucial
b) deviate c) implicit d) arbitrary e) contemporary