Practice for Academic Word List 6

1. Even huge oil companies get ___________(s) from the government.  a) abstract  b) rational  c) inhibit  d) allocate  e) subsidy  f) incorporate
2. After the third round of the golf tournament, her ___________ score was 245. a) subsidy  b) incentive  c) abstract  d) incidence  e) aggregate  f) explicit
3. For the introduction to your 120 Seconds, you should provide a(n) ___________ of the novel's plot.  a) aggregate  b) abstract  c) subsidy  d) rational  e) explicit  f) transform
4. Modern automobile paints have a rust-___________(or) mixed in to make the car's finish last longer.  a) allocate  b) abstract  c) motive  d) inhibit  e) explicit  f) incidence
5. At camp, we were each _________(ed) one shirt, one pair of shorts, and a hat.  a) incorporate  b) allocate  c) aggregate  d) enhance  e) acknowledge  f) scope
6. The introduction to your 120 Seconds doesn't have to cover the entire _________ of the novel; just give us the main points.  a) cite  b) rational  c) abstract  d) allocate  e) incentive  f) scope
7. With your nose plugged, your taste buds can't _____________ between an onion and an apple.  a) aggregate  b) explicit  c) scope  d) discriminate  e) enhance  f) transform  g) cite
8. The police officer ______(ed) her for running a stop sign. a) scope  b) discriminate  c) inhibit  d) migrate  e) cite  f) aggregate  g) acknowledge
9. During WWII, a person with a car was only ____________(ed) 3 gallons of gas per week.  a) subsidy  b) allocate  c) aggregate  d) transform  e) cite  f) abstract  g) inhibit
10. Rocket science is outside the _________ of this class.  a) cite  b) furthermore  c) abstract  d) incidence  e) scope  f) aggregate  g) transform
11. Computers are getting cheaper all the time; __________, their quality is improving.  a) cite  b) furthermore  c) abstract  d) incidence  e) scope  f) aggregate  g) transform
12. Mr. Coward was very ___________ about how he wanted us to head the paper. a) aggregate  b) inhibit  c) explicit  d) discriminate  e) enhance  f) transform  g) cite
13. His volunteer work earned him a special ________(ion) from the mayor.  a) aggregate  b) incidence  c) incentive  d) cite  e) abstract  f) acknowledge  g) incorporate  h) motive
14. The only way he affords his lifestyle is through a _________ from his rich uncle. a) scope  b) incidence  c) incentive  d) cite  e) subsidy  f) acknowledge  g) migrate  h) discriminate
15. Since the era of vaccination, the _________ of some childhood diseases is zero. a) aggregate  b) incidence  c) incentive  d) cite  e) abstract  f) acknowledge  g) migrate  h) motive
16. Most students won't do homework unless there is some sort of (dis)___________ not to. a) aggregate  b) allocate  c) incentive  d) inihibit  e) explicit  f) acknowledge  g) migrate  h) subsidy
17. Spender thought that the Martians tried to ___________ nature into their lives as much as possible. a) aggregate  b) incidence  c) incentive  d) cite  e) incorporate  f) acknowledge  g) migrate  h) motive
18. The word _________ can also mean "x-rated." a) enhance  b) incidence  c) incentive  d) cite  e) abstract  f) acknowledge  g) migrate  h) explicit