Improving Vocab Skills #10 -- Words in Context

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Mr. Freedman's family was called to the nursing home as his condition began to DEGENERATE, fearing he didn't have long to live.

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c. to get worse

Front

Insurance companies hear implausible excuses for car accidents, like being blinded by a flying saucer's lights.

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a. unbelievable

Front

Mitch is so tired he's struggling to express his thoughts clearly. What does INCOHERENT mean?

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unclear

Front

When the principal said Inez couldn't play in Friday's volleyball game, the coach INTERCEDED, hoping to change the principal's mind.

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to plead for someone

Front

Intricate gold and silver jewelry made by the Incans with simple tools required great patience and skill.

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Complicated

Front

Ned finds the laundry room to be a SANCTUARY, a place to read in quiet.

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b. a shelter

Front

Store security guards scrutinize large bags due to potential shoplifting.

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attention

Front

The Boys from Brazil involves a sinister plot to clone Adolf Hitler.

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b. evil

Front

Research may SUFFICE for a middle school paper, but not for a high school essay.

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b. to be adequate

Front

Rising ocean levels make coastal communities VULNERABLE to flooding.

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open to damage