Into the Poison Cloud

to free from someone else's power or control

President Abraham Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator because of his role in abolishing slavery.

emancipate

something that shows cleverness, creativity, and inventiveness.

The potato chip was the ingenious invention of George Crum. His invention was in response to a dissatisfied customer in the restaurant where Crum was a cook.

ingenious

something that features new methods, is advanced, and original

The solar bottle bulb is an innovative invention used in areas where there is little or no access to electricity.

innovative

to give money to a company with the hope that you will get back more money later

Elon Musk was one of Tesla, Inc.'s biggest investors.

invest

a person or thing that is likely to cause harm

Air pollution is a menace to one's health.

menace

the first model of something from which all later forms are developed

NBC News reported that Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Airships sold for $1.47 million at auction. The photo shows the prototype for the sneaker.

prototype

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The inventor is working on a ____________ for the solar bottle bulb.

• prototype

• menace

• invest

• emancipate

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The McLaughlins ____________ $10,000 in the company's newest product--the standing desk with treadmill.

• emancipated

• ingenious

• invested

• menace

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Poison ivy is such a ____________. It grows everywhere in the woods and makes my skin itch!

• emancipate

• innovative

• prototype

• menace

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His ____________ design for the electric car industry is sure to make him a very wealthy man.

• menace

• innovative

• prototype

• invest

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Her opponent in chess was so skilled at the game, it would take an ___________ strategy to defeat her.

• ingenious

• menace

• prototype

• emancipate

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June 19, or "Juneteenth" has been recognized as a federal holiday that celebrates the ____________ of approximately 250,000 enslaved individuals.

• innovative

• menace

• ingenious

• emancipation