Vocab Set 19

Scientists are working to ____________ a new method for converting sunlight into electricity; this development could greatly change the way we use solar power in the United States.

• devise

• detect

• scoff

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

In history class, we are working on a project to ___________ democracy and communism by outlining the difference between these two types of government.

• detect

• enlist

• contrast

• supervise

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

The soldiers used machine guns to ___________ their enemies with constant artillery fire during the attack.

• bombard

• propel

• scoff

• persist

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

In order to ___________ in the U.S. Air Force, you must first pass a physical exam as well as an academic test.

• enlist

• disable

• devise

• persist

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Mrs. Jackson will ____________ the students who are working after school on the homecoming decorations and parade floats to ensure that everything is completed on time.

• supervise

• propel

• scoff

• bombard

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Competitive swimmers have very muscular arms and shoulders because they use their arms to ___________ them forward in the water and increase their speed.

• detect

• persist

• scoff

• propel

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Horse riding is a dangerous sports because one fall can seriously injure a rider or even _________ her for life.

• propel

• scoff

• disable

• devise

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

My mom can easily ____________ when I am upset; she immediately notices if I am being too quiet or if I look sad.

• detect

• disable

• enlist

• scoff

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

My friends will surely ___________ when I tell them I plan to become a famous actor in Hollywood, but I know I will succeed even if others laugh at my dreams.

• propel

• contrast

• scoff

• persist

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Kenneth continued to ___________ in trying to get a job at Chevron; he refused to give up and applied at least twenty times before they finally hired him.

• enlist

• contrast

• persist

• devise

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D