Vocabulary Lesson 10

The body naturally eliminates waste products. Eliminate must mean...

• to be weak

• to feel confident

• to prevent

• to remove

Her notoriously passionate fans tweeted non-stop during the afternoon about the new sports apparel after the beloved celeb shared new photos and videos of herself wearing the gear on her Instagram account. Apparel must mean...

• to decorate

• clothing

• to remove

• time period

This executive order would stifle innovation and progress in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Stifle must mean...

• to remove

• to send away

• to try to prevent

• to feel confident

Car exhaust has a negative effect on the environment. Negative must mean...

• unfavorable

• optimistic

• weak

• safe

You should gradually increase the duration of your workout if you intend to get stronger. Duration must mean...

• removal

• date

• time

• apparel

The committee rejected my proposal, causing me to rethink and rewrite it. Rejected must mean...

• to refuse

• to accept

• to allow

• to permit

She's still feeble from her long illness. Feeble must mean...

• strong

• weak

• mighty

• powerful

Environmentalists have tended to treat big buildings as intrinsically wasteful, because large amounts of energy are expended in their construction. Intrinsically must mean...

• intimately

• unnaturally

• artificially

• naturally

He has been a positive role model for his brother, encouraging him to go to college. Positive must mean...

• good

• bad

• negative

• feeble

We need to make our network more secure against attacks by hackers. Secure must mean...

• accidental

• safe

• insecure

• confident