Stop Thief Vocab Review

To ______________ the investigations, the police cordoned off the premises.

• facilitate

• enhance

• reinforce

• assimilate

It was difficult for the student to ___________ into his new class. He found it hard to make friends.

• facilitate

• reinforce

• enhance

• assimilate

He was arrested for using a ______________ passport.

• bogus

• malicious

• controversial

Which word means 'to cause discussion or disagreement'?

• controversial

• detrimental

• malicious

• bogus

He managed to ____________ a living by selling newspapers.

• eke out

• choke up

• bottle up

Don’t ____________ your feelings!

• choke up

• bottle up

• bow out

He _____________ when he started talking about the last moments he had spent with his pet dog.

• eked out

• bottled up

• choked up

Which one of the following is the closest meaning for 'choked up'?

• to give up

• to cry

• to refuse to talk

He swore that he did not do anything to ___________ his opponent.

• thwart

• juggle

• dictate

'Thwart' means to...

• prevent someone from accomplishing something

• handle several things at once