VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

Mr. Huge was very proud of his auto superstore. “We have such an extensive selection of cars,” he said, “so everyone should find a vehicle that he or she will love!” The word “extensive” means __________.

• a. costing a lot of money

• b. large amount

• c. having no color

• d. not enough

The attorneys were now certain they could not win the case, because the ruling had proved to be so detrimental to their argument.

What does detrimental mean?

• decisive

• harmful

• worthless

• advantageous

9.Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. He was able to continue playing within seconds and had no trouble winning the match. When you describe an event as “transient,” you are saying that __________.

• it sounds like a train.

• it is quite harmful

• it helps you win

• it doesn't last long

After the storm caused raw sewage to seep into the ground water, the Water Department had to take measures to decontaminate the city’s water supply. The word decontaminate means_____

• sieve

• revive

• purify

• freshen

When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity. The word sagacity mean____

• good looks

• wisdom

• mistakes

• huge appetite for herbs

There is a legal battle raging and the judges are concerned that time is running out. Lawyers are being asked to expedite the matter by getting their paperwork in early. What does “expedite” mean?

• discuss

• agree on

• sue

• quicken

The intermittent rain soaked the garden many different times during the day. What does "intermittent" mean?

• protracted

• incredulous

• periodic

• consistent

When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were fearful that the Native Americans would attack them. However, the people that they encountered, the Wampanoag Indians, were a peaceful and generous tribe. To encounter, is to _______.

• fight

• note how many

• exchange views

• meet

Even under tremendous public pressure, the planning committee would not commit itself wholeheartedly to the proposal and gave only tentative approval to the waterfront development plan.

• provisional

• ambiguous

• total

• unnecessary

As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her. In the above passage, the word “frozen” means _______.

• very cold

• visible

• not moving

• not melted