Context Clues

Ruth opted to collaborate with famous celebrities. She worked together with them to gain more followers.

• work with

• argue with

• play with

• eat with

Answer explanation

COLLABORATION

: to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor

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Drake’s sanctuary is a space behind the gym.

• warzone

• house

• safe place

• bedroom

Answer explanation

SANCTUARY

: a place of refuge and protection

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Nobody gave you consent to go to the movies yet you went out.

• respect

• decision

• service

• permission

Answer explanation

CONSENT

: to give assent or approval

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The kids made a makeshift fort last month.

• permanent

• weird

• temporary

• abandoned

Answer explanation

MAKESHIFT

: a usually crude and temporary expedient

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 Each person is diverse and unique.

• different

• similar

• colorful

• racist

Answer explanation

DIVERSE

: differing from one another

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Warren asserts that he saw a ghost last night.

• insists

• begs

• explains

• pouts

Answer explanation

ASSERTS

: to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively

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The teacher told us to narrate what happened during our short trip.

• hide

• describe

• shout

• babble

Answer explanation

NARRATE

: to tell (a story) in detail

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It was so peculiar that the old lady wore different hats every three hours.

• cool

• weird

• fashionable

• babble

Answer explanation

PECULIAR

: different from the usual or normal

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The farms need adequate irrigation to prevent crops from becoming dehydrated.

• land

• seeds

• water

• fertilizer

Answer explanation

IRRIGATION

: the watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth

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Doris made a drastic decision to transfer her daughter to another school.

• sudden

• calculated

• baseless

• careful

Answer explanation

DRASTIC

: acting rapidly or violently

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