Eng9 L5-8 Vocab Exam Review

People become ________ about those who make promises but don't keep them.

• cynical

• despotic

• secular

• sagacious

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All of the following are definitions for the word "enunciate" EXCEPT...

• to think about or make guesses

• to state

• to announce

• to pronounce clearly

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TEKS.ELA.CR.2E

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Which of the following could be considered IMPEDIMENTS?

(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• Tree limbs across the road after a storm

• Not having enough financial aid to attend a certain college

• Getting a full scholarship to attend a certain college

• A shortage of supplies to complete a project

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TEKS.ELA.E2.5F

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All of the following demonstrate the meaning of the word "impoverish" EXCEPT...

• Uncontrolled spending can financially drain a person.

• Continual farming strips the soil of valuable nutrients.

• If you add the money you have to mine, we might have enough to buy the land.

• The Peace Corps volunteers work to improve living standards in the poorest areas of the world.

Snowflakes and snowmen are more ________ types of holiday decor.

• contemporary

• secular

• voracious

• sagacious

Some tech workers who ________ Elon Musk have applauded his arrival to Twitter, while others have expressed disgust by the way he is changing the social media giant.

• speculate

• enunciate

• venerate

• impede

Which of the following demonstrate the meaning of "voracious?"

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• After our long hike, we were starving.

• Since I had eaten a late breakfast, I wasn't hungry at all for lunch.

• Martin devoured every book in the series.

• Sara spent all of her money on the collectors' items.

Which of the following demonstrate the definition of the word "assess"?

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• She proposed a plan after examining the damage from the storm.

• After looking in the mostly empty refrigerator, I decided we needed to go to the store.

• The coach rated each player's skill on a three-point rubric for 20 different skills.

• She impulsively bought the sweater without thinking about how she already had two that were similar to it.

When it was clear she wouldn't win, Maria _______ the chess game to her opponent.

• conceded

• imparted

• averred

• propagated

Which of the following best demonstrate the meaning of the word "deficient"?

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• Because I didn't get enough sleep, I fell asleep in class.

• I made enough from my summer job to pay all my bills and save quite a bit.

• Students miss out on opportunities when schools can't provide art and music education.

• Sailors who didn't get enough Vitamin C often died of scurvy.