Context Clues review

What does the highlighted word most nearly mean? After struggling to articulate their feelings and the causes of the conflict during the argument, the couple realized they needed to work on their communication

• write down

• validate

• clearly express

The business woman's insatiable desire for wealth ultimately led to corruption and fraud.

• curious

• incapable of being satisfied

• objective

The scrupulous accountant triple-checked the tax documents, scanning for any mistakes or discrepancies.

• attentive to detail

• mild mannered

• deceptive

People who get fewer hours of sleep are more susceptible to stress and illness.

• easily affected by something

• unlikely to be vulnerable

• often recognized

The quiet environment classical music and clean space made the room conducive to studying.

• tending to promote

• neutral

• making impossible

The ideal of the American dream is entrenched in society and pop culture.

• firmly established

• saturated

• missing

The benevolent donor preferred to remain anonymous in his contributions to the scholarship funds.

• infamous

• kind and generous

• overachieving

What is the synonym for scrupulous?

The scrupulous accountant triple-checked the tax documents, scanning for any mistakes or discrepancies.

• showing moral standards

• deceptive

• detail oriented

What is the synonym for susceptible?

People who get fewer hours of sleep are more susceptible to stress and illness.

• vulnerable

• often recognized

• unwilling to respond

What is the synonym for conducive?

The quiet environment, classical music, and clean space made the room conducive to studying.

• helpful

• proportional

• neutral