Vocab Unit 9 Practice 3

Ted Nield hails a biography of Alfred Wegener, who ________ the theory preceding plate tectonics.

• Befriended

• Proposed

• Consumed

• Zoned

Reduce means to:

• Grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• Make less complex

• Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• Relinquish possession or control over

Restate means to:

• Reverse

• Reject

• Repeal

• Repeat

Mr. Price liked to quote the artist Joseph Cornell, whose small boxed assemblages he admired: “Tiny is the last refuge of the enormous.”

In this sentence, quote means to:

• Turn down with contempt

• Repeat a passage from

• Contribute to the progress or growth of

• Seek indirectly

It’s raining in Washington, D.C., as I write this, drops tapping out a steady beat that recalls the rhythms of my Oregon childhood.

In this sentence, recalls means:

• Brings to mind

• Takes the place of

• Overcomes by superior force

• Delivers a sudden pain to

I think my team viewed me as so different from themselves they didn’t know how to ________, and they weren’t willing to put in the effort to figure it out.

• Relate

• Tamper

• Brandish

• Travail

U.S. military officials have ________ a large increase in counterterrorism funding this year, from $67 million to more than $200 million.

• Worshiped

• Slandered

• Requested

• Cradled

For example, offer to proofread a résumé and cover letters, Ms. Doyle said.

In this sentence, proofread means to:

• Hand out

• Take down

• Put together

• Check over

Community chapters decide which issues they want to emphasize and then elect a “spokesperson” to ________ the ideas in elections.

• Weaken

• Index

• Represent

• Breach

A large button snap revealed that the loop could be opened and closed, and its purpose became obvious.

In this sentence, purpose means:

• Extravagance

• Function

• Volume

• Inferiority