9th Grade - Unit 5 - Nound and Verbs

Choose the correct word to complete the definition

to remove earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past:

Ice age bones are being excavated in the caves.

• admiration

• civilization

• dedicate

• excavate

The feeling of admiring someone or something:

My ________ for that woman grows daily.

• admiration

• civilization

• dedicate

• excavate

Developed society.

• admiration

• civilization

• dedicate

• excavate

To give all of your energy, time, etc.

• admiration

• civilization

• dedicate

• excavate

An explanation or opinion of what something means:

The rules are vague and open to __________.

• inspection

• interpretation

• justification

• permission

A good reason or explanation for something:

There is no_________for treating people so badly.

• inspection

• interpretation

• justification

• permission

Allow to do something.

ou will need________from your parents to go on the trip.

• inspection

• interpretation

• justification

• permission

The act of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal:

Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer _________, it was found to have been altered.

• inspection

• interpretation

• justification

• permission

To keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed:

We want to________the character of the town while improving the facilities.

• inspection

• interpretation

• preserve

• permission