Lessons 1-2

The issue has been .............. our country for decades.

• deeming

• plaguing

• deploying

• exacerbating

His book ............. off and he became famous.

• went

• broke

• took

• gave

This attack will ................. the already tense relations between the two communities.

• claim

• address

• deploy

• exacerbate

The worst .............. is the one who brings his company into bankruptcy.

• entangler

• entrepreneur

• entertainer

• entrant

My job doesn't really allow me fully to ............. my talents.

• eradicate

• deploy

• exacerbate

• deem

The news ............ her completely off guard – she didn't know what to say.

• got

• caught

• took

• brought

The ............... against hiring someone 50 or older is unsound, because of the value, wisdom, and experience older people bring to the workforce.

• prejudice

• eligibility

•  incarnation

• pregnability

This decision will have ............ consequences for local people.

• dirigible

• dire

• dirk

• dirndl

a person who tries in an unofficial way to prevent crime, or to catch and punish someone who has committed a crime, especially because they do not think that official organizations, such as the police, are controlling crime effectively

• vigilante

• monk

• knight

• entrepreneur

present everywhere

• contentious

• pervasive

• pressing

• utilitarian