That house was really well built and able to_________the full impact of the hurricane.

• stand up to

• defeat

• withstand

• hold up

John is just learning how to drive a stick shift and his car often________when shifting gears.

• breaks down

• gets stuck

• stalls

• runs off

The rental contract_________that payment must be made by the 5th of every month.

• demands

• rules

• requests

• stipulates

The_________of that old house costs a fortune!

• repairs

• upkeep

• work

• maintenance

The news was so________that I lost my appetite!

• anxious

• upsetting

• nervous

• disconcerting

What's another word to say that the Polish diplomat met with his Italian equivalent (another diplomat)?

• rival

• colleague

• counterpart

• partner

Watching the nightly news fills a lot of people with______?

• unease

• joy

• hope

• anxiety

What word means that you support someone or something; especially with products or political candidates?

• back

• on the same page

• agree with

• endorse

What means you try to sell something because it's so good?

• persuade

• haggle

• pitch

• convince

Which words mean that something is at the forefront of technology?

• cutting-edge

• pioneer

• obsolete

• state of the art