Summer School 1 Unit 4 Practice 1

1. astride means :

• with one leg on each side

• in a self-satisfied manner

• by unexpressed agreement

• in a barbed or biting manner

clamor means :

• influx

• prelude

• outcry

• roster

Cars converged on Holcomb from half the counties in the state, and from Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, Nebraska. In this sentence, converged means:

• got lost, as without warning or explanation

• moved or drew together at a certain location

• contended against in or as if in a battle

• moved about without any destination or purpose

elated means :

• full of high-spirited delight

• easily diffused or spread as from one person to another

• of a mental act performed entirely within the mind

• not of the nobility

delegate means to:

• undertake a journey or trip

• give an assignment to or assign a task to

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• make more attractive or acceptable

Which of these would you want to forsake?

• a close friend

• a cold drink

• a bad habit

• a new movie

Where is the most likely place that a person might jostle another?

• a near-empty train

• a very crowded concert

• a therapy appointment

• a comedy show

Where is the most likely place that a person might jostle another?

• a near-empty train

• a very crowded concert

• a therapy appointment

• a comedy show

incorporate means to:

• 1. discuss lightly

• convert

• cause to expand as if by internal pressure

• unite or merge with something already in existence

liable means :

• likely to be or do something

• not able to move freely

• having a smooth, shiny surface

• highly unusual or rare