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Abate

• To become weaker; to decrease

• A person who acts or does business for another

• To make very angry

• The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time

1. Maria worked hard to ________ into her new school, making friends and adapting to the new environment.

• innate

• assimilate

• prodigy

• precocious

• thwart

to reluctantly agree or to admit defeat

• deployed

• chastened

• languid

• conceded

The Kool-aid began to ____________ when we mixed it with water. 

• opulent
• meager
• dissipate
• dormant

Choose the sentence which uses the word erratic incorrectly.

• The team's erratic performance resulted in them being dropped from the top league.

• I can always count on him because his erratic behavior is so consistent.

• The internet connection at our house is unfortunately erratic.

• Steady breezes create regular rollers, while erratic squalls thrust up chaotic surges.

build against

• attract
• oppress
• assist
• obstruct

• ordain

• flourish

• incentive

• legible

Which is spelled correctly?

• impuslive
• impulsive
• impulseve

Which of the following is spelled correctly? 

• Longvity
• Longeveity
• Longevety
• Longevity

to block; be or get in the
way of

• aloof

• meticulous

• obstruct

• pungent