Mastering Vocabulary Skills Chapter 23

Becoming a restaurant chef may sound like fun, but it's not east. The courses at most restaurant schools are ______________ -- many people drop out without completing the work.

• rigorous

• spurious

• ameliorate

• haphazard

Robert did a __________ job of completing his project. He lost points because he left out several of the required elements.

• negate

• rigorous

• haphazard

• potent

It is important to keep ______ chemicals like bleach and ammonia locked away in a safe place so they cannot harm pets or small children.

• rigorous

• intangible

• assent

• potent

Complaining will not ___________ a problem. It is more effective to take action if you want to find a solution.

• negate

• ameliorate

• assent

• spurious

Chris thought that cleaning his room and helping around the house would _______ the fact that he was three hours late for curfew. His mother still grounded him even after he worked all day.

• ameliorate

• negate

• assent

• potent

Many of the advertisements for weight loss products on social media make _________ claims about losing a lot of weight in a short amount of time. Most of these products are a waste of money.

• negate

• intangible

• spurious

• rigorous

Audrey thinks going to the beach is more than just a time to have fun. For her, the ocean is _______ because it has a calm and healing effect on her.

• therapeutic

• rigorous

• spurious

• haphazard

What are the ______ qualities you look for in a close friend? Do you value things like loyalty and honesty over looks and body type?

• incontrovertible

• therapeutic

• potent

• intangible

Unfortunately, our teacher did not ______ to letting us have a "free day" in class on Friday because we have to take a test.

• ameliorate

• assent

• intangible

• negate

I like studying literature because there is not always one ________ answer in literary analysis. Sometimes there are two or more interpretations that can be defended.

• intangible

• incontrovertible

• haphazard

• rigorous