vocab 25/26

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Today's flight was canceled due to a rupture in the lining of the hot-air balloon.

• defeat

• suddenness

• collection

• break

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During a TV interview, the young musician comported herself with quiet confidence.

• described

• performed

• behaved

• praised

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In some schools of long ago, young ladies took classes to learn proper deportment.

• personal conduct

• occupations

• style and fashion

• household sklls

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If you put a penny in a glass of water, you can see how the glass refracts the light and changes the apparent size of the penny.

• creates

• bends

• brightens

• reflects

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The three brothers in the back seat became fractious after the first two hours.

• contagious

• irritable

• disobedient

• hungry

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Mrs. Rahman's Children ran into the room and disrupted the parent's meeting.

• entertained

• participated in

• observed

• threw into confusion

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Halfway down the river, a steep waterfall made portage of the kayaks necessary.

• the abandoning

• the guiding

• the carrying

• the separating

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Several refractory workers challenged their boss's orders, and then went on strike.

• stubborn

• skilled

• lazy

• experienced

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U.S leaders want to decrease the amount of oil we import each year.

• have need of

• send out of the country

• take from the ground

• bring into the country

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Lora set up her portable sewing machine on the dining-room table.

• often used

• precious

• easily carried

• brand new