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“Michelle, I’m very upset about what you said,” Rosie stated firmly. “You didn’t come right out and accuse me of eating all your candy. On the other hand, your remarks about my love of chocolate were made for a reason. You are  insinuating that I’m the candy thief!” What does “insinuate” mean?

• to keep something hot or cold
• to suggest without clearly saying
• to do something evil
• to protect from disease

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Which is the correct meaning of the word spring in this sentence?
A spring popped through the mattress.

• To move upward or forward in a single quick motion.
• The season of new growth.
• A small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth.
• An elastic coil of metal.

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One _____ of not studying for your science test is often a bad grade.

• effect
• affect

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What is the best definition of the word "cardiologist?"

• the study of the heart
• exercise of the heart
• one who studies cardboard
• one who studies the heart

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Because he reads well, he will quickly notice if something doesn't look ___.

• right
• write

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define

• meaning of a word, phrase, or definition
  
• 
  clarify by giving an example of
• 
  to make clear
• 
  to make a logical connection

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It is (he) ____ bike.

• him

• his

• her

• he

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Old Man Jones is an anchorite. Based on the definitions and synonyms given for this word, you know that Old Man Jones is a ______________.

• musician

• teacher

• TV anchor

• hermit

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CHAPTER 1: SENTENCE: Until a few months ago, I was a BOARDING STUDENT at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in Upstate New York. QUESTION: Using the context (other words in the sentence), what is the most likely meaning of the words BOARDING STUDENT?

• a conversation between two or more characters in a novel.

• a person who steals things

• a person who lives at the school he attends

• to appear or be present

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CHAPTER 1: SENTENCE: She exploded into yellow powder, VAPORIZED on the spot, leaving nothing but the smell of sulfur and a dying screech..."QUESTION: Using the context (other words in the sentence), what is the most likely meaning of the word VAPORIZED?

• cause to pour out (or in this case, throw up)

• converted into a haze or mist

• a horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration

• literally, over or above your head; in the sky

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