Vocabulary Units 1-3 Sadlier

Condone (line 6) most nearly means

• support

• give

• conceal

• venerate

• overlook

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Eminent (line 8) is best defined as

• qualified

• projecting

• dominant

• renowned

• irate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The meaning of diffuse (line 30) is

• dispense

• disperse

• rambling

• concentrate

• fall

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In the third paragraph (lines 35–49), the author suggests that safe MSWIs are

• expensive

• common

• unnecessary

• imported

• unavailable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The meaning of fortified (line 49) is

• strengthened

• multiplied

• enriched

• nullified

• defended

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Evidently the author believes that

• we have adequately addressed the problem of waste disposal

• MSWIs can be the most effective means of waste disposal

• the waste disposal problem requires more than one solution

• the scientists and politicians of the 1960s and 70s were alarmists

• MSWIs are not a good alternative to landfills

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

All of the following statements about MSWIs are true EXCEPT

• MSWIs burn 90% of the waste produced in most cities.

• Some day MSWIs may fulfill their promise.

• MSWIs reduce the amount of landfill space needed.

• Not only do MSWIs reduce waste, but they also produce electricity.

• MSWIs emit toxic materials that pollute the environment.

Select the pair of words that best complete the meaning of the following passage: Minor squabbles may cause temporary __________ in our friendship, but such __________, however heated and noisy, have never resulted in a permanent breach.

• feints . . . dilemmas

• rifts . . . altercations

• deadlocks . . . abridgments

• dissents . . . semblances

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Select the pair of words that best complete the meaning of the following passage: Though I am prepared to wink at an occasional petty offense against my moral code, I absolutely refuse to __________ behavior that is consistently wicked or __________.

• condone . . . dissolute

• efface . . . erratic

• abridge . . . unbridled

• exorcise . . . circumspect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Select the pair of words that best complete the meaning of the following passage: Though he began life little better than a(n) __________, with only his hands in his pockets, his highly __________ business deals turned him into a multimillionaire before the age of forty.

• adherent . . . cumbersome

• usurper . . . spurious

• brigand . . . mediocre

• pauper . . . lucrative

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5