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portray:

1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback.

2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words.

3. To adorn with pictures.

4. To decorate.

Which definition has the closest meaning to portray as it is used in this sentence?

An unshelled fish is lively and elusive past the power of words to portray, and in this, undoubtedly, lies its desirability.

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Not only is the race special because it takes place on a special day, but it also has a rich, over three-decade tradition.

Which is the BEST meaning for tradition as it is used in the selected sentence?

• cultural elements

• an annual celebration

• a time-honored practice

• a body of unwritten religious precepts

The Peachtree Road Race is unique as a 10 kilometer race in three distinctive ways. It is run on the 4th of July. It has a rich tradition. It is also the most competitive 10K in the world.

Which is the BEST meaning for rich as it is used in this sentence from the first paragraph?

• strange

• vibrant

• murky

• wealthy

He who has heard the line sing suddenly out of his reel, and, after a hard-fought hour, scooped a six-pound black bass into the landing net, weary, but still "game," is not dismayed by bad luck.

Which choice MOST CLOSELY defines the word game as it is used in this sentence?

• actively interested

• an organized contest

• a secretive activity

• wild animals, birds, or fish

An unshelled fish is lively and elusive past the power of words to portray, and in this, undoubtedly, lies its desirability.

What is the best meaning of the word elusive in the context of this sentence?

• amphibious

• filled with energy

• difficult to catch

• used as a reference point

About 200 years ago the Cherokee Indians were one tribe, or "Indian Nation" that lived in the southeast part of what is now the United States. During the 1830's and 1840's, the period covered by the Indian Removal Act, (1) many Cherokees were moved west to a territory that is now the State of Oklahoma. A number remained in the southeast and gathered in North Carolina where they purchased land and continued to live. (2) Others went into the Appalachian Mountains to escape being moved west and many of their descendants may still live there now.

What is the meaning of the word descendants as it is used in the first paragraph of the document?

• people who moved West

• members of the Cherokee tribe

• those who declined to be moved

• family members whose ancestors were Cherokee

land:

1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage.

2. Any portion, large or small, of the surface of the earth, considered by itself, or as belonging to an individual or a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract.

3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land.

4. to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition.

Which is the BEST meaning for land as it is used in this sentence?

After about a half century of self-government, a law enacted in 1906 directed that final rolls be made and that each enrollee be given an allotment of land or paid cash in lieu of an allotment.

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As she opened the box, the rusty hinge made a screech much like someone scraping fingernails across a blackboard. The news Julianne received in a postcard that day was much more unnerving.

Which definition of the word unnerving BEST fits the context of this sentence from the article?

• causing a person to feel encouraged

• causing great anxiety and moments of rage

• making a person to be thoughtful and meditative

• making a person upset or to feel empty of courage

While it doesn’t look much different than the average vitamin capsule, the work it does inside the body, is truly amazing. Once ingested these capsules send an internal body temperature reading to a portable device that is not much bigger than a palm pilot.

Select the answer choice that MOST NEARLY means the same as ingested as it is used in these sentences from the passage.

• chewed

• measured

• swallowed

• worked

condition:

1. Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate.

2. Essential quality; property; attribute.

3. Temperament; disposition; character.

4. That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified.

Which is the BEST meaning for condition as it is used in this sentence?

Over the past ten years more than two dozen athletes have died from the medical condition known as heatstroke.

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