ENGL 251 Vocabulary Practice

Apartments outside of American cities are too expensive because the government doesn't provide ___________ housing.

• sustainable

• affordable

• urban

The children wanted to be fair so they cut the huge cake into eight _____________ pieces.

• slight

• significant

• equal

Nowadays, the _______________ is to wear sneakers with Abaya.

• trend

• poverty

• cause

A major ____________ of poor health in older people is lack of exercise.

• poverty

• cause

• generation

The king decided to ____________ the military, replacing swords with new weapons.

• demolish

• accommodate

• modernize

Qatar has managed to ___________ its traditions, despite the rapid development in the last 20 years.

• transform

• preserve

• increase

The ___________ to the new house was challenging.

• infrastructure

• generation

• transition

It is remarkable how Doha has _________ from its origins as a small fishing village to a bustling metropolis.

• transformed

• declined

• remained

Shipping to that area is delayed significantly because they don't have proper _____________ .

• infrastructure

• management

• communication

There was a __________ increase in the temperatures from 37C to 39C last week.

• slight

• equal

• sustainable