Groundwork for a Better Vocabulary Ch. 29

What does the word "capability" mean?

• A state of being content

• A talent or ability

• A type of duplication

• A form of postponement

Which word describes someone who is "pleased; satisfied; happy with what you have"?

• Immense

• Content

• Industrious

• Presentable

What does it mean to "duplicate" something?

• To make something appear larger

• To delay until a future time

• To copy; to make or perform an exact copy of; repeat

• To shock or greatly surprise

Which word means "huge; extremely large"?

• Realistic

• Immense

• Presentable

• Industrious

What does "industrious" mean?

• Ready to work; hard-working; busy accomplishing something

• To make something appear larger

• To delay until a future time

• Fit to be seen

What does it mean to "magnify" something?

• To make larger looking; to make something appear larger than it really is

• To copy; to make or perform an exact copy of; repeat

• To delay until a future time

• To shock or greatly surprise

What does "postpone" mean?

• To make something appear larger

• To delay until a future time

• To shock or greatly surprise

• To be fit to be seen

Which word describes something that is "fit to be seen; in good enough condition to be shown to others"?

• Realistic

• Presentable

• Immense

• Content

What does "realistic" mean?

• True-to-life; seeing or telling things as they are; based on things as they are

• To make something appear larger

• To delay until a future time

• To shock or greatly surprise

What does it mean to "stun" someone?

• To make something appear larger

• To delay until a future time

• To shock; greatly surprise

• To be fit to be seen