Word Wisdom Unit 2, Part 1

The teacher expects _______________ from his students.

• remittance

• obedience

• silence

• punctuality

As soon as you receive the bill, please send your _______________.

• remittance

• invoice

• receipt

• payment

Never _______________ your personal information over the Internet.

• disclose

• share

• hide

• delete

Teachers try to _______________ their students.

• motivate

• discourage

• ignore

• confuse

Please _______________ your answer so that I understand.

• clarify

• obscure

• confuse

• complicate

Because of _______________, food costs more to buy now than it did ten years ago.

• inflation

• deflation

• recession

• stagnation

The dishonest mail-order company tried to _______________ homebound people.

• exploit

• assist

• ignore

• protect

The computer salesperson was paid a _______________ for every item he sold.

• commission

• bonus

• salary

• stipend

Buying food is a necessary _______________.

• expenditure

• luxury

• waste

• investment

The toy store ran a clever sales _______________.

• promotion

• event

• campaign

• strategy