It's not that I'm unfriendly, but sometimes I want to leave society behind and be alone for awhile.

Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house.

An intruder is someone who intrudes. To intrude is to __________.

Those scientists want to hear what our professor thinks about their theory because he is the foremost expert in their

field.

Your cousin claimed to be late because the doors of his house were frozen shut. Even though I have my doubts, his

explanation is plausible. It got really cold last night. I'll just have to take his word for it.

If a statement is plausible, __________.

If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!

Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?

No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed.

Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?

Put this medicine on your arm and rub it into your skin until it's invisible. It will inhibit the infection's attempt to

spread.

What does “inhibit” mean?

Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law will

mean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go away

soon.

A controversy is something that people _______.

Removing seeds from cotton plants was a slow job until Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.

What is a cotton gin?

In the early 1600s, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The Europeans, who would

someday be known as the Pilgrims, must have been a very determined and brave group of settlers.

A daunting task is one that would _______ someone.

The original Pilgrims called themselves the “Saints” and referred to others who joined with them for the voyage as

the “Strangers.”

In this context, “original” means _______.

The Saints and Strangers argued about how they would live in the New World. After much discussion, they came

together and signed the Mayflower Compact.

The Compact was _______.

When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were fearful that the Native Americans would attack

them. However, the people that they encountered, the Wampanoag Indians, were a peaceful and generous tribe.

To encounter, is to _______.

As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen,

making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.

In the above passage, the word “frozen” means _______.

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.