Please leave a message on the answer phone if you need to contact us _______ office hours.

The annual general meeting was __________ in the conference center.

One of the _______ advantages of writing over talking to someone face-to-face is that you can take your time.

Make sure that the addressee’s job __________ is correct.

A well laid out letter always gives a good ________.

If you are ______ in attending, please let me know as soon as possible.

You must _______ your application by the end of the week.

There has been a __________ agreement to supply Alfamidi and Alfamart with our products and services.

Managers should ________ staff to maintain the no-smoking policy throughout the building.

Which word means insipid?

Sailors have special equipment to help them navigate.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with navigate?

Dad took my jacket to the tailor to repair the torn pocket.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with tailor?

The farmers were forced to yield their land up to the occupying forces.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with yield?

The company is engaged in the eternal search for a product that will lead the market.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with eternal?

“Stow your things and let’s leave before dawn,” said Roger.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with stow?

The restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere. I like it there.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with intimate?

Sally never considers things. She has just lost in a bet and it was her last saving.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with consider?

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with humidify?

Our suspicions were first aroused when we heard the muffled scream.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with arouse?

Please stop harassing me. I have to finish this research report by noon.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with harass?

People fortified the village with barricades of carts. Werewolves were coming soon.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with fortified?

The software company delegates a high school graduate for the international conference. The kid must be genius.

Which one has the same or nearly the same meaning with delegate?

Which word is the opposite of alert?

Which word is the opposite of cautious?

Which word is the opposite of shameful?

His explanation is vague enough that the audiences felt confused.

Which word is the opposite of vague?

I felt vulnerable at the party for I was not wearing the right costume.

Which word is the opposite of vulnerable?

Many investors look distress when there is sudden decrease of the stock exchange.

Which word is the opposite of distress?

The youth required all citizens to prioritize unity and humanity during the pandemic.

Which word is the opposite of unity?

The spoke-person needs to clarify the statement the president made about New Normal policy.

Which word is the opposite of clarify?

I grant you that Greg has been over confident about winning the race. Now that he lost it, he gets depressed.

Which word is the opposite of grant?

A trial must be fair and impartial.

Which word is the opposite of impartial?

Police brutality toward George Floyd has prompted an anger from non white supremacy groups.

Which word is the opposite of prompt?

As college sports continue to be hugely popular and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) brings in large amounts of revenue, people have revived the debate on whether college athletes__________.

Proponents of the idea believe that, because college athletes are the ones who are training, participating in games, and bringing in audiences, they should ________ some sort of compensation for their work. If there were no college athletes, the NCAA wouldn’t exist, college coaches wouldn’t receive there (sometimes very high) salaries, and brands like Nike couldn’t profit from college sports.

Additionally, people who believe college athletes should be paid state that paying college athletes will actually _________ them to remain in college longer and not turn pro as quickly, either by giving them a way to begin earning money in college or requiring them to sign a contract stating they’ll stay at the university for a certain number of years while making an agreed-upon salary.

Supporters of this idea point to Zion Williamson, the Duke basketball superstar, who, during his freshman year, sustained a serious knee injury. Many argued that, _________ he enjoyed playing for Duke, it wasn’t worth risking another injury and ending his professional career before it even began for a program that wasn’t paying him. Williamson seems to have agreed with them and declared his eligibility for the NCAA draft later that year. If he was being paid, he may have stayed at Duke longer. In fact, roughly a third of student athletes surveyed stated that receiving a salary while in college would make them “strongly consider” remaining collegiate athletes longer before turning pro.

Paying athletes could also ________ the recruitment scandals that have plagued the NCAA. In 2018, the NCAA stripped the University of Louisville's men's basketball team of its 2013 national championship title because it was discovered coaches were using sex workers to entice recruits to join the team. There have been dozens of other recruitment scandals where college athletes and recruits have been bribed with anything from having their grades changed, to getting free cars, to being straight out bribed. By paying college athletes and putting their salaries out in the open, the NCAA could end the illegal and underhanded ways some schools and coaches try to entice athletes to join.

People who argue against the idea of paying college athletes believe the practice could be _________ for college sports. By paying athletes, they argue, they’d turn college sports into a bidding war, where only the richest schools could afford top athletes, and the majority of schools would be shut out from developing a talented team (though some argue this already happens because the best players often go to the most established college sports programs, who typically pay their coaches millions of dollars per year). It could also ruin the tight camaraderie of many college teams if players become jealous that certain teammates are making more money than they are.