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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The italicized word in the sentence below most nearly means...
Due to the breadth of the UN's decree, industries around the world had to completely reevaluate their production and transportation of goods to meet the expectations for reducing emissions and slowing climate change.
scope
elaboration
ambivalence
correlation
The italicized word in the sentence below most nearly means...
didactic
ambiguous
ambivalent
laudatory
The italicized word in the sentence below most nearly means...
Studying the bay, the roan, and the paint, all marvelous beasts, for any tenderness of hoof, swayback, or uneven gait successively, the buyer intended to find the next winner of the Kentucky Derby.
respectively
precedingly
elaborately
ambivalently
The italicized words in the sentence below most nearly mean...
No painting could be so highly wrought and understated at once unless it was the Mona Lisa, the epitome of fine art.
elaborate
didactic
ambiguous
ambivalent
The italicized word in the sentence below most nearly means...
Somehow, shark attacks parallel the sale of ice cream cones in the state of Florida.
correlate with
corroborate
enumerate
render
The italicized word in the sentence below most nearly means...
Bird swarms herald the onset of Fall as migration south begins.
corroborate
subsequent
precede
preclude
The italicized words in the sentence below most nearly mean...
The orphanage's numbers exploded following the border wars and public funds floundered, unable to support the burden; following that, the government instituted partnerships in allied countries to accept orphan refugees.
elaborately
condescendingly
subsequently
respectively
Select the best definition for the word LUCID
easily understood or clearly expressed
elusive or sneaky
bright, lit up
Select the best definition for the word ROBUST
a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject
strong & healthy, tough
in a robotic way
Select the best definition for the word CANTANKEROUS
can-shaped
grumpy, bad-tempered
having thick ankles
Select the best definition for the word OGLE
to say something in a joking manner
a half-pair of goggles
to stare in an obvious way
Select the best definition for the word STAUNCH
loyal or faithful
something that is short and stout
strong or tough
The italicized word in the sentence below most nearly means... The scientist's ***tenacity*** in pursuing the solution to the complex problem was commendable.
A) persistence
B) reluctance
C) indifference
D) negligence
Select the best definition for the word 'ELOQUENT'.
A) able to use language clearly and effectively
B) difficult to understand
C) lacking in detail
D) overly complicated
The italicized word in the sentence below most nearly means... The ***cacophony*** of the city streets was overwhelming to the tourists.
A) harmony
B) silence
C) noise
D) melody
