7+ quiz15

mistake means :

a notable achievement

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or inattention

withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position

use of physical or mental energy; hard work

realize means to:

handle

arch

hollow

understand

Tree-ear could barely contain his excitement. In this sentence, excitement means:

vanity

shame

joy

rage

yeti means :

a type of medium-sized pasta in the shape of tubes

a large hairy creature said to live in the Himalayas

a Japanese warrior of the feudal military aristocracy

a loose outer garment hanging from the shoulders

Which of the following would most likely indicate a job opportunity?

an employee caught stealing

a mandatory dress code

happiness means :

indifference

boredom

seriousness

contentment

And we wouldn’t have the video save for the courageous observer with a cell phone who possibly risked his life in filming the incident. In this sentence, risked means:

made known to people as a whole

exposed to a chance of loss or damage

changed in appearance or nature

saved from ruin, destruction, or harm

His attendants, who had now discovered his whereabouts, crowding round him with their congratulations, seized upon this circumstance as a fortunate omen. In this sentence, fortunate means:

strange

ominous

lucky

trivial

extreme means :

gradual

recognizable

glamorous

severe

Inside, two sloped seating areas converge under the light of a long, narrow window running the ________ of the roof, creating a space of disquieting solitude.

security

length

majority

significance

The opposite of fearless is:

cowardly

dominant

immature

attractive

Of course, the ability to move about unnoticed is a prime characteristic of a good spy. In this sentence, characteristic means:

formal or perfunctory politeness

time without end

a distinguishing quality

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

The team ________ an immediate 55 percent plunge in stroke risk over the first three days following vaccination.

toured

regretted

observed

shunned

Officials on Friday officially declared the massive fire that consumed a College Park apartment building extinguished. In this sentence, consumed means:

destroyed completely

presented a danger to

spoiled the appearance of

caused to change color

wonder means to:

look at again; examine again

undergo or be subjected to

be amazed at

impel or force

I know I am expected to ________, to express gratitude, but it takes a conscious effort to smile, and several moments to form the words.

respond

shudder

harm

dodge

The Ady Gil's crew lobbed small projectiles designed to release a foul smell, and the whalers ________ by firing high-powered hoses to keep the Sea Shepherd vessels away, the institute said in a statement.

published

governed

responded

flattered

I run up to my apartment to find Pa sitting on our balcony observing the excitement below. In this sentence, observing means:

attending to

mentioning

remembering

complying with

Whatever were the matter in hand, he so concentrated himself on it, and absorbed himself in it, that nothing else seemed to exist for him. In this sentence, absorbed means:

immersed

blended

imbibed

concealed

But he is tagging along with the bears, who see mounting evidence that China’s stimulus package and aggressive bank lending are creating artificial demand, raising the ________ of a wave of nonperforming loans.

reserve

grade

risk

consequence

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