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insert means to:

torch

index

enter

banish

In addition, merchants vowed to refrigerate meat — and not to sell meat from Turkey, for reasons that remain obscure. In this sentence, refrigerate means to:

transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

cool in or as if in an appliance that keeps food cold

make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

keep or lay aside for future use

approximate means to:

sprinkle

blunder

migrate

guess

detect means to:

outline

escort

decline

discover

The opposite of poverty is:

wealth

silence

sadness

courage

Computers and cell phones use Java to accomplish certain essential functions when accessing the Internet. In this sentence, accomplish means to:

delete

suspend

predict

fulfill

retire means to:

regain a former condition after a financial loss

answer back

stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

consider as similar to somebody else

But the other half of my job consists of reminding people of all the wondrous, even miraculous, things that atoms and elementary particles can do: form stars, planets, cat videos, the aurora borealis, us. In this sentence, elementary means:

basic

invisible

mystical

active

Simply getting medications inside the brain, past what’s called the blood-brain barrier, is a hurdle. In this sentence, barrier means:

the part of the DNA controlling physical characteristics

anything maintaining separation by obstructing access

a saclike structure in certain animals

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

And he did see them, for a fleeting ________, before the scenery of his mind changed.

budget

century

league

instant

rent means to:

restrain

make ready for action or use

engage for service under a term of contract

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage

The two horses pulled themselves up, their duty done, and began resignedly to eat the sward. In this sentence, duty means:

an error, mistake, or wrong action

a high-speed race

work you are obliged to perform

the act of attacking

A judge was responsible for evaluating individuals on a case-by-case basis, and if a legal ________ had had no other run-ins with the law, a solid work history, and family ties in the United States, the judge was able to spare that person from deportation.

eccentric

immigrant

recipient

designer

pretend means to:

give up or retire from a position

plan secretly, usually something illegal

behave unnaturally or affectedly

act as a businessman who buys or sells for another

recognition means :

acceleration

temptation

integration

commendation

statistic means :

the popular taste at a given time

a datum that can be represented numerically

the clear understanding of a complex situation

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends

It surprised him that he felt a little bad that his father would not approve, either—but not so bad that he would change it. In this sentence, approve means to:

perceive mentally

develop and work out fully in one's mind

feel sorry for; be contrite about

judge to be right or commendable; think well of

Shadow wondered if they spent the week sending out inquiries to ensure that he was not wanted in any other libraries across America for ________ to return library books.

respect

victory

failure

immortality

The opposite of gradual is:

accompanying

restrained

lavish

steep

rank means :

fraught with uncertainty

growing profusely

arising from error

having a bright or vivid color

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