Mary, of course youโre always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off.
What does โinfrequentlyโ mean?
a. not often
b. always
c. excitedly
d. sadly
a. not often
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Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights and then acts like little Miss Innocent.
When you instigate something, you __________.
a. check it out
b. protect it
c. get it started
d. ignore it
c. get it started
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seesaw
Swap points!
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fairy
Take points!
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15
20
25
fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
baam
Lose 25 points!
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David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Didnโt he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather conspicuous?
The word conspicuous means:
a. important
b. expensive
c. unfortunate
d. obvious
d. obvious
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Michael is an ardent supporter of his presidential candidate. That became obvious to me when I found out how much time heโs donated to the campaign.
Ardent means:
a. old
b. intelligent
c. foolish
d. enthusiastic
d. enthusiastic
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15
Pam and Gia are sisters, but theyโre very different. Just look at how they dress. Pam doesnโt care what she wears. Gia, on the other hand, is quite chic. The word chic means:
a. intelligent
b. stylish
c. strange
d. out-dated
b. stylish
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I'm working hard for the same candidate that you support. You're doing it for pay but I'm not doing this for money. Iโm doing it out of conviction. Conviction means:
a. being found guilty
b. strong belief
c. anger
d. fear
b. strong belief
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banana
Go to last place!
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gold
Win 50 points!
Okay!
shark
Other team loses 25 points!
Okay!
banana
Go to last place!
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I like that store. The employees care about their customers and strive to make the customers feel right at home.
Which word is a synonym of โstriveโ?
a. complain
b. try
c. fail
d. clean
b. try
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eraser
Reset score!
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magnet
Take 10 points!
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fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
banana
Go to last place!
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15
I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or youโll have a disaster with the first tremor.
The word fortify means:
a. shake
b. build
c. strengthen
d. destroy
c. strengthen
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When Kim and Kia were fighting over a boy, Shana stepped in as a mediator. She sat them both down and got them talking to each other again. Mediator means:
a. troublemaker
b. peacemaker
c. witness
d. enemy
b. peacemaker
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The home team made sure the officials were on their side. They won the championship but no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions.
Legitimate means:
a. real
b. talented
c. sneaky
d. good looking
a. real
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No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked. Covert means:
a. friendly
b. helpful
c. hidden
d. loud
c. hidden
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This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what youโre doing!
A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.
a. dangerous
b. harmful
c. exciting
d. secret