Pam and Gia are sisters, but they’re very different. Look at their clothes. Pam doesn’t care what she wears, even if her clothes are old-fashioned. But Gia is very chic. "Chic" probably means:
out-dated
stylish
strange
intelligent
If you don’t get help for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. "Chronic" probably means:
long-lasting
makes you smell bad
is very painful
I like that store. The workers care about their customers and strive to make them feel comfortable and welcome. "strive" probably means:
fail
clean
try
complain
Connie is never happy when people are being nice to each other. She always instigates fights and then acts like she did nothing wrong. When you "instigate" something, you __________.
check it
cancel it
start it
protect it
Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights, you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. "Infrequently" probably means:
not often
always
excitedly
sadly
No one knew Jerry was a spy. He acted like a normal person. Then someone found out about his covert activity and told everyone. We were all shocked. "Covert" probably means:
secret
legal
helpful
friendly
When Kim and Kia were fighting about a boy, Shana acted as a mediator. She helped them sit down and talk to each other again. "Mediator" probably means:
peacemaker
troublemaker
watcher
enemy
"We have lofty hopes about you, son. You will go to university and become the president of the USA." "Lofty" probably means:
low
beautiful
high
unimportant
"I was working with three other students on a group project for Science class. We had many arguments, so we asked the teacher to help us resolve our problems." "Resolve" probably means:
discuss
think
cancel
fix
“Mia, why are you talking this much about Linda's hair? Yes, she colored it purple; I know it's different. But so what? Come on! It's such a trivial matter. "Trivial" probably means:
unimportant
strange
hard
dangerous
Leo was reluctant to try the new food. He said, “I don’t think I’ll like this,” and pushed the plate away. After a few minutes, he finally took a tiny bite. "reluctant" probably means:
fast
unsure
excited
hungry
