I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or you’ll have a disaster with the first tremor. The word fortify means:
strengthen
build
shake
destroy
10
Pam and Gia are sisters, but they’re very different. Just look at how they dress. Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are. Gia, on the other hand, is quite chic. The word chic means:
out-dated
strange
intelligent
stylish
15
David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Didn’t he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather conspicuous? The word conspicuous means:
unfortunate
obvious
important
expensive
15
If you don’t get help quickly for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. Chronic means:
long-lasting
makes you smell bad
is very painful
15
This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.
harmful
secret
exciting
dangerous
15
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 “strive”?
try
complain
fail
clean
15
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 __________.
check it out
protect it
ignore it
get it started
15
Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean?
always
sadly
excitedly
not often
10
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. I’m doing it out of conviction. Conviction means:
anger
fear
strong belief
being found guilty
20
“I am going to rescind the permission I gave for you to use my toys," T. J. announced angrily. I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!” Rescind means:
celebrate
cancel
repeat
continue
15
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:
hidden
friendly
helpful
loud
15
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:
enemy
troublemaker
witness
peacemaker
15
We have lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college and be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.Lofty means:
small
high
low
shaky
10
I was working with three other students on a group project for Science class. We had so many disagreements that we had to ask the teacher to help us resolve our issues. Resolve means:
consider
cancel
settle
debate
15
Lisa said, “Mia, why are you making such a big deal about Linda's hair? Yes, she did dye it purple and it's an odd color. But so what? It's such a trivial matter. ”Trivial means: