Online traders must also adjust. Amazon, for one, is ______ turning from being primarily a bookseller to the go to shop for everything.
rapidly
secretly
unreasonably
mistakenly
Many separate fires ______ in the humus of the forest floor.
smouldered
sank
extinguished
engulfed
Online shoppers now read not only the sales _______ but also reviews from previous purchasers.
bubble
blurb
blare
message
The 1,904-seat Venetian-style Hershey Community Theater has played _________ since 1933 to touring Broadway shows and to music, dance, and opera performances.
host
housing
hosting
homogeneously
Historically, the weather has ________ as harsh a chord in people's lives as any we feel today.
punched
pinched
played
struck
In October 2003, NEFF _______ financing at a highly competitive rate and purchased the property.
tightened
possessed
attached
secured
The most effective way to feel wealthy may not be to try to make more money. It can be to ______ ourselves - practically and emotionally
single
dispute
distance
vary
The elaborate system of pagan worship, expressed in chants, sacrifices, sand painting, and dances, make the Navajo ______ very religious.
assume
apply
appear
arise
Most of the new buildings were strikingly ________.
opulent
impoverished
poor
unattractive
French immigrants came in from Francophone ________ like San Domingue.
colonies
industries
pasts
continents
The Navajo believe in a hereafter ______ of a life of happiness with the people of the lower worlds.
containing
blending
incorporating
consisting
Slavery was not the only _______ of life in New Orleans that would have been unfamiliar to men like Captain Amos Stoddard.
look
aspect
view
position
These suggestions will save you a ________ amount of money on petrol.
negotiable
measurable
negligible
considerable
They are _______ believers in their faith system.
drastic
flimsy
firm
obstinate
The ocean is capable of removing carbon, and quickly, but this natural _____ can be too much.
bulk
competence
capacity
intelligence
The town has protected significant acreage at Long Lake Park and along the _______ of Long Lake across from the Prouty property.
shore
verge
coast
hem
It seems the Earth's climate passes a _______ beyond which climate change accelerates with the help of positive feedbacks - vicious circles of warming.
perimeter
threshold
verge
barricade
Zachos is a leading ______ on the episode of global warming known as the palaeocene-eocene thermal maximum.
administrator
authority
proprietor
autocrat
If customers are disappointed, a few _____ of the mouse will take them to places where they can let the world know.
clicks
taps
prods
clucks
The paper's editor, was ______ by the burning of the telegraph line.
cut off
chased
burnt
dismissed
The arid character of the Navajo Indian´s country forces them to _______ a nomadic life.
escort
serve
hold
lead
Other transformations in the retail business are ______ to follow the trend of Amazon.
tied
fastened
bound
secured
Zachos warned that studies of global warming events in the geological past _______ we are reaching dangerous new levels.
mark
compliment
comment
indicate
Hershey and delivered wages to more than 600 workers. He admitted that his ________, were partly selfish.
objections
preoccupation
intentions
pretentions
It is ________ that over 8,000 people and most of the animals died that day, victims of one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
anticipated
estimated
forecast
predicted
In what might _______ readers today as a particularly chilling reminder of the city's previous masters, two pillories stood on Chartres Street.
present
instill
strike
inspire
Thomas Jefferson, the American President, purchased Louisiana and brought about the _______ of control that occurred on December 20.
ownership
transfer
hand-over
transaction
Smoke sometimes ______ the sun, which was often visible only at midday.
exposed
burnt
illuminated
obscured
According to ______, however, responsibility was placed on one slovenly cow who kicked over a lantern in her barn somewhere in the southwest corner of Chicago.
culture
tradition
legend
phenomenon
No matter what the media _______ at us, we must remain realistic in our goals and expectations.
exploits
throws
delivers
sends
Navajos have little of the sullen, reticent disposition ______ to Indians generally, and are cheerful, friendly, hospitable and industrious.
contributed
donated
attributed
blamed
Amazon is swiftly becoming a ______ retailer by letting other companies sell products on its site.
mass
block
lump
chunk
Smarter consumers know which products have a good _______ and which do not.
resolution
reputation
distinction
opinion
0n September 30, flames came within three miles of the town of Green Bay, _________, 1,200 cords of wood stored at a charcoal kiln.
damaging
consuming
licking
avoiding
A solution to ________ desires and expectations perhaps lies in the recognition that wealth does not involve having many things,
curving
spiralling
coiling
revolving
Though missionaries have lived among the Navajo since the early 1600s, few Navajo have been _______ to Christianity.
modified
converted
exchanged
confessed
James Zachos, a professor in Santa Cruz California, said the speed of the present buildup of greenhouse gases is far greater than during the global warming after the ______ of the dinosaurs.
demise
demolition
detachment
dementia
_________ are some suggestions which could give you some ideas.
Below
After
Coming
Later
By October 4, the smoke was so thick on Green Bay that ships had to use their foghorns and ______ by compass.
guess
navigate
drive
steer
We must not allow ourselves to be _______ into a life of materialism.
investigated
quarantined
brainwashed
liberated
The ocean is capable of removing carbon, and quickly, but this natural process can be easily ______.
overshadowed
overstated
overcharged
overwhelmed
The _____ we have paid for expecting to be so much more than our ancestors is the permanent feeling that we are far from being all we might be.
fee
charge
price
fund
Despite the continued _______ of those early town perks, it wasn't until the Depression that modern Hershey started to take shape.
resilience
elasticity
rigidity
flexibility
The town has purchased a conservation restriction on 85 acres of Prouty Woods Community Forest, further increasing the conservation ________ of this property.
value
treasure
prize
fee
Captain Amos Stoddard, a New Englander became one of the _______ of the new lands.
slave traders
governers
many
numbers
On a yearly _______, the United States is afflicted by numerous natural disasters.
foundation
theory
institution
basis
Pueblo lndians were eventually adopted into the tribe, are responsible for a number of clans. As a ______ there is nothing like a pronounced or a prevailing Navajo type.
condition
connection
sequel
consequence
Valued in ________ of f3 million, the family's generous offer demonstrated their commitment to conserving the property.
excess
over
profit
extra
Drive at a ________ speed on the motorway.
substantial
mild
considerate
conservative
Zachos´ research into the deep ocean _______ suggests at this time that about 4.5 billion tons o{ carbon entered the atmosphere over 10,000 years.
dusts
dirt
sediments
powder
Consider _______ an automobile which gets the best petrol mileage.
trading
purchasing
preferring
inquiring
The arched ceiling is tiled in gold, the tire curtain bears a painting of Venice, and the ceiling is ________ with 88 tiny lightbulbs to recreate a starlit night.
magnified
supported
holed
studded
During America's last Thanksgiving weekend, Amazon's sales of consumer electronics in the United States ________ its book sales for the first time in its history.
excluded
receded
repressed
exceeded
At least the smoke had greatly reduced the mosquito population had been _______ to the respectable citizens.
frequented
open
obnoxious
ignorant
"This will be the same amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from cars and industrial emissions over the next 300 years if present ____ continue", Zachos said.
trends
fads
gadgets
crazes
Instead he _________ a massive building boom that gave rise to the most visited buildings in today's Hershey.
trusted
stocked
accounted
funded
Every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be _______ as rich, however little we may actually own.
counted
thought
accounted
added
Far from becoming ______ online shoppers are very demanding.
competent
complacent
compassionate
dissatisfied
There are two ways to make people richer: to give them more money or to _______ their desires.
restrain
reassure
refer
recline
If we have smaller companions next to us, our own size will not ________ us.
trouble
console
brood
fret
New Orleans still _________ in some forms, its odd cultural mix to this day.
relinquishes
replaces
refrains
retains
Stoddard might have been ________ by the odd cultural mix that New Orleans represented.
humoured
perplexed
frightened
interested
The Louisiana Purchase opened a new ________ in American history and closed the old one.
piece
paragraph
book
chapter
Their superstitions, ceremonies and customs are diligently kept alive by an extraordinarily large number of medicine men who ______ a powerful influence among them.
wield
hang
process
fetch
The Navajo women weave the renown Navajo blankets, _______ for their durability, beauty and variety of design.
notorious
obscure
famous
conspicuous
Landvest recognized the opportunity to protect a significant tract of forestland within the rapidly _______ U.S. Route 495 corridor,
deviating
developing
devising
deriving
With the ________ inner foyer, Hershey thumbed his nose even harder at the ravages of the Depression.
gaudy
dazzling
bland
dizzying
Ask yourself every time you ________ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, "ls this trip really necessary?"
arrange
need
plan
think
Their local chiefs are men of temporary and ill-defined authority, whose power ______ largely upon their personal influence.
determines
reckons
depends
trusts
The Prouty family generously agreed to a bargain sale price in order to preserve the property and avoid a likely ________ war among developers.
bidding
proposing
letting
summoning
As a further _______ of the territory's past governments, the Louisiana State Legislature met in the former palace of the Spanish governors,
plunder
reminder
examination
reference
Hershey was perhaps the only town in the country actually to _______ during the 1930s.
get on
prosper
decline
flower
There can be no ______ that online shopping is of huge benefit to the consumer.
proposal
examination
question
query
Rather than trying to become bigger fish, we should concentrate our energies on ______ around us smaller companions.
distributing
loading
heaping
gathering
Chicago's ´storm‘ of 1871, although _______ to the hurricanes of the southeastern coast, was described by poet John Greenleaf Whittier as a 'fiery hurricane.'
unrelated
unaccustomed
disconnected
discredited
Signs that the city was beginning to heal became ________ everywhere.
obscure
concealed
evident
notorious
0n September 30 the Marinette reported hopefully that "the fires have nearly _______ now in this vicinity."
diminished
increased
flared
died out
The settlements in the area were becoming increasingly _______ from both the outside world and one another.
frightened
isolated
lonely
inundated
He seems to have _________ no expense.
spared
spent
justified
allowed
The fires seemed to wax and wane, _______ on the wind and chance.
waiting
depending
from
independent
The winds circling it would turn the smoldering forest of northeastern Wisconsin into ______ on earth.
peace
paradise
heaven
hell
A study comparing the rate at which carbon dioxide and methane are being _______ now, 55 has found dramatic differences in the speed of release.
incorporated
exhaled
emitted
digested
Soon new buildings were ________ the burned, and the lifeblood of the ravaged city was beating.
refurbishing
designing
rebuilding
replacing
________ from Fay Park to Long Lake, the 107-acre Prouty property is a truly unique and significant tract of woodland within minutes of Route 495.
Stretching
Multiplying
Pushing
Swelling
ln 2002, Donald Prouty, former Littleton town Moderator and town counsel ________ .
gave away
passed away
gave over
passed off
Many people are looking for ways to reduce the _________ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities.
occurrence
burden
danger
chance
Check the "fuel economy" labels ________ to the windows of new automobiles to find the lowest average estimated miles per gallon.
selected
held
attached
stretched
Galveston, Texas with its over 30,000 citizens in the early 1900s were generally economically successful and comfortable with _______ conditions.
staying
existing
enduring
remaining
The net effect of these societies may be to _______ us because they keep open a permanent gap between what we want and what we can afford.
enrich
augment
redeem
impoverish
The NEFF (New England Forestry Foundation) still needs to ________ £2.2 million to complete the capital campaign.
elevate
raise
promote
lift
Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an _________ of 36 cents.
amount
equivalent
increase
average
Chicago´s 'fiery hurricane' struck the great city with such ________ that two days later, half of the city had been destroyed and 300 lives lost.
force
charisma
constraint
stimulus
Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere 30 times faster than the time when the Earth experienced a ______ episode of global warming.
fundamental
premier
prearranged
previous
The stores run by Sony and Apple, for instance, are there for people to try out _______ and to ask questions to knowledgeable staff.
emblems
schemes
devices
tools
Only a few years before, he had rejected a proposal for a national bank by _______ that the Constitution didn't empower the US. government to create such an institution.
registering
bickering
demanding
arguing
The floors in the _______ named Grand Lobby are polished Italian lava rock, surrounded by marble walls and capped with a has-relief ceiling showing sheaves of wheat, beehives, and swans.
seemingly
aptly
inappropriately
frightfully
As petrol prices continue to ________, many people are looking for ways to slow the inevitable.
accelerate
escalate
crash
fly
Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips _________ reduce petrol mileage.
exclusively
intensively
drastically
extensively
NEFF now provides public _______ throughout the property and educational opportunities at the William A. King Education Center.
acclaim
passage
access
entrant
These disasters provide a(n) _______ of the havoc nature's storms have wrecked on humanity, and our reactions to them.
ingredient
scent
recipe
flavour
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