Month: November 2020

Sentence Comp>

studied his textbooks two hours per day.

he got off the rollercoaster.

of her role in the armed robbery.

assemble the dresser.

stopped the flood from causing any damage.

question our plan to go inside.

quickly called an ambulance.

it shows in my sales record.

restricted section of the library.

to listen to the opinions of anyone from other countries.

rush to their windows, popcorn in hand.

we’d never get into college if we didn’t do our homework.

invasion.

they needed to start the operation as soon as possible.

curse at the judge.

Words in Context

galvanize, hue, hyperbole, expedient, incisive, implacable

altercation, sanction, lexicon, audacity, pertinent, evince, incarcerate, ominous

Imp>

A

E

E

B

E

Writing

TH: The school administration’s creation of a dress code with uniforms is more indicative of the discomfort of adults than discomfort among the students, and because of this, it is likely to cause more problems in the student body than solutions.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. of the universe
B. the universe
C. believable
D. what one believes in
E. attributes that make a p>F. believability

small world.

a worldly citizen.

incredulous
credulity
credibility
credit
incredible

Inference

immediately migrate to whatever part of the room he was in.

denied his request for a raise.

he’d been injured.

Sentence Comp>

frighten the class into studying.

wasn’t pleased Thanksgiving dinner was ruined.

relaxed, even though they were waiting for dentist appointments.

did not respond to flattery.

following her friends around at parties.

trespassing on private beaches.

cleaning up their section of the highway.

losing his job.

farming.

took a part time job in a chocolate shop.

of its size.

country club.

a lab researcher.

he’d written throughout his career.

a live salmon.

Words in Context

arduous, affable, sycophants, grimace, grandiloquent, gadflies, humility, harangue

dolorous, avid, formiddable, gargantuan, agrarian, explicit, epistles

Critical Reading

D

E

A

A

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. before the war
B. full of war
C. farming related
D. waging war
E. before the room
F. study of farming

comes before another.

farming.

agrarian
agorap>agrimony
agricultural
antechamber
antecessor

Inference

conditions were extremely harsh.

bite you.

had been taking money from her purse.

Sentence Comp>

making a certain diagnosis.

lazy.

a lot of drinking afterwards.

your thesis.

a disastrous building collapse.

climbing on them, and pulling on their hair.

tie your food up where bears can’t get to it.

90% of the donated funds went to the pockets of the organization’s CEO, not the cause it claimed to support.

coming down with a fever.

the escaped inmate had been assisted by a guard.

winning the race.

suffered a head injury, and his personality has been sour since then.

an author.

let her son go to art school.

hid behind a decorative shrub.

Words in Context

expound, cajoled, inscrutable, acrimony, exulted, harry, fluctuate

métier, dour, lethargy, fiasco, balk, omniscient, feasible, incognito

Subject Promp>

TH: Schools should not mandate foreign language fluency, but programs should strongly encourage it, as foreign language fluency encourages linguistic skills and multiculturalism, as well as generally opening doors for students’ future careers.

Crossword Puzzle

Across
1. Emulate
6. contrite
10. unctuous
12. destitute
15. effigy
16. ambivalent
17. glib
18. intrep>Down
2. Extrovert
3. Imp>4. Concur
5. Austere
7. erudite
8. collaborate
9. journeyman
11. demagogue
13. belie
14. sere

Deep>

destitute

erudite

austere

unkempt

inane

Related Words

A

E

D

C