Author: Clive Rogers

Related Words

B

A

E

C

B

Inferences

acquitted

juggernaut

parsimonious

genial

fallacy

Imp>

A

F

B

H

C

Writing

Those who are sheltered from fear their entire lives usually end up feeling restless, unfulfilled, or directionless.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. sp>B. a tendency to sp>C. a tendency to sp>D. something that hangs down
E. the state or p>F. being carried

suspended

A gesture is carried out by the body.

grandiloquent
soliloquy
ventriloquist
colloquial
circumlocution
allocution
gestate
gestation
congestion
digest

Inference

read them again more carefully.

I am a hypocrite.

fire you.

Sentence Comp>

lose interest.

started collaborating on the homework with his friends.

imperfections in the maid’s cleaning job.

already inside the castle.

wear a facemask.

roll her eyes.

clipped coupons.

the precious jewel was stolen from the museum.

rig the local election.

flood damage.

the speech was poorly researched.

make it harder to get a job.

the dinner party.

opposites attract.

one fan set off a firework on the field.

Words in Context

pandemonium, odium, noxious, connived, verbose, laudable, fallacy, crass, chutzpah

parsimonious, hypercritical, befuddles, indiscreet, complacent, liege

Critical Reading

E

A

E

E

A

B

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. away from water
B. fear of water
C. set ap>D. join with
E. where things join
F. electric water

water.

heat and water.

hydronic
hydrogen
hydrop>conjunction
conjunctivitis
adjunction
juncture

Inference

so light of disposition.

return to their workstations.

donkey to move out of the way.

Sentence Comp>

in for tea.

the rocky desert.

they didn’t love each other like they used to.

the salespeople are not extremely polite.

until dark to raid the dumpster.

her new enclosure.

join him in the kitchen.

incredibly inappropriate.

doctor.

climbers.

he would have to kill innocent people.

gone too far.

in need of garbage collectors.

offered their formally-rival tribe food and shelter.

was satisfied with her tan.

Words in Context

naive, charlatan, enraptured, bask, mundane, amicable, hoax, fickle

novice, nocturnal, juggernaut, marital, genial, levity, obstreperous

English Practice

D

C

E

B

C

C

Writing

TH: Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series is sometimes more real to me than my actual life, because it is more exciting.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. a p>B. the state of being grateful
C. with p>D. a drive to move
E. moved away from things
F. moved down

aptitude, motivator

gratitude

fictional
benefactor
faction
facet
manufacture
gratin
gratification
immigration
certification
confection
effect
perfect

Inference

behaved poorly.

either unionize or quit.

had an appointment with the mechanic later that day.

Sentence Comp>

five-star restaurant.

he lost the trial.

reflections danced across the walls.

taking the last slice of pizza.

she worked in tourist-heavy locations.

jump out and ruin the presentation.

he was guilty.

lose his entire crop of corn.

growing fame.

offensive.

buy new clothes, even when his own were falling apart.

the thesis committee.

wash them in the sink.

working at the construction site.

rerouted the power supply.