Academic Words 2.
contribute, component, coordinate, convene, document,
dominate, initial, scheme, outcome, specify, imply, incline, illustrate,
consent, considerable, constrain, correspond, valid, sufficient, sequence
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In order to prove his claim in court, he had to ________ everything
that happened.
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Before you can appear on tv, you have to sign a __________ form that
says they have your permission.
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By the tone of his voice I could tell he was _________(ing) something
he wasn't saying.
- The police said that the driver's use of alcohol ________(ed) to the
crash.
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After all the times he has lied to me, I am not _________(ed) to believe him.
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Please try to recall the ________ of events. Which happened first, the
chicken or the egg?
- Since you didn't ________ how you wanted your sandwich made, I made
it the same as mine.
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In his speech, he ________(ed) all of the technical terms he used with
examples.
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Usually, how far you get in life _________(s) to how hard you work at
it.
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A major _________ of any good spelling program is PRACTICE!
- He likes to talk loud, and tries to ________ every conversation with
his long stories.
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I hope you have a(n) ________ to get us out of this mess.
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One should hope that the _________ of a good spelling program would
be better spelling.
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After what happened at the high school, a special meeting of the school
board was _________(ed)
- When I first met him, my ________ impression was that he was a bit sloppy.
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How much money you spend should be __________(ed) by how much money
you earn, but credit cards allow people to live beyond their means.
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Many people's weddings get so complicated, they need people to ________
all the tasks that need to get done on time.
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The police didn't have ________ evidence to charge him with the crime,
so they had to let him go.
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The teacher said I was wasting my _____ talent for writing by playing
videogames all day.
- He lost the debate, because most of his arguments were
(in)______.
Vocabulary. Due Wednesday: a)
Use a dictionary (online or otherwise) to match each word with the proper
sentence. b) Give a synonym (word or phrase).
grimace, circumvent, reminisce, juvenile
(adj), siege, defunct, delirious, imperial, premonition, exploit (n/v)
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Dally likes to find ways to ____________ the law. Synonym:
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Two-Bit told Pony about one of his _________(s) while Pony did the dishes.
Synonym:
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The quarterback _________(ed) every weakness in the defense, and
threw
for 5 touchdowns.
Synonym:
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Grandpa Simpson likes to ___________ about his days as a soldier.
Synonym:
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He was a bit _____________ after he got hit in the head during the rumble.
Synonym:
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He __________(ed) when he whacked his thumb. Synonym:
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The company that made that toy is now ___________. Synonym:
- The trapped soldiers had been under ___________ for days, and were running
out of supplies. Synonym:
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Ponyboy has a _________ at the end of chapter 4 that something bad might
happen. Synonym:
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Some people see comic books as being very ____________, and not real
adult literature. Synonym:
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We studied the __________ age of the Romans in world history. Synonym: