Pretest 6A -- Academic Words VI -- abstract, acknowledge, aggregate, allocate, cite, discriminate, enhance, explicit, furthermore, incentive, incorporate, incidence, inhibit, migrate, motive, nevertheless, rational, scope, subsidy, transform

1. After three days of selling tickets, their ____________  was only 25.  a) subsidy  b) aggregate  c) incidence  d) incentive  e) abstract
2. I didn't actually read all 3200 pages of the study; I just read a(n) __________ of it, which was only 20 pages.  a) subsidy  b) incidence  c) acknowledge  d) abstract  e) transform
3. They used to be best friends, but now they don't even _____________ each other when they pass in the hall.  a) inhibit  b) migrate  c) enhance  d) transform  e) acknowledge
4. The judge understood the reason he did the crime, ___________ he had to give him the full sentence.  a) discriminate  b) furthermore  c) nevertheless  d) rational  e) motive
5. Disinfectants can kill mold, and _________ its further growth.  a) allocate  b) inhibit  c) enhance  d) transform  e) migrate
6. Since the .10 fine was introduced, the ____________ of clicker-dropping has dropped dramatically.  a) transform  b) incidence  c) incentive  d) furthermore  e) allocate
7. At the dance, the boys and girls sort of ___________(ed) to opposite sides of the gym.  a) transform  b) acknowledge  c) abstract  d) discriminate  e) migrate
8. Please _________ at least five academic words in your essay.  a) incorporate  b) enhance  c) aggregate  d) inhibit  e) migrate
9. Nobody could understand the __________ of the man who gave all his money away. It was a mystery why he did it.  a) motive  b) incidence  c) rational  d) abstract  e) discriminate
10. Before the fine for clicker-dropping was introduced, there was very little ___________ not to drop them.  a) rational  b) discriminate  c) scope  d) acknowledge  e) incentive
11. He is honest, trustworthy, and loyal; ___________, he is funny. a) nevertheless  b) furthermore  c) allocate  d) acknowledge  e) transform
12. Part of his job with the city was to decide how much money to _____________ to police and fire protection.  a) allocate  b) incorporate  c) discriminate  d) explicit  e) enhance
13. People use cosmetic surgery to try to _____________  their looks.  a) rational  b) discriminate  c) enhance  d) inhibit  e) incorporate
14. I gave very ________, step-by-step instructions; they should be easy to follow.  a) explicit  b) transform  c) abstract  d) cite  e) scope
15. The __________ of the novel was huge; it covered everything from dinosaurs to computers.  a) scope  b) transform  c) incidence  d) subsidy  e) cite
16. When you write your research paper, you will have to ___________ the sources of your information.  a) scope  b) cite  c) transform  d) discriminate  e) allocate
17. Please try to think _________(ly); try not to let your emotions cloud your thinking. a) enhance  b) discriminate  c) scope  d) cite  e) rational
18. After spending time as a chrysalis, the creature ___________(s) into a butterfly.  a) abstract  b) scope  c) transform  d) migrate  e) cite
19. The only way they could afford to stay in that house was because of a __________ from her parents.  a) abstract  b) subsidy  c) discriminate  d) allocate  e) rational
20. He was a very ______________(ing) collector; he only accepted the very finest into his collection.  a) scope  b) incentive  c) aggregate  d) explicit  e) discriminate.

Vocabulary - flounder, conscientious, meddle, efficacy, revelry, whorl, meander, bustle, ample, compendium

1. He was always very _________ about doing his homework just right every time.
2. We ____________(ed) slowly along the trail, enjoying the beautiful scenery.
3. On New Year's Eve, the wild ____________ lasts most of the night.
4. Please mind your own business, and don't ________ in the business of others.
5. They say that remedy works, but nobody has tested its ______ in treating a cold.
6. The patterns of _________(s) and swirls on your fingertips are unique.
7. Please don't be late; leave yourself _______ time to get here before it starts.
8. The assistant ________(ed) around the room, pretending to be helpful.
9. The book was a _________ of all the author's best stories.
10. He didn't know how to do the job he was assigned, and he just _______(ed) around.