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1. deter (verb)
 To deter burglars, my father put a sign on our lawn that
says, “Beware of German shepherd.”
 If the dangers of skydiving don’t deter Ben, maybe the
high cost will.
a. to reward
b. to stop
c. to bore
2. implication (noun)
 When the boss said that company profits were down, the
implication was that nobody would be getting a raise.
 When the salesman winked, the implication was that he
would give Joaquin a special deal on a car.
a. a minor fault b. a demand
c. something suggested
3. inequity (noun)
 In South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi experienced an
inequity that was all too common at the time—he was
thrown off a “whites only” train.
 Most Americans consider it an inequity that some
millionaires pay less in taxes than ordinary citizens do.
a. an injustice b. a physical weakness
c. a question
4. infirmity (noun)
 Rick uses a wheelchair, but he doesn’t let his infirmity
keep him from traveling.
 Certain infirmities, such as arthritis and diabetes, are
more likely to affect the elderly.
a. a relationship
b. a disability
c. a secret
5. infringe (verb)
 The protesters may picket the nuclear power plant as long
as they don’t infringe on other people’s right to enter and
exit freely.
 When my mother is doing her homework, no one is
allowed to infringe on her quiet time.
a. to interfere with
b. to protect
c. to recognize
6. innovation (noun)
 When commercial bakers first offered sliced bread, it was
considered an exciting innovation.
 The high cost of college has led to such financial
innovations as paying for children’s educations while
they’re still infants.
a. something new
b. a weakness
c. an imitation
7. revitalize (verb)
 When Dwight is tired after work, he finds a brief nap
revitalizes him for a night on the town with friends.
 The City Council hopes to revitalize the currently lifeless
shopping district by offering tax breaks for new
businesses.
a. to refresh
b. to amuse
c. to tire out
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8. sparse (adjective)
 There are thick pine forests at the foot of the mountain,
but higher up, the trees become sparse.
 Unfortunately, the turnout for the team’s first pep rally
was sparse. Organizers hope to have better attendance at
the next one.
a. long
b. thin
c. crowded
9. subjective
(adjective)
 Mary, a highly subjective judge of her son’s abilities,
feels he’s brilliant in every respect. The boy’s father,
however, has a less emotional view of him.
 The reporter refused to write about his friend’s trial. He
knew any story he wrote would be too subjective to be
published as an unbiased article.
a. one-sided
b. boring
c. impersonal
10. succinct (adjective)
 Your telegram should be succinct so that you get your
message across clearly without paying for more words
than necessary.
 “What’s new?” is a succinct way of asking, “Has anything
of interest happened to you lately, my friend?”
a. wordy
b. prejudiced
c. brief and clear
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____________________ injustice; unfairness; an instance of injustice
____________________ expressed clearly in a few words; to the point; concise
____________________ distributed thinly; not thick or crowded
____________________ a physical weakness or defect; ailment
____________________ to prevent or discourage from doing something
___________________ based on personal opinions, feelings, and attitudes; not objective
___________________ a new custom, method or invention; something newly introduced
_________________ to intrude or trespass on; to go beyond the limits considered proper
________________ an idea that is communicated indirectly, through a suggestion or hint
___________ to renew the strength and energy of; restore to a vigorous, active condition
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1. Although Marie joked about her broken leg, it was an ______ that kept her from
work for a month.
2. When a restaurant’s tables have ashtrays, the _____________is that smoking is
permitted.
3. Our democratic rights do not include the freedom to _____________on other
people’s rights.
4. “Now” is a ____________way of saying, “At this particular point in time.”
5. Our grass is ____________along a path at the corner of the lot, where kids take a
shortcut through our yard.
6. An interesting _______________in food packaging is a bottle from which salad
dressing is squirted, rather than poured.
7. The seminar for company employees ____________d my interest in my job by
giving me new skills and suggesting new goals.
8. The Diary of Anne Frank is a ____________view of events during World War II,
from the point of view of a young Jewish girl in hiding.
9. The company was accused of creating a(n) _____________by paying women less
than they pay men for doing the same work.
10. The fact that Beethoven was totally deaf by age 50 did not ________him from
composing at the age of 53 one of his most ambitious and beloved works, the
Ninth Symphony.
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succinct
implication
innovation
infringe
sparse
subjective
Looking through a hair-care magazine, I noticed many ads for toupees and hair
thickeners. The (1) __________seemed to be that a man’s baldness is a major
(2)____________. Well, I’m not going to let anyone (3) ______________ on the
right of a man to be bald, or to demoralize those who have already lost their hair.
Listen all you baldies. You may feel it’s a serious (4) ______________ that some
heads have only (5) ______________ hair while others are thickly covered, but I
think bald men are terrifically attractive. Sure, that’s just my (6)_____________
opinion, but I’m not alone. I know another woman whose boyfriend went so far as
to shave his head in order to (7)______________ their tired romance. My thickhaired boyfriend hasn’t offered to go quite that far, but I wouldn’t (8)_________
him from shaving his head if he had an inclination to do so. I know drug
companies manufacture medications to produce hair on bald heads, but that’s one
(9) _________________I would discourage any man from using. I’d even like to
see the day when toupees are as obsolete as hoop skirts. I hate to see all those
beautiful, shiny bald heads covered up. Or, to be more (10) _____________, bald
is beautiful.
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