Use the following word to complete the sentences.
Impact
impactful
impaction
Publicize
public
publicity
Epidemic
epidemiology
epidemiologist
publically
publication
republic
1. The _______________ of the tornado was felt for years after it ravaged the tiny town of Bend,
Oregon.
2. The shy movie star didn’t like the ________________________ that came with being famous.
3. The government official was _____________________ shamed when news of his affair came
out.
4. The ________________________ at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia said
Ebola was being defeated in Africa.
5. Mass transit can be used by any member of the __________________.
6. In order to ____________________ their new product, the business owners bought a full-page
ad in the New York Times.
7. Experiencing the horrors of war is extremely ________________ for most everyone who is
involved.
8. The New York Times, a major, daily ________________________, is said to be the most
important newspaper in the country.
9. ________________________, or the study of how diseases spread, is crucial in areas where
natural disasters are common.
10. A democracy is always a _______________.
11. The patient suffered from ______________________ of the intestines because he ate only meat
and potatoes.
12. One common scenario for the end of civilization through a deadly ________________ that
spreads rapidly and for which there is no cure.
Confinement
confine
Plummet
Dietary
diet
catastrophe
catastrophically
Assault
Consumption
Massive
massively
consume
mass
consumer
Catastrophic
13. A ___________________ snowstorm hit Boston last week; it was so big people couldn’t get out
of their homes.
14. Solitary ____________________ is one of the worst punishments given to prisoners. Being held
in a small room alone for months can make them go insane.
15. The stock market ____________________ over 600 points in one day in 2008. This rapid drop in
prices started the great economic crash in the U.S.
16. An earthquake of ______________________ proportions triggered the tsunami in Fukushima
Japan that killed thousands.
Confinement
confine
Dietary
diet
Catastrophe
Plummet
Assault
Consumption
Massive
massively
consume consumer
mass
Catastrophic
catastrophically
17. The most common _____________________ staple in Asia is rice. In the U.S. it is wheat.
18. In order to be a ___________________________ large earthquake, it must measure over 7.5 on
the Richter scale.
19. E= MC2 means energy equals ________________ times the speed of light squared.
20. If an ESL student __________________ himself to his home when he is not in class, it will be
more difficult to learn the language.
21. The U.S. economy is based on the buying power of the American _________________. If people
don’t buy things, the economy will stall.
22. My _________________ consists primarily of fish, vegetables and rice.
23. If you attack someone with your fists, you can be charged with a minor crime, but if you
_________________________ somebody with a weapon it becomes a much more serious
crime.
24. A ______________________ snowstorm hit Boston last week. It caused a huge amount of
damage and killed hundreds of people.
25. The audience was _______________________ impressed by the performance of the actors. The
effect was so large that many people cried all the way home.