John prefers ______ art to the classics.
A. Contemporary
B. Contemperary
C. Contemparary
D. Conteporary correct answersA
The teenager ______ some candy from the grocery store.
A. Pillferred
B. Pilferred
C. Pillfered
D. Pilfered correct answersD
The mother attempted to _____ her so...
The teenager ______ some candy from the grocery store.
A. Pillferred
B. Pilferred
C. Pillfered
D. Pilfered correct answersD
The mother attempted to _____ her son with some toys.
A. Molifey
B. Mollify
C. Molify
D. Mollifey correct answersB
Elucidate means:
A. to complain
B. to escape
C. to explain
D. to extract correct answersC
(hint: eLUCIDate —> lucid means clear or easily seen —> explaining something makes it clear)
, Novel means:
A. unusual/new
B. ordinary/plain
C. popular
D. boring correct answersA
(hint: can rule out B and D because they have similar meanings)
Capitulate means:
A. to reduce in size
B. to repeat
C. to agree to
D. to surrender correct answersD
(hint: latin root "caput" means head, "capitulum" means headings, aka the formal agreement drawn up
that one may surrender from")
chastise is to reprimand as impetuous is to (chastise:reprimand::impetuous:)
A. punish
B. rash
C. considered
D. poor correct answersB
(chastise and reprimand have the same meaning, so you're looking for the word that has the same
meaning as impetuous, "impetere" means to attack rashly/quickly)
itch is to scratch, as unemployment is to: (itch:scratch::unemployment:)
A. job application
B. grief
C. pay raise
D. income loss correct answersA
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