GACS lclab - English 8 - Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 8, Lesson 2 - Applying the Meanings
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GACS lclab - English 8 - Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 8, Lesson 2 - Applying the Meanings
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GACS lclab Jr. High - English 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abrasion | This protective coating helps to prevent ______________of the floor tiles. |
| abrasion | Natalie's fall during the basketball game resulted in an __________on her knee. |
| abrasive | Don't use this ___________cleaner on the vinyl bathtub because it will scratch the surface. |
| abrasive | The bus driver's _____________tone made the excited children settle down in their seats. |
| corroborate | Because he was standing at the stoplight when the accident occurred, Harry could _________________the driver's statement. |
| cursory | Sherlock Holmes made a _____________search of the bedroom before going into the dining room to question the family. |
| dehydrates | The processing plant _____________vegetables that are used in the popular soups sold in our grocery store. |
| dehydrate | During a marathon, runners will ______________unless they drink the water offered them along the route. |
| Dehydration | ______________from the drought has caused the plants to wilt. |
| derived | After practicing so diligently, Hugh __________great satisfaction from the enthusiastic applause following his performance. |
| derived | We ___________the answer to the question by applying Ohm's law. |
| electrified | We no longer used oil lamps in our summer cottage once it had been ___________. |
| electrified | Brian Boitano's performance, which included a layback spin and several perfectly executed triple axels, ___________the audience. |
| endeavor | The person we spoke to at teh embassy said she would ___________to find the papers we needed. |
| endeavor | Arthur's _____________to score twenty points a game throughout the season was a success. |
| gingerly | Mr. Wu made a ______________attempt to bring the disputing parties together. |
| gingerly | Ella ran her tongue ______________over where her wisdom tooth had been extracted and winced. |
| grimaced | While the doctor described the series of painful tests she would need, Cheryl ____________only once. |
| grimace | A __________crossed her face as she watched the old film clips showing the destruction of Sarajevo. |
| gruesome | The book told the ___________details of living in Europe during the time of the Black Plague. |
| inventory | Before we could get renter's insurance, we had to make an _____________of everything of value in the apartment. |
| inventories | At least once a year, the pharmacist _______________the stock. |
| simulates | Astro Turf ____________real grass. |
| simulated | Although Lago ________________concern for Othello, he was carefully planning his destruction. |
| simulated | _____________leather looks and feels like the real thing. |
| simulation | The _______________of a natural gas explosion gave the local emergency crews a chance to practice rescue procedures. |
| succumbed | After twenty-four hours on their feet, the relief workers ________________to exhaustion, falling soundly to sleep on their cots. |
| succumbed | Smallpox was so pervasive in the eighteenth century that many people _______________. |
| surmised | Heloise ______________that her visitors were late because of the traffic from the airport. |
| surmise | My ____________is that the thief had been watching our house for weeks before breaking in. |
| To surmise something | is to suppose it to be true. |
| To be clad | is to be covered. |
| An abrasion is | a wearing away of the surface. |
| To electrify something is to | supply it with electric power. |
| A grimace is | a facial expression of dislike. |
| To dehydrate something is to | remove the water from it. |
| An endeavor is | an earnest attempt. |
| To simulate something | is to imitate it. |
| To succumb to something | is to give in to it. |
| To derive something | is to obtain it through reasoning. |
| corroborated | Your friend has (told us things that lead us to believe) your story. |
| gruesome | The newspaper photographs of the automobile accident were (shocking and horrible). |
| succumbed | Although I planned to avoid dessert, when the waitress showed me the chocolate mousse, I (gave in) to my desire for sweets. |
| endeavor | Katia will (make a serious effort) to improve her score on the next biology test. |
| abrasions | Mario's running shoes were just a little too tight, so that after the race he had (scraped areas) on his heel. |
| inventory | Griswold's Hardware Store carries a complete (stock of everything) for painting your house. |
| grimaced | Monica (made a face expressing disgust) when she learned she had to work the holiday weekend. |
| derive | Many American legal principles (were taken) from English common law. |
| cursory | The German border guard searched the car in a (hurried and inattentive) manner before waving us through the checkpoint. |
| gingerly | Detective Jones lifted the knife (with extreme care) from the desk drawer. |
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