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FSA Vocabulary 20

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To bring to an end or close

A short statement giving the main points of something

To carefully study something in detail

Something that is considered to be important

To find the similarities between two items or ideas

To find the differences between two items or ideas

To describe the meaning of something

To explain or figure out the meaning of something

To say something clearly out loud or in writing

To recognize or tell what something is

To gather clues to

An account of someone's life, written by another person

To show knowledge about a subject or to explain how to do something

An idea, thought, or plan

To guess what will happen in the future

The available information that proves or disproves something

To look at something and judge it carefully

To cause someone to do or believe something through words or actions

A serious problem, disagreement, or argument

The amount or number of something

Following continuously; in order

A story that is made up; comes from someone's imagination

Writing that is based on facts or the truth

A particular order in which events occur

Talk or write about a topic in detail

To inspect or investigate very closely

A consequence or effect of something

To demonstrate something is true or false

To find or follow a person or sequence of events

Something that happens

A short section of a story, poem, or book

A part or portion of something

A belief, view, or judgment about something

To point out or show

A short piece of writing about a particular topic

To give an opinion or reaction

To think carefully about something

Something that might happen or may be true

To show or prove to be right

To use different words to give the general meaning of something

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Why, according to the first passage, must humans develop technology? A. to defend the planet from extraterrestrial threats B. to better understand the properties of antimatter C. so that civilization can colonize other planets if necessary D. to make contact with the aliens who attacked Siberia E. to prepare for the transition to living in the mines

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Using literal translations as guidance, define the following words without using a dictionary: A. philanthropy, B. philharmonic, C. maritime, D. ocular, E. oculist, F. submarine.

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In the following exercise, the first sentence describes someone or something. Infer information from the first sentence, and then choose the word from the Word Bank that best completes the second sentence. stipulate, burgeon, conduit, arbiter, dissident, indiscretion, demur, ruminate. The only way to get to the popular beach is to take Sunrise Drive, a two-lane toll road lined with gift shops, overpriced restaurants, and the only gas station for thirty miles. From this sentence, we can infer that businesses in the resort town take advantage of the road as the only _____ to the beach.

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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. altercation lexicon sanction ominous audacity evince incarcerate pertinent implacable galvanize B. Eugene has worked at the genetics lab for six days when he witnessed the noisy ___ between Dr. Strangeon and his research assistant. "You know that i didn't ___ an early run of the Beta-Gen module! Now you've destroyed the entire lot!" Strangeon was definitely irate, and Eugene wished that he understood more of the laboratory ___that the doctor spouted at his assistant. "How could you- you're not an intern anymore-how could you have the ___ to go off on your own and initiate a test run of a model that required eight years of research and over twelve million dollars to develop? "I jist thought-I-uh-I wanted to see if-" "What you want is not ___ here!" shouted the doctor. "You've only managed to ___ the fact that you're unfit to work in a laboratory! We should press charges and have the police ___ you! Now get out!" The problem, thought Eugene, probably involved whatever Dr. Strangeon stored behind the ___ pair of tall, armored doors with the retina-scanning lock mechanism. Dr. Strangeon and his assistant had been the only two people to enter that room during the week that Eugene had been employed at the lab.

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