Complete the following sentences by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context. An underwater volcano _____ the tsunami wave across miles of open ocean, but the wave abated in the shallows, where it lost energy to the sea floor. A. propagated, B. collaborated, C. postulated, D. abhorred, E. transposed.

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

Holmes is also called upon to $\underline{?}$ those who are wrongfully accused. _______________ (vindicate)

a. clear of blame b. pass judgment on c. punish d. petition

Complete the sentence by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context.

The politic fur trader warned his ______ sidekick that saying the wrong thing to the hostile tribal leader would get the both of them killed.

A. acrid B. insuperable C. clandestine D. extemporaneous E. maladroit

Sketch the graph of each rational function. See the examples in this section.

$$f(x)=\dfrac{3 x}{x^2-x-2}$$

Complete the following sentences by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context. If the deadly virus were allowed to proliferate unchecked, the rate of transmission would _____ out of control throughout the civilized world in a matter of days. A. stipulate, B. burgeon, C. behest, D. commensurate, E. ruminate.

Write an e-mail in which you encourage a friend to seek help from a psychologist who specializes in one of the approaches you have learned about in this section.

Complete the following sentences by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context. The arbiter deciding who should pay for the ruined machinery requested a few hours to _____ over the evidence presented by both sides of the conflict. A. proliferate, B. stipulate, C. burgeon, D. ruminate, E. commensurate.

Solve each logarithmic equation. See the example in this section.

$$x=\log _6 \dfrac{1}{216}$$

Complete the following sentences by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context. At the monthly meeting of cheese connoisseurs, members are known to _____ for hours about perfect cheese blends or the merits of certain aging techniques. A. expunge, B. collate, C. extol, D. prate E. impute.

Complete the following sentences by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context. The explorers feared that a wrong word or hand gesture might be a[n] _____ to their hosts, a native tribe whose feast decorum was unknown to all outsiders. A. duplicity, B. affront, C. effigy, D. dilemma, E. demagogue.

Refer to the table.

$$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \boldsymbol{x} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \\ \hline \boldsymbol{f}(\boldsymbol{x}) & 7.5 & 6 & 5.2 & 4.3 & 3.9 & 3.4 & 3.1 & 2.9 \\ \hline \end{array}$$

Use the LOGarithm option of the REGression feature to find a logarithmic function of the form $y=a+b \ln (x)$ that best fits the data in the table.

If you had a chance to visit Hawaii, would you prefer to see a volcano from an airplane or from the ground? Explain.

Complete the following sentences by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context. A[n] _____ of the town's financial records betrayed the treasurer's avarice; he had been writing checks to himself illegally for a few years. A. audit, B. temerity, C. proclivity, D. libation, E. solvent.

Suppose that a constant rate of change exists for the model formed. In 2009, the National Park system consisted of about 80 million acres. By 2015, the figure had grown to 84 million acres. Let $A(t)$ represent the amount of land in the National Park system, in millions of acres, $t$ years after 2009. a) Determine a linear function that fits the data. b) Use the function of part (a) to predict the amount of land in the National Park system in 2030.