Study the entries and answer the questions that follow .

The roots pel and puls mean "push."

The root vect means "carry."

The root port means "carry."

The root com means "together" or "with."

The prefixes in and im mean "in" or "into."

The suffix or means "one who does."

List as many words as you can think of that contain the root port.

Study the entries and answer the questions that follow .

The roots pel and puls mean "push."

The root vect means "carry."

The root port means "carry."

The root com means "together" or "with."

The prefixes in and im mean "in" or "into."

The suffix or means "one who does."

If you want to check the rate at which your heart is pushing blood throughout your body, you check your _____ . A[n] _____ is a sudden feeling that pushes you to do something

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.

$$\begin{array}{llll}\text { untenable } & \text { perquisite } & \text { indolent } & \text { luminous } \\ \text { perambulate } & \text { timorous } & \text { veneer } & \end{array}$$

Phillip knew that no one would believe his _____ story about seeing a bright, _____ object hovering over his cornfield. On the night of the sighting, Phillip tried to _____ through the field to get a closer look, but the tall cornstalks obscured his view of the object, which vanished as he neared it. Perhaps, thought Phillip, whoever was flying the object was too _____ to confront an Earthling. The other villagers heckled Phillip during breakfast at the diner on the following morning. "If you hadn't been too _____ about harvesting your crop on time," one farmer joked, "you would have been able to wave at your moon men."

Complete the sentence by inferring information about the italicized word from its context.

During a battle, soldiers might need to abandon an untenable position because ..

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

Shane thought that he deserved occasional perquisites because ..

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.

$$\begin{array}{llll}\text { depredate } & \text { polemical } & \text { circumlocution } & \text { timorous } \\ \text { majordomo } & \text { tacit } & \text { veneer }\end{array}$$

No one had seen the reclusive billionaire, Mr. Tanket, for months. Most people saw only Tanket's _____ , who had the legal authority to make decisions on Tanket's behalf. Even during a[n] _____ merger that resulted in thousands of layoffs, Mr. Tanket was not to be found. Some speculated that Tanket's hiding was a _____ clue that he had actually passed away and that the corporation was covering it up. When asked about it, representatives offered only _____ that changed the subject and failed to answer any questions. Soon, every investigative reporter in the nation was trying to chip through the _____ that was concealing some dark secret of the corporation.

The overall tone or mood of this passage is best described as

A. reflective.

B. humorous.

C. speculative.

D. irresponsible.

E. blameful.

Study the entries and answer the questions that follow .

The roots pel and puls mean "push."

The root vect means "carry."

The root port means "carry."

The root com means "together" or "with."

The prefixes in and im mean "in" or "into."

The suffix or means "one who does."

A laboratory animal that is carrying a disease is called a[n] _____ but someone who carries your luggage in a hotel is called a[n] _____.

Complete the sentence by inferring information about the italicized word from its context.

Someone who cannot perambulate because of injuries to his or her legs might ..

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

The majordomo didn't answer the door; that was the job of ..

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

A timorous person would probably not ..

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

Please spare us your polemical remarks so that we can ..

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

The boss had made no announcements, but recent cutbacks and layoffs were tacit signs that ..

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

The angry prospector could not convince his mule to perambulate around ..