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Another word for upkeep is…
launching
maintenance
power
If an airbag deploys too vigorously, it opens …
unnecessarily
with too much force
too slowly
Lax laws are …
weak
strict
recent
Haunting music is …
frightening
unforgettable
complicated
These statements come from the readings "The World of World Music" and "J-Ball". Read each statement and then answer the questions that follow. A generic name is a …
general name
new name
name that is hard to forget
If a name is catchy, it is…
easy to remember
highly unusual
humorous
The severity of an impact refers to its …
location
seriousness
cause
Unambiguous is closest in meaning to...
entire
permanent
clear
A synonym of mend is …
repair
establish
define
If something is annoying, it is…
repetitive
irritating
informative
A rival league is …
an older one
a competing one
a successful one
If a person writes tersely, he or she writes…
in an educated style
briefly
with grammatical and spelling mistakes
Diverse is close in meaning to the word …
exotic
pleasing
varied
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These statements come from the readings "Smart Cars, Intelligent Highways" and "Globalization and Antiglobalization". Read each statement and then answer the questions that follow. The increasing integration of economies means that economies are …
When technology is state-of-the-art, it is …
out of order
hard to handle
up-to-date
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Monitoring means …
reducing
observing
preventing
Another way to say resurrected is…
brought back to life
well documented
completely forgotten
The name Dainty is the name of a type of soap, but the word dainty really means...
fragile, gentle
superior to all others
sweet smelling
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A best-case scenario is…
the most likely outcome
the most optimistic prediction
a prediction that everything will turn out well
Curtailed means …
investigated
limited
encouraged
If a problem such as traffic jams is chronic, it …
occurs again and again
is serious for a short time
can never be fixed
These statements come from the reading "Oases in Space" and "The Name Game". Read each statement and then answer the questions that follow. If something happens harmlessly, it happens…
very rapidly
in a spectacular way
without causing any damage
The word aloof isoften used to describe a person. A person who is aloof is ...
not very smart
distant and unfriendly
silly, funny
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Consciously means…
apparently
intentionally
previously
To keep track of a project is to…
begin it
monitor it
simplify it
A synonym for astonishing is…
estimated
approximate
amazing
A word with the same meaning as fusing is…
changing
joining
eliminating
The Giants won nine consecutive series. This means that …
the Giants won all of the series quite easily
the Giants won nine series in a row
all of the series were very exciting
If something is defunct, it is …
completely forgotten
not as important as it used to be
no longer in existence
A keystone is…
a record
a critical part
an ancestor
If one country edged out another country, it …
had good relations with the other country
was ranked almost as high as the other country
replaced the other country at the top of the list
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traffic jam
fuel consumption
computing power
The word cosmopolitan has about the same meaning as …
fascinating
international
well known
What kind of car is a high-end car?
A fast, sporty car
An expensive, luxury model
One with large rear wheels
A skit is a…
group of comedic actors
short, funny act
related group of songs