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Manufacturers are dubious about predic-tions of an economic recovery... Ostensibly, she enjoys her vacations in Nova Scotia, but she really would prefer someplace warmer.. Because child

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EXERCISES: SYNONYMS

Directions: Circle the answer choice that has the same meaning as the underlined

word

circumvent disease

(A) defeat (B) nourish (C) treat (D) feed

therapeutic diet

(A) vegetable (B) stringent (C) curative (D) weight-losing

for the poor were halted because govern-ment funds were cut off

(A) add to (B) develop (C) study (D) improve

judicious

(A) extravagant (B) wise

(C) careful (D) joyful

with my chiropodist

(A) eye doctor (B) skin specialist (C) baby doctor (D) foot specialist

turned rebellious

(A) quiet (B) obedient (C) permissive (D) timid

given drugs

(A) excessively lively (B) slow-moving (C) very intelligent (D) physically disabled

is impossible

(A) notes (B) care (C) lightness (D) levitation

his fickleness

(A) infamous (B) courted (C) famous (D) noxious

10 Manufacturers are dubious about

predic-tions of an economic recovery

(A) dumbfounded (B) delighted (C) driven (D) doubtful

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11 Ostensibly, she enjoys her vacations in

Nova Scotia, but she really would prefer someplace warmer

(A) probably (B) obviously (C) seemingly (D) definitely

12 Because children are inoculated against

measles, there are currently very few cases of the disease in the United States

(A) treated (B) injected (C) isolated (D) subjected

13 Pat cannot take elevators because she

has claustrophobia

(A) unreasonable fear of heights (B) unreasonable fear of closed spaces (C) unreasonable fear of elevators (D) unreasonable fear of people

14 The doctor told him to keep his arm

immobile for a few days

(A) in a sling (B) encased in ice (C) motionless (D) exercised

15 The hurricane caused incalculable

dam-age in New England

(A) very great (B) very little (C) very calculating (D) very abusive

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EXERCISES: PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Directions: This crossword puzzle is a review of some of the vocabulary in this

chapter

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28 Also

30 Temporary pursuit

31 Abbreviation of definition

33 Salary

34 Decay

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ANSWER KEY

Synonyms

Putting It Together

SUMMING IT UP

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