What does the word inclination mean?
liking
voice
profit
indifference
“Familiarity breeds contempt.”
What does the word contempt mean in the above sentence?
alarm
dislike
emotion
confusion
Complete the saying
“Birds of a feather flock___________”
aerial
free
together
different
What does delicate mean as used in the following sentence?
Now more than 100 years old, many of Andersen’s delicate paper cuttings still exist in a museum in Denmark devoted to his work.
thin
fragile
creative
old
What does the word eccentricities mean in the following sentence?
The state’s wealth is only increased by its eccentricities and its magic.
famous beauty
diverse climate
large population
unusual characteristics
What does the word deplete in the following sentence?
We deplete more resources, produce more waste, and cause more cumulative environmental strain than ever before.
store away
use up
own
ruin
What does the word contaminated mean in the following phrase?
But in captivity, when their keepers unknowingly were giving them leaves contaminated with acid, the koalas were left with only two options: eat the poisonous leaves or starve.
carried with
polished with
grown from
poisoned with
What does the phrase disappear over the horizon mean in the following sentence?
The reward in working with a trained falcon is the companionship of creatures that can choose at any time to disappear over the horizon forever.
return to the falconer
abandon the falconer
go behind some trees
fly very high
What does the following sentence mean?
Help yourself to a daily vitamin and mineral supplement, and help yourself to improved health and longevity.
Helping others means encouraging them to take vitamins and minerals.
A large helping of vitamins and minerals is necessary for good health.
Taking vitamins and minerals is one way that people may help themselves.
Taking vitamins and minerals regularly will have a positive effect on a person’s health.
According to this sentence, what must greeters do?
Your job as a restaurant greeter requires that you greet each guest graciously and promptly.
Welcome customers warmly as they arrive.
Quickly list the specials for the customers.
Ask the customers what they would like to drink.
Seat customers as soon as possible.