16 Questions
The three branches of the U.S. Government form an ______ much more powerful than its individual parts.
aggregate
The foreman mercilessly overworked his ______ employees.
aggrieved
The dogs were too slow to catch the ______ rabbit.
agile
Joey's parents are very religious, but he is ______.
agnostic
It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as ______.
agriculture
Once we got inside the stadium we walked down the ______ to our seats.
aisle
For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table he did so with ______.
alacrity
The policeman had ______ that Marshall committed the crime, but after the investigation turned up no evidence, Marshall was set free.
alleged
The dictator tried to ______ as many people into his army as he possibly could.
aggregate
The scientist could sometimes seem ______, as if he didn’t care about his friends or family.
aloof
The chairman of the Federal Reserve gave a speech to try to ______ investors’ fears about an economic downturn.
allay
He snuck past the guards by using an ______ and fake ID.
alias
This drug will ______ the symptoms of the terrible disease, but only for a while.
alleviate
The Mayor ______ 30 percent of the funds for improving the town’s schools.
allocated
Jason and Lionel blamed one another for the car accident, leading to an ______.
altercation
The development of sustainable methods of food production, such as ______, was crucial for the growth of cities.
agriculture
Study Notes
Vocabulary
- Aggregate: a whole or total (eg. the three branches of the U.S. Government form an aggregate); also means to gather into a mass
- Aggrieved: distressed, wronged, injured (eg. the foreman mercilessly overworked his aggrieved employees)
- Agile: quick, nimble (eg. the dogs were too slow to catch the agile rabbit)
- Agnostic: believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven (eg. Joey's parents are very religious, but he is agnostic)
- Agriculture: farming (eg. tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as agriculture)
Places and Objects
- Aisle: a passageway between rows of seats (eg. once we got inside the stadium we walked down the aisle to our seats)
Actions and Emotions
- Alacrity: eagerness, speed (eg. Chuck loved to help his mother, so when his mother asked him to set the table, he did so with alacrity)
- Alias: a false name or identity (eg. he snuck past the guards by using an alias and fake ID)
- Allay: to soothe, ease (eg. the chairman of the Federal Reserve gave a speech to try to allay investors' fears about an economic downturn)
- Allege: to assert, usually without proof (eg. the policeman had alleged that Marshall committed the crime, but after the investigation turned up no evidence, Marshall was set free)
- Alleviate: to relieve, make more bearable (eg. this drug will alleviate the symptoms of the terrible disease, but only for a while)
- Allocate: to distribute, set aside (eg. the Mayor allocated 30 percent of the funds for improving the town's schools)
Personality Traits
- Aloof: reserved, distant (eg. the scientist could sometimes seem aloof, as if he didn't care about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantum mechanics)
Conflict
- Altercation: a dispute, fight (eg. Jason and Lionel blamed one another for the car accident, leading to an altercation)
Vocabulary
- Aggregate: a whole or total (eg. the three branches of the U.S. Government form an aggregate); also means to gather into a mass
- Aggrieved: distressed, wronged, injured (eg. the foreman mercilessly overworked his aggrieved employees)
- Agile: quick, nimble (eg. the dogs were too slow to catch the agile rabbit)
- Agnostic: believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven (eg. Joey's parents are very religious, but he is agnostic)
- Agriculture: farming (eg. tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as agriculture)
Places and Objects
- Aisle: a passageway between rows of seats (eg. once we got inside the stadium we walked down the aisle to our seats)
Actions and Emotions
- Alacrity: eagerness, speed (eg. Chuck loved to help his mother, so when his mother asked him to set the table, he did so with alacrity)
- Alias: a false name or identity (eg. he snuck past the guards by using an alias and fake ID)
- Allay: to soothe, ease (eg. the chairman of the Federal Reserve gave a speech to try to allay investors' fears about an economic downturn)
- Allege: to assert, usually without proof (eg. the policeman had alleged that Marshall committed the crime, but after the investigation turned up no evidence, Marshall was set free)
- Alleviate: to relieve, make more bearable (eg. this drug will alleviate the symptoms of the terrible disease, but only for a while)
- Allocate: to distribute, set aside (eg. the Mayor allocated 30 percent of the funds for improving the town's schools)
Personality Traits
- Aloof: reserved, distant (eg. the scientist could sometimes seem aloof, as if he didn't care about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantum mechanics)
Conflict
- Altercation: a dispute, fight (eg. Jason and Lionel blamed one another for the car accident, leading to an altercation)
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