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Midterm Vocab Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| make a problem seem bigger than it really is | make a mountain out of a molehill |
| go straight towards something | make a beeline for |
| flirt | make eyes at someone |
| go away quickly, leave | make yourself scarce |
| have enough money to pay the bills | make ends meet |
| free, paid for by the owner | on the house |
| for sale | on the block |
| without planning ahead | on the spur of the moment |
| on time | on the dot |
| person in charge of a school | principal |
| rule or belief | principle |
| another name for a bird | fowl |
| what you get in sports when you disobey the rules | foul |
| car with two doors | coupe |
| car with a top that can fold down | convertible |
| makes laws for our country, Senate & House of Representatives | legislative branch |
| carries out the laws of our country, President | executive branch |
| decides if laws are good and if people are following the laws, Supreme Court | judicial branch |
| keep something in good condition | maintain |
| instrument that tells how far a car has traveled | odometer |
| instrument that tells how fast a car is traveling | speedometer |
| change or influence | affect |
| words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings | homophones |
| promise | oath |
| number of miles a car can travel on a certain amount of gas | gas mileage |