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HMH Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| favorable | Something that is __________ gives a benefit or contributes to success |
| porthole | A _______ is a small round window on a ship |
| densely | If something is covered _______, the covering is so thick that it is difficult to see through |
| panic | _______ is a feeling of strong fear that leaves someone unable to think clearly |
| foreword | The introduction to a book is called its ________ |
| prose | Unlike poetry, ______ is "ordinary writing," in the form of sentences and paragraphs |
| dialogue | The ________ is the conversation among characters in a story |
| climax | The _____ of a story is its most important event and usually happens near the end |
| reasonable | If something is ________, it is logical and easy to understand |
| delirious | When someone is _________, he or she is confused due to fever or illness |
| deficiencies | If something has _______, it has weaknesses or flaws |
| impulse | An ________ is the desire to do something |
| passionate | To have a __________ feeling is to have strong emotions about it |
| eccentric | Someone who is ______ is odd |
| distinguished | A _________ group is know and respected for its excellence |
| prototype | A ______ is a rough model created to test something before creating it in its final form |
| evidently | If something happened ________, it happened for an obvious reason |
| revere | If you _______ someone, you think very highly of that person |
| illustrious | An _______ person is famous for his or her achievements |
| transcend | If you _________ a boundary, you go above or beyond it |
| excel | To ______ at something is to be very good at it |
| gadgets | ________ are small, specialized machines or electronic devices |
| chugged | If a machine _________ along, it moved slowly and noisily |
| sputtered | If something _______, it worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noised |
| flop | Something that is a ______ is a complete failure |
| incandescent | Something that is _________ gives off a lot of light |
| patents | _________ are legal documents. If you get a ________ for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it |
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