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IRHS Week 19 VOCAB
p. 111-114
Question | Answer |
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My dog Ginger had to go to the vet because she had a _____________ condition which made her lose her fur. | chronic |
I attended a full-day seminar, but I couldn’t go to all of the presentations because they were ____________ and I couldn’t be in two places at one time! | concurrent |
My P.E. teacher told me to catch up with the rest of the class and not __________ in the locker room. | dawdle |
We had to rush my mom to the hospital because the birth of my baby sister was _____________ and my mom didn’t want to have her in the back of our Ford minivan. | imminent |
Many grade schools teach about the negative effects of bullying because they believe they can stop it in its _____________ stage, when the bullies are young and impressionable. | incipient |
The man who invented the ______________ windshield wiper setting (the one that slows it down to occasionally) made very little money off his invention because the car companies stole his idea. | intermittent |
When people in the U.S. are asked to name their favorite sports teams, they usually give the following ___________ favorites: The Yankees, the Red Sox, the Cowboys, the Packers, and the LA Dodgers. | perennial |
Last weekend I was determined not to ____________________, so I did all of my homework on Friday night! | procrastinate |
I don’t get very good grades in math because I turn in my homework on Mondays only; my _______________ submission of homework leads to my 20% overall grade. | sporadic |
In America, everyone has to go to school until 16 years of age because we have a/an ______________ education law. | compulsory |
I didn’t go on the hike because I found out it would _________ hiking 30 miles, uphill, and camping out where there would be javelinas, rattlesnakes and mountain lions – no thanks!!! | entail |
If you want to make the football team, it is _____________ that you work out and maintain excellent physical fitness. | imperative |
Now that I’ve had a cell phone for more than 10 years, I find that it is a/an ________________ part of my life; I must have it to function! | Indispensable |
If a freshmen student plans on taking Intermediate Drama his sophomore year, he must make sure that he passed the ______________ course, Introduction to Drama. | prerequisite |
Most people think that an ostrich's wings are _____________________ since it doesn't actually fly. | superfluous |