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Vocab 8 Lesson 15
mock : disrespect ::
To discredit a theory is to
Vocab 8 Lesson 15
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To
discredit
a theory is to
prove it
persuade people to investigate it
invent it
destroy people's confidence in it
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mock : disrespect ::
defer : authority
defer : respect
defer : knowledge
defer : ruler
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Antonym :
chastised
avoided
lectured
praised
warned
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Why might a gardener
cull
her vegetable garden?
to pick the prettiest flowers
to remove the weeds
to fertilize the soil in her garden
because it is time to harvest her vegetables
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Synonym :
defer
scheme
postpone
finalize
plan
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Synonym :
desist
discourage
insist
sicken
stop
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overflow : container ::
encroach : advance
encroach : army
encroach : attack
encroach : boundary
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Antonym :
stamina
brevity
weakness
lightheartedness
courage
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Synonym :
chastise
instruct
counsel
silence
rebuke
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Antonym :
restive
mournful
friendly
exhausted
patient
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shame : self-esteem ::
discredit : attack
discredit : reputation
discredit : hurt
discredit : evildoer
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To whom is a teacher most likely to show
deference
?
students who earn high grades
students who sometimes fail to turn in their homework
disrespectful students
the school principal
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The park was under police
surveillance
during the outdoor music festival. The police were
stationed at checkpoints around the park.
watching the park carefully.
checking in occassionally during the event.
working at the information booth.
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Synonym :
lurid
irritating
uncomfortable
gruesome
depressing
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Shane felt a sense of
foreboding
when he entered the haunted house at the carnival. Shane felt
like the decorations didn't seem authentic.
frightened but excited.
sick and shaky.
like something bad was going to happen.
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Antonym :
irrational
tolerant
sensible
welcoming
generous
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Antonym :
humane
cruel
unimportant
childish
disobedient
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praise : criticize ::
perpetuate : continue
perpetuate : terminate
perpetuate : facilitate
perpetuate : indefinite
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Synonym :
ascertain
explain
organize
determine
protect
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Which might make a
lurid
glow?
a bedside lamp
a sunrise on a clear morning
a sunset on a hazy evening
a streetlight on a clear night
