Lesson 10: Turning

The workers cheered when they learned the owners had ___ their decision to close the business.

The teacher asked the students to ___ the views held by Northerners and Southerners during the Civil War.

A creature with a spine or backbone.

At many schools, a dress code is a _____ subject that brings out sharp differences in opinions.

Being an _____ means that you love talking and socializing with other people.

One’s opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute.

If you are an ____ you might be quiet or withdrawn in social settings.

Talented, not limited, able to turn easily from one thing to another.

The ____ between Jennie‘s excellent swimming and her clumsy diving puzzled the coach.

The villain in the movie is the superheroes’ ______.

Inclined to say the opposite or deny; inconsistent.

To point out differences; to set apart one as unlike another.

The babysitter found that it was easy to ___ the children with outdoor games.

To turn aside or in another direction.

Predominantly focused on external things or social interaction rather than on internal thoughts and feelings.

A way of presenting, a point of view.

I always ____ my eyes from the TV during the scary parts of the movie.

The evidence was ____, so the jury had a hard time reaching a verdict.

Against (usually abbreviated to vs.)

The students considered having the test preparation help on Saturday morning ____ right after school.

Difference.

The lead role required a _____ actress who could dance and sing as well as act.

To deny the truth by saying the opposite.

_____ to his mothers directions, Jorge stayed up late to finish his book.

The security camera appears to ____ Gail’s statement that she never left the hotel.

To entertain or amuse.

Debatable; stirring up opinions that turn against each other and clash.

A police officer ____ traffic to side streets as the accident was being cleared from the main room.

To change or turn in a different direction.

Causing movement backwards.

In contrast to.

The newspaper reports that the championship game will be Glencove ___ Lakeland.

Marta did not like the movie ____ of the story as much as she liked the book.

A person who is focused on internal thoughts and feelings rather than on external things or social interaction. Quiet.

The category of ____ includes not only humans but also fish and birds.

To turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts).

Inclined to oppose and be stubborn, opposite.

Mom shifted into ____ gear and backed out of the driveway.