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BVS.Ch.8.Pg.46-47

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20 questions
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Compensate
Concieve
Derive
Diversity
Inhibit
Moderate
Supplement
Surpass
Tentative
Verify
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Diversity
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Supplement
Surpass
Tentative
Verify
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Question 1
1.

  • Some companies still don’t compensate women for their work as much as they pay men who do similar work.
  • When an oil rig explosion killed sam, the company compensated his widow with 100,000. However, nothing could really repay her for his loss.

Question 2
2.

  • When studying Australia in school, I conceived an interesting class project each student could write to an Australian pen pal.
  • Most people in the 1800s could not have imagined such things as TV and heart transplants. What will the next hundred years bring that we cannot yet conceive.

Question 3
3.

  • We derive plastics from oil. As a result, when oil prices go up, so do the prices of plastic products.
  • Sarah derived pleasure from visiting and reading to old people after school. she enjoyed their company and felt she was doing something worthwhile.

Question 4
4.

There’s a great diversity of breakfast cereals at the supermarket. There are so many different kinds that they take up half an isle.
"One thing I'm looking for in a college," Janelle told her counselor, "is diversity. I want to meet many different kinds of people."

Question 5
5.

  • Steve wanted to drive fast in his new car, but the fact that he had already gotten two speeding tickets inhibited him.
  • Many people believe exercise makes one eat more, but I find that exercise inhibits my urge to snack.

Question 6
6.

The trail was neither flat nor extremely steep it was moderate, suitable for the average hiker.
The prices at this restaurant aren’t dirt cheap, but they are moderate. So we should be able to have nice dinner without spending too much.

Question 7
7.

Many people supplement their diet with vitamins.
At busy times of the year, the department store supplements its sales staff with temporary workers.

Question 8
8.

With hard work, you can reach and even surpass many of your highest goals.
Denise was disappointed that she had only matched Rhonda's record leap in the high jump she had hoped to surpass it.

Question 9
9.

My parents' wedding anniversary party date is tentative. Before we finalize the date, we have to be sure that everyone can be with us that weekend.
Class membership was tentative because many students were still dropping and adding courses.

Question 10
10.

Race officials verified who the winner was by checking a photo of the horses at the finish line.
We'd love to come to the party, but I have to check my calendar to verify that we're free that evening.

Compensate
Concieve
Derive
Diversity
Inhibit
Moderate
Supplement
Surpass
Tentative
Verify
Question 11
11.
_______ Variety
Question 12
12.
_______ To make suitable payment to; pay; repay
Question 13
13.
_______ To do better than; go beyond in achievement or quality
Question 14
14.
_______ To test or check the truth or accuracy of something; prove
Question 15
15.
_______ To add to, especially to make up for the lack of something
Question 16
16.
_______ To receive from a source; get
Question 17
17.
_______ Not definite; not final
Question 18
18.
_______ Medium; average; not extreme in quality, degree, or amount
Question 19
19.
_______ To think of; imagine
Question 20
20.
_______ To hold back; prevent