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2CONV0027

 

2CONV0027 Verb


651. care for like a mother; ""She fusses over her husband""
A. long
B. mother
C. buzz
D. us

652. change location; move, travel, or proceed; ""How fast does your new car go?""; ""We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus""; ""The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect""; ""The soldiers moved towards the city in an
A. move
B. boot
C. capital
D. clear

653. assign a specified, proper name to; ""They named their son David""; ""The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader""
A. name
B. bend
C. red
D. crack

654. move towards; ""We were approaching our destination""; ""They are drawing near""; ""The enemy army came nearer and nearer""
A. near
B. draw
C. low
D. ten

655. require as useful, just, or proper; ""It takes nerve to do what she did""; ""success usually requires hard work""; ""This job asks a lot of patience and skill""; ""This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice""; ""This dinner ca
A. need
B. turn
C. climb
D. crack

656. make as a net profit; ""The company cleared $1 million""
A. bed
B. boil
C. collect
D. net

657. to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; ""This actor outed last year""
A. pink
B. green
C. out
D. cut

658. stroke or caress gently; ""pet the lamb""
A. push
B. go
C. pet
D. count

659. select carefully from a group; ""She finally picked her successor""; ""He picked his way carefully""
A. flat
B. pick
C. put
D. may

660. make light, repeated taps on a surface; ""he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently""
A. pink
B. sixth
C. run
D. bell

661. participate in games or sport; ""We played hockey all afternoon""; ""play cards""; ""Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches""
A. sixth
B. well
C. win
D. play

662. cause to move along the ground by pulling; ""draw a wagon""; ""pull a sled""
A. crow
B. off
C. pull
D. check

663. move with force, ""He pushed the table into a corner""
A. cheat
B. push
C. job
D. give

664. put into a certain place or abstract location; ""Put your things here""; ""Set the tray down""; ""Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children""; ""Place emphasis on a certain point""
A. flat
B. put
C. flat
D. ready

665. precipitate as rain; ""If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding""
A. church
B. dirt
C. rain
D. clear

666. interpret something that is written or printed; ""read the advertisement""; ""Have you read Salman Rushdie?""
A. thumb
B. job
C. net
D. read

667. interpret something that is written or printed; ""read the advertisement""; ""Have you read Salman Rushdie?""
A. lie
B. read
C. barrel
D. chair

668. prepare for eating by applying heat; ""Cook me dinner, please""; ""can you make me an omelette?""; ""fix breakfast for the guests, please""
A. bank
B. ready
C. dirt
D. easy

669. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; ""She never sat a horse!""; ""Did you ever ride a camel?""; ""The girl liked to drive the young mare""
A. as
B. kid
C. moon
D. ride

670. wind around; move along a circular course; ""round the bend""
A. round
B. more
C. not
D. act

671. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; ""Don't run
A. run
B. like
C. cross
D. ball

672. cut with a saw; ""saw wood for the fireplace""
A. saw
B. bread
C. dance
D. dime

673. express in words; ""He said that he wanted to marry her""; ""tell me what is bothering you""; ""state your opinion""; ""state your name""
A. clay
B. say
C. kid
D. flag

674. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; ""You have to be a good observer to see all the details""; ""Can you see the bird in that tree?""; ""He is blind
A. see
B. sleep
C. crowd
D. well

675. put into a certain place or abstract location; ""Put your things here""; ""Set the tray down""; ""Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children""; ""Place emphasis on a certain point""
A. flat
B. fast
C. set
D. chapter

 

ANSWERS


  1. (B) mother
  2. (A) move
  3. (A) name
  4. (A) near
  5. (A) need
  6. (D) net
  7. (C) out
  8. (C) pet
  9. (B) pick
  10. (A) pink
  11. (D) play
  12. (C) pull
  13. (B) push
  14. (B) put
  15. (C) rain
  16. (D) read
  17. (B) read
  18. (B) ready
  19. (D) ride
  20. (A) round
  21. (A) run
  22. (A) saw
  23. (B) say
  24. (A) see
  25. (C) set
  26. mother-->Verb-->care for like a mother; ""She fusses over her husband""
  27. move-->Verb-->change location; move, travel, or proceed; ""How fast does your new car go?""; ""We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus""; ""The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect""; ""The soldiers moved towards the city in an
  28. name-->Verb-->assign a specified, proper name to; ""They named their son David""; ""The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader""
  29. near-->Verb-->move towards; ""We were approaching our destination""; ""They are drawing near""; ""The enemy army came nearer and nearer""
  30. need-->Verb-->require as useful, just, or proper; ""It takes nerve to do what she did""; ""success usually requires hard work""; ""This job asks a lot of patience and skill""; ""This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice""; ""This dinner ca
  31. net-->Verb-->make as a net profit; ""The company cleared $1 million""
  32. out-->Verb-->to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; ""This actor outed last year""
  33. pet-->Verb-->stroke or caress gently; ""pet the lamb""
  34. pick-->Verb-->select carefully from a group; ""She finally picked her successor""; ""He picked his way carefully""
  35. pink-->Verb-->make light, repeated taps on a surface; ""he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently""
  36. play-->Verb-->participate in games or sport; ""We played hockey all afternoon""; ""play cards""; ""Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches""
  37. pull-->Verb-->cause to move along the ground by pulling; ""draw a wagon""; ""pull a sled""
  38. push-->Verb-->move with force, ""He pushed the table into a corner""
  39. put-->Verb-->put into a certain place or abstract location; ""Put your things here""; ""Set the tray down""; ""Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children""; ""Place emphasis on a certain point""
  40. rain-->Verb-->precipitate as rain; ""If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding""
  41. read-->Verb-->interpret something that is written or printed; ""read the advertisement""; ""Have you read Salman Rushdie?""
  42. read-->Verb-->interpret something that is written or printed; ""read the advertisement""; ""Have you read Salman Rushdie?""
  43. ready-->Verb-->prepare for eating by applying heat; ""Cook me dinner, please""; ""can you make me an omelette?""; ""fix breakfast for the guests, please""
  44. ride-->Verb-->sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; ""She never sat a horse!""; ""Did you ever ride a camel?""; ""The girl liked to drive the young mare""
  45. round-->Verb-->wind around; move along a circular course; ""round the bend""
  46. run-->Verb-->move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; ""Don't run
  47. saw-->Verb-->cut with a saw; ""saw wood for the fireplace""
  48. say-->Verb-->express in words; ""He said that he wanted to marry her""; ""tell me what is bothering you""; ""state your opinion""; ""state your name""
  49. see-->Verb-->perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; ""You have to be a good observer to see all the details""; ""Can you see the bird in that tree?""; ""He is blind
  50. set-->Verb-->put into a certain place or abstract location; ""Put your things here""; ""Set the tray down""; ""Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children""; ""Place emphasis on a certain point""

 

 

PROFESSOR STEVEN DONAHUE MIAMI DADE COLLEGE  


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