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2CONV0028

 

2CONV0028 Verb


676. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; ""After drinking too much, the students vomited""; ""He purged continuously""; ""The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night""
A. six
B. amount
C. sick
D. as

677. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; ""We all rooted for the home team""; ""I'm pulling for the underdog""; ""Are you siding with the defender of the title?""
A. saw
B. side
C. curtain
D. end

678. be seated
A. flat
B. bark
C. sit
D. buy

679. be asleep
A. round
B. common
C. sleep
D. saw

680. lose velocity; move more slowly; ""The car decelerated""
A. barrel
B. round
C. breath
D. slow

681. make calm or still; ""quiet the dragons of worry and fear""
A. still
B. white
C. cake
D. bent

682. come to a halt, stop moving; ""the car stopped""; ""She stopped in front of a store window""
A. bone
B. crush
C. pick
D. stop

683. expose one's body to the sun
A. sun
B. who
C. home
D. ball

684. carry out; ""take action""; ""take steps""; ""take vengeance""
A. call
B. wind
C. take
D. old

685. express in words; ""He said that he wanted to marry her""; ""tell me what is bothering you""; ""state your opinion""; ""state your name""
A. clean
B. circle
C. desk
D. tell

686. express gratitude or show appreciation to
A. meet
B. thank
C. girl
D. ask

687. judge or regard; look upon; judge; ""I think he is very smart""; ""I believe her to be very smart""; ""I think that he is her boyfriend""; ""The racist conceives such people to be inferior""
A. birthday
B. think
C. climb
D. win

688. travel by getting free rides from motorists
A. control
B. down
C. go
D. thumb

689. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; ""he clocked the runners""
A. know
B. check
C. time
D. sixteen

690. go beyond; ""She exceeded our expectations""; ""She topped her performance of last year""
A. drew
B. help
C. top
D. choose

691. behave carelessly or indifferently; ""Play about with a young girl's affection""
A. gray
B. all
C. toy
D. head

692. chase a bear up a tree with dogs and kill it
A. tree
B. push
C. coat
D. butter

693. make an effort or attempt; ""He tried to shake off his fears""; ""The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps""; ""The police attempted to stop the thief""; ""He sought to improve himself""; ""She always seeks to do good in the world""
A. put
B. corn
C. fox
D. try

694. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; ""Turn towards me""; ""The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face""; ""She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs""
A. in
B. turn
C. carry
D. camp

695. raise; ""up the ante""
A. fix
B. clear
C. up
D. better

696. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; ""use your head!""; ""we only use Spanish at home""; ""I can't make use of this tool""; ""Apply a magnetic field here"
A. kept
B. quick
C. use
D. I

697. use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; ""Walk, don't run!""; ""We walked instead of driving""; ""She walks with a slight limp""; ""The patient cannot walk yet""; ""Walk over to the cabinet""
A. continue
B. walk
C. distance
D. run

698. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; ""I want to go home now""; ""I want my own room""
A. want
B. wish
C. brown
D. dad

699. come up; ""Tears well in her eyes""
A. well
B. sixth
C. can
D. leave

700. cause to become wet; ""Wet your face""
A. wet
B. doll
C. hole
D. man

 

ANSWERS


  1. (C) sick
  2. (B) side
  3. (C) sit
  4. (C) sleep
  5. (D) slow
  6. (A) still
  7. (D) stop
  8. (A) sun
  9. (C) take
  10. (D) tell
  11. (B) thank
  12. (B) think
  13. (D) thumb
  14. (C) time
  15. (C) top
  16. (C) toy
  17. (A) tree
  18. (D) try
  19. (B) turn
  20. (C) up
  21. (C) use
  22. (B) walk
  23. (A) want
  24. (A) well
  25. (A) wet
  26. sick-->Verb-->eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; ""After drinking too much, the students vomited""; ""He purged continuously""; ""The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night""
  27. side-->Verb-->take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; ""We all rooted for the home team""; ""I'm pulling for the underdog""; ""Are you siding with the defender of the title?""
  28. sit-->Verb-->be seated
  29. sleep-->Verb-->be asleep
  30. slow-->Verb-->lose velocity; move more slowly; ""The car decelerated""
  31. still-->Verb-->make calm or still; ""quiet the dragons of worry and fear""
  32. stop-->Verb-->come to a halt, stop moving; ""the car stopped""; ""She stopped in front of a store window""
  33. sun-->Verb-->expose one's body to the sun
  34. take-->Verb-->carry out; ""take action""; ""take steps""; ""take vengeance""
  35. tell-->Verb-->express in words; ""He said that he wanted to marry her""; ""tell me what is bothering you""; ""state your opinion""; ""state your name""
  36. thank-->Verb-->express gratitude or show appreciation to
  37. think-->Verb-->judge or regard; look upon; judge; ""I think he is very smart""; ""I believe her to be very smart""; ""I think that he is her boyfriend""; ""The racist conceives such people to be inferior""
  38. thumb-->Verb-->travel by getting free rides from motorists
  39. time-->Verb-->measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; ""he clocked the runners""
  40. top-->Verb-->go beyond; ""She exceeded our expectations""; ""She topped her performance of last year""
  41. toy-->Verb-->behave carelessly or indifferently; ""Play about with a young girl's affection""
  42. tree-->Verb-->chase a bear up a tree with dogs and kill it
  43. try-->Verb-->make an effort or attempt; ""He tried to shake off his fears""; ""The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps""; ""The police attempted to stop the thief""; ""He sought to improve himself""; ""She always seeks to do good in the world""
  44. turn-->Verb-->change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; ""Turn towards me""; ""The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face""; ""She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs""
  45. up-->Verb-->raise; ""up the ante""
  46. use-->Verb-->put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; ""use your head!""; ""we only use Spanish at home""; ""I can't make use of this tool""; ""Apply a magnetic field here"
  47. walk-->Verb-->use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; ""Walk, don't run!""; ""We walked instead of driving""; ""She walks with a slight limp""; ""The patient cannot walk yet""; ""Walk over to the cabinet""
  48. want-->Verb-->feel or have a desire for; want strongly; ""I want to go home now""; ""I want my own room""
  49. well-->Verb-->come up; ""Tears well in her eyes""
  50. wet-->Verb-->cause to become wet; ""Wet your face""

 

 

PROFESSOR STEVEN DONAHUE MIAMI DADE COLLEGE  


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