3CONV0029

3CONV0029 Verb

701. turn white; ""This detergent will whiten your laundry""
A. bury
B. alike
C. white
D. close

702. decree or ordain; ""God wills our existence""
A. boot
B. old
C. dime
D. will

703. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; ""He won the Gold Medal in skating""; ""Our home team won""; ""Win the game""
A. continue
B. fish
C. win
D. barrel

704. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; ""the river winds through the hills""; ""the path meanders through the vineyards""; ""sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body""
A. wind
B. dish
C. give
D. believe

705. hope for; have a wish; ""I wish I could go home now""
A. below
B. kick
C. sixteen
D. wish

706. treat unjustly; do wrong to
A. wrong
B. here
C. pull
D. little

707. turn yellow; ""The pages of the book began to yellow""
A. bother
B. turn
C. yellow
D. sleep

708. go away or leave; ""He absented himself""
A. week
B. build
C. cherry
D. absent

709. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); ""think before you act""; ""We must move quickly""; ""The governor should act on the new energy bill""; ""The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a
A. act
B. joy
C. leave
D. coat

710. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; ""He was warned that the district attorney would process him""; ""She actioned the company for discrimination""
A. action
B. drink
C. absent
D. saw

711. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, zise or scope of; ""We added two students to that dorm room""; ""She added a personal note to her letter""; ""Add insult to injury""; ""Add
A. brain
B. bicycle
C. add
D. as

712. speak to; ""He addressed the crowd outside the window""
A. below
B. address
C. no
D. box

713. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; ""When you buy these stocks you are gambling""
A. clean
B. adventure
C. long
D. double

714. begin to seem older; get older; ""The death of his wife caused him to age fast""
A. red
B. wish
C. age
D. desk

715. be in accord; be in agreement; ""We agreed on the terms of the settlement""; ""I can't agree with you!""; ""I hold with those who say life is sacred""; ""Both philosophers concord on this point""
A. agree
B. street
C. leave
D. corner

716. expose to fresh air; ""aerate your old sneakers""
A. pet
B. air
C. eight
D. here

717. be tantamount or equivalent to; ""Her action amounted to a rebellion""
A. bad
B. amount
C. just
D. coat

718. reply or respond to; ""She didn't want to answer""; ""answer the question""; ""We answered that we would accept the invitation""
A. bath
B. answer
C. begin
D. air

719. prepare oneself for a military confrontation; ""The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East""; ""troops are building up on the Iraqui border""
A. flag
B. blame
C. coat
D. arm

720. inquire about; ""I asked about their special today""; ""He had to ask directions several times""
A. win
B. ask
C. bother
D. body

721. stop sleeping; ""She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock""
A. awake
B. check
C. double
D. soy

722. treat with excessive indulgence; ""grandparents often pamper the children""; ""Let's not mollycoddle our students!""
A. cow
B. turn
C. build
D. baby

723. harass with persistent criticism or carping; ""The children teased the new teacher""; ""Don't ride me so hard over my failure""; ""His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie""
A. draw
B. bait
C. black
D. then

724. ride in a hot-air balloon; ""He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China""
A. discover
B. balloon
C. help
D. coil

725. tip laterally; ""the pilot had to bank the aircraft""
A. push
B. bright
C. cool
D. bank

ANSWERS

1. (C) white
2. (D) will
3. (C) win
4. (A) wind
5. (D) wish
6. (A) wrong
7. (C) yellow
8. (D) absent
9. (A) act
10. (A) action
11. (C) add
12. (B) address
13. (B) adventure
14. (C) age
15. (A) agree
16. (B) air
17. (B) amount
18. (B) answer
19. (D) arm
20. (B) ask
21. (A) awake
22. (D) baby
23. (B) bait
24. (B) balloon
25. (D) bank
26. white-->Verb-->turn white; ""This detergent will whiten your laundry""
27. will-->Verb-->decree or ordain; ""God wills our existence""
28. win-->Verb-->be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; ""He won the Gold Medal in skating""; ""Our home team won""; ""Win the game""
29. wind-->Verb-->to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; ""the river winds through the hills""; ""the path meanders through the vineyards""; ""sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body""
30. wish-->Verb-->hope for; have a wish; ""I wish I could go home now""
31. wrong-->Verb-->treat unjustly; do wrong to
32. yellow-->Verb-->turn yellow; ""The pages of the book began to yellow""
33. absent-->Verb-->go away or leave; ""He absented himself""
34. act-->Verb-->perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); ""think before you act""; ""We must move quickly""; ""The governor should act on the new energy bill""; ""The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a
35. action-->Verb-->institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; ""He was warned that the district attorney would process him""; ""She actioned the company for discrimination""
36. add-->Verb-->make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, zise or scope of; ""We added two students to that dorm room""; ""She added a personal note to her letter""; ""Add insult to injury""; ""Add
37. address-->Verb-->speak to; ""He addressed the crowd outside the window""
38. adventure-->Verb-->take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; ""When you buy these stocks you are gambling""
39. age-->Verb-->begin to seem older; get older; ""The death of his wife caused him to age fast""
40. agree-->Verb-->be in accord; be in agreement; ""We agreed on the terms of the settlement""; ""I can't agree with you!""; ""I hold with those who say life is sacred""; ""Both philosophers concord on this point""
41. air-->Verb-->expose to fresh air; ""aerate your old sneakers""
42. amount-->Verb-->be tantamount or equivalent to; ""Her action amounted to a rebellion""
43. answer-->Verb-->reply or respond to; ""She didn't want to answer""; ""answer the question""; ""We answered that we would accept the invitation""
44. arm-->Verb-->prepare oneself for a military confrontation; ""The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East""; ""troops are building up on the Iraqui border""
45. ask-->Verb-->inquire about; ""I asked about their special today""; ""He had to ask directions several times""
46. awake-->Verb-->stop sleeping; ""She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock""
47. baby-->Verb-->treat with excessive indulgence; ""grandparents often pamper the children""; ""Let's not mollycoddle our students!""
48. bait-->Verb-->harass with persistent criticism or carping; ""The children teased the new teacher""; ""Don't ride me so hard over my failure""; ""His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie""
49. balloon-->Verb-->ride in a hot-air balloon; ""He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China""
50. bank-->Verb-->tip laterally; ""the pilot had to bank the aircraft""