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3CONV0034

 

3CONV0034 Verb


826. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; ""The government oppresses political activists""
A. road
B. green
C. crush
D. here

827. form a crust or form into a crust; ""The bread crusted in the oven""
A. bend
B. crow
C. cross
D. crust

828. utter a sudden loud cry; ""she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle""; ""I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me""
A. arrow
B. fall
C. joy
D. cry

829. form a curl, curve, or kink; ""the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling""
A. card
B. deep
C. curl
D. may

830. provide with drapery; ""curtain the bedrooms""
A. bother
B. direction
C. soy
D. curtain

831. move in a graceful and rhythmical way; ""The young girl danced into the room""
A. bring
B. dance
C. address
D. crack

832. go on a date with; ""Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart""
A. break
B. date
C. chosen
D. creep

833. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; ""The mother deserted her children""
A. up
B. desert
C. hello
D. cheat

834. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; ""She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water""; ""We found traces of lead in the paint""
A. five
B. discover
C. carry
D. barrel

835. keep at a distance; ""we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living""
A. lay
B. able
C. close
D. distance

836. increase twofold; ""The population doubled within 50 years""
A. creep
B. lost
C. circle
D. double

837. pull, as against a resistance; ""He dragged the big suitcase behind him""; ""These worries were dragging at him""
A. clown
B. chin
C. drag
D. alone

838. cause to move along the ground by pulling; ""draw a wagon""; ""pull a sled""
A. cloud
B. next
C. cord
D. draw

839. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
A. far
B. above
C. dream
D. bad

840. put on clothes; ""we had to dress quickly""; ""dress the patient""; ""Can the child dress by herself?""
A. six
B. last
C. dress
D. mad

841. operate or control a vehicle; ""drive a car or bus""; ""Can you drive this four-wheel truck?""
A. wish
B. do
C. round
D. drive

 

ANSWERS


  1. (C) crush
  2. (D) crust
  3. (D) cry
  4. (C) curl
  5. (D) curtain
  6. (B) dance
  7. (B) date
  8. (B) desert
  9. (B) discover
  10. (D) distance
  11. (D) double
  12. (C) drag
  13. (D) draw
  14. (C) dream
  15. (C) dress
  16. (D) drive
  17. crush-->Verb-->come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; ""The government oppresses political activists""
  18. crust-->Verb-->form a crust or form into a crust; ""The bread crusted in the oven""
  19. cry-->Verb-->utter a sudden loud cry; ""she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle""; ""I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me""
  20. curl-->Verb-->form a curl, curve, or kink; ""the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling""
  21. curtain-->Verb-->provide with drapery; ""curtain the bedrooms""
  22. dance-->Verb-->move in a graceful and rhythmical way; ""The young girl danced into the room""
  23. date-->Verb-->go on a date with; ""Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart""
  24. desert-->Verb-->leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; ""The mother deserted her children""
  25. discover-->Verb-->discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; ""She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water""; ""We found traces of lead in the paint""
  26. distance-->Verb-->keep at a distance; ""we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living""
  27. double-->Verb-->increase twofold; ""The population doubled within 50 years""
  28. drag-->Verb-->pull, as against a resistance; ""He dragged the big suitcase behind him""; ""These worries were dragging at him""
  29. draw-->Verb-->cause to move along the ground by pulling; ""draw a wagon""; ""pull a sled""
  30. dream-->Verb-->have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
  31. dress-->Verb-->put on clothes; ""we had to dress quickly""; ""dress the patient""; ""Can the child dress by herself?""
  32. drive-->Verb-->operate or control a vehicle; ""drive a car or bus""; ""Can you drive this four-wheel truck?""

 

 

PROFESSOR STEVEN DONAHUE MIAMI DADE COLLEGE  


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