1
Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
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Answer Correctly
stealth
igniting
exception
incisive
Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."
2
The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited.
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Answer Correctly
fickle
censure
courtesy
genial
Solution
The definition for civility is "Politeness." Used in a sentence: The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."
3
The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy.
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Answer Correctly
remedial
adversary
immoderate
extol
Solution
The definition for corrective is "Intended to correct." Used in a sentence: The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."
4
The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
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Answer Correctly
pantomime
deceit
fickle
comparable
Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."
5Ploy most nearly means:
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Answer Correctly
strategem
insinuate
ecstatic
futile
Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."