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Select from the list that follows, the word that best completes the numbered
sentences.
circumference
monologue synchronize
nonconformist
pronoun
contradict
illiteracy
introverted
symphony
disoriented
ultramodern
postpone
Hypodermic
illogical
intercollegiate
abnormal
multitude
multimillionaire
preface
malfunction
submit
antifreeze
monosyllabic
hypersensitive
precursors
triplets
misjudge
predicts
bifocals
disregarded
13. ______________ football between the two universities attracts large crowd at
the stadium.
14. A word used in the place of a noun is called ______________,.
15. A person with many millions I called a ______________.
16. If you put off doing something until a later time, you ______________ it.
17. The accident occurred because the driver totally ______________ all the
warnings about road conditions.
18. You must ______________ all your credentials by the appointed time if you
wish to be considered for the job.
19. It is ______________ to expect a passing grade in the class if all your
assignments have been late or incomplete.
20. When I awoke in a strange room, I was so ______________ that it took
several minutes for me to get my bearings.
21. In contrast to his brothers ______________ home in the suburbs, David built
a rustic log cabin with no modern conveniences.
22. The root loqui means to speak. A speech or kit that involves only one person
is a ______________.
23. The ______________ in the machine caused a reduction in production for the
day. When the machine works properly, the production is increased.
24. The root chron means time. If we want to be sure we have exactly the same
time, we should _____________ our watches.
25. The root phono means sound. A _____________ is a large orchestra that
plays a harmony of sounds in different rhythms.
26. A high temperature and headache are often _____________ of a more
serious illness.
27. One who is interested only in his or her own thoughts and feelings is said to be
__________________.
28. There was such a______________ of people in the rally, I could not see any
of the speakers.
29. A ______________ word is a word having only one syllable.
30. Americans are viewing the spread of ______________ with growing alarm.
Reading and writing are basic survival skills.