Word List

• adv. If something goes ashore, it goes from the water to the land.
  After a long day of fishing, Glen pulled his boat ashore, so it wouldn't float away.
• v. To contradict means to state the opposite of what someone else has said.
  Ken was always fighting with his little sister because she kept contradicting him.
• n. A counterpart is something that is very similar to something else in what it does.
  Our manager will meet our rival company's counterpart later today.
• adj. When something or someone is devoid of a thing, they are missing it.
  The movie was devoid of any violence, so it was a perfect movie for the family.
• v. To diverge is to become different or to follow a different direction.
  The road diverged into two paths that led to our houses.
• n. An embryo is a human or animal that is still growing inside its mother.
  Some doctors say that what a mother eats has a big effect on her embryo.
• adv. When something finally happens, it happens at the end of a series of events.
  We finally reached our destination.
• n. A gazette is a newspaper.
  Alice wants to write for a gazette when she's older.
• adj. If something is homogeneous, it is made up of things which are all the same.
  All of the houses on Victor's block were boring and homogenous.
• n. An individual is a single member of a group.
  Each individual is responsible for themselves.
• adj. A major event is a very important event.
  There had been a major shift in government policy.
• v. To obstruct something means to get in its way.
  The car broke down on the road and obstructed traffic for hours.
• v. To plunge means to move down into something very quickly.
  The water in the pool was very cold, but the boy plunged in anyway.
• v. To prolong means to make something last for a longer time.
  Sandy walked slowly across the beach, trying to prolong her lunch break.
• v. To publicize is to make something get a lot of attention.
  The company publicized the job positions in the newspaper.
• n. A surplus is an extra amount of something.
  The store sold their surplus items on sale.
• v. When something survives, it manages to continue to live in spite of difficult circumstances.
  She survived a heart attack.
• v. To theorize means to develop ideas about something.
  They enjoyed theorizing about how things worked.
• v. To verify means to find out if something is true.
  Julian called the movie theater to verify that the movie started at nine.
• adj. If something or someone is vigorous, they use a lot of energy.
  Henry uses vigorous exercise to keep himself in shape.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the answer that best fits the question.

B ‣ Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

C ‣ Circle the one that is similar in meaning to the given word.

D ‣ Write the word that best fits each sentence.

Reading Comprehension

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

Part B: Answer the questions.