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Read the sentence.The look on the villain’s face seemed to be bursting with evil, and gave the moviegoers the chills.

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apathy
B
baleful
C
dormant
D
exhume
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Which word contains a word root that means "believe”?

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credential
B
dictionary
C
dormant
D
genesis
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Read the following sentences.Juanita used her affinity for numbers in STEM class to help her design a computer program that relied on math formulas. Other students who disliked math seemed to struggle with the task.

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an enjoyment of
B
a likeness or similarity
C
a close resemblance to
D
an understanding of
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Which sentence has an underlined word that means "leave”?

A
During a fire drill, we evacuate the building.
B
The ants invade our picnic and eat our food.
C
The trains convey the commuters to work and back.
D
As the storm increases, clouds converge overhead.
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Which sentence uses an antonym clue to help the reader determine the meaning of the underlined word?

A
After the thieves were arrested, the police confiscated the contents of the house, taking away all the stolen items.
B
The former king was adored by the people for his reasonable decisions, but the new king was disliked for his arbitrary decisions.
C
Though the team was usually hungry after practice, the coach was still surprised at how famished they were today.
D
The lead actor’s impulsive behavior, making up lines that weren’t in the script, caused the director to recast the role.
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Which sentence contains an example clue, a type of context clue to help the reader understand the meaning of "frugal”?

A
We were very frugal, very careful to save our money and not to spend too much.
B
Her frugal lifestyle of clipping coupons and waiting for sales helped her to live better with a minimum wage job.
C
Living a frugal life in childhood has helped me become more economical with shopping decisions as an adult.
D
Our friends spent whatever they earned wastefully, but we were frugal with our salaries.
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Yasmin saw this word in her vocabulary list.monocracy

A
the context clues
B
the prefix
C
the suffix
D
the word root
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To find a word’s meaning, the reader can study the surrounding words, which are called the

A
antonym clues.
B
context clues.
C
word parts.
D
root words.
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Based on the word root, which word means "a statement or idea of an opposing or contrary position”?

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autocrat
B
credo
C
contradiction
D
geodesic
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By studying the suffix, the reader can determine that "impetuous” most likely means

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“having the quality of acting impulsive or with emotion.”
B
“someone who is filled with impulsiveness and emotion.”
C
“someone who acts without impulsiveness or emotion.”
D
“having a state or condition that is impulsive or emotional.”

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