Vocabulary in Context

Vocabulary Practice

Choose true or false for each statement. Write the clue or clues that make you think that way.

1. If something happens inevitably, there is probably no way to avoid it.

2. A preoccupied person is one who lives in a house that was previously occupied.

3. A threshold can be found at the front of the house.

4. A person walking slowly communicates a feeling of urgency.

5. People who contemplate art tend to have little respect for culture.

6. If someone retorts, he or she is probably irritated or impatient.

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Yosef Stuart

21 August, 08:21

Vocabulary in Context

Vocabulary Practice

Choose true or false for each statement. Write the clue or clues that make you think that way.

1. If something happens inevitably, there is probably no way to avoid it.

2. A preoccupied person is one who lives in a house that was previously occupied.

3. A threshold can be found at the front of the house.

4. A person walking slowly communicates a feeling of urgency.

5. People who contemplate art tend to have little respect for culture.

6. If someone retorts, he or she is probably irritated or impatient.

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Serena Valencia · Answer 1

1.) True

inevitable = unavoidable

2.) False

Preoccupied = obsessed or distracted ≠ previously occupied

3.) True

Threshold = doorstep = often located at the front door of a house

4.) False

Urgency = exigency or importance = haste = speed ≠ slow

5.) False

Contemplate = think deeply = shows respect ≠ disrespect

6.) True

Retort = angry reply >: ( = irritated