Question

making connections
circle the letter next to each correct answer. there may be more than one correct answer.

1. which word or words go with increase?

(a) aspire (b) intensify (c) inflate (d) annoy

1. which word or words go with unpleasant?

(a) candid (b) detestable (c) debut (d) obnoxious

1. which word or words go with obvious?

(a) illustrious (b) blatant (c) competent (d) ravenous

1. which word or words go with honest?

(a) candid (b) incredible (c) biased (d) dilapidated

1. which word or words go with sign up?

(a) inherit (b) fluster (c) retort (d) enroll

1. which word or words go with prejudice?

(a) debut (b) bias (c) impunity (d) stint

1. which word or words go with frighten?

(a) intimidate (b) enroll (c) retort (d) threaten

1. which word or words go with ambition?

(a) renovate (b) aspire (c) retort (d) acquire

1. which word or words go with freedom from punishment?

(a) impunity (b) devoid (c) pardon (d) stint

1. which word or words go with confused?

(a) competent (b) flustered (c) enrolled (d) maintained

Explanation:

1. "Intensify" means to make more intense (increase in degree) and "inflate" can mean to increase in size or amount. "Aspire" means to aim for something and "annoy" means to irritate. So (b) and (c) go with "increase".
2. "Detestable" means worthy of hatred (unpleasant) and "obnoxious" means very unpleasant. "Candid" means honest and "debut" means first appearance. So (b) and (d) go with "unpleasant".
3. "Blatant" means very obvious. "Illustrious" means famous, "competent" means skilled, and "ravenous" means very hungry. So (b) goes with "obvious".
4. "Candid" means honest. "Incredible" means hard to believe, "biased" means unfair, and "dilapidated" means in a state of disrepair. So (a) goes with "honest".
5. "Enroll" means to sign up. "Inherit" means to receive something from someone who has died, "fluster" means to confuse, and "retort" means to reply sharply. So (d) goes with "sign up".
6. "Bias" is a form of prejudice. "Debut" means first appearance, "impunity" means freedom from punishment, and "stint" means a period of time. So (b) goes with "prejudice".
7. "Intimidate" means to frighten and "threaten" also means to frighten. "Enroll" means to sign up and "retort" means to reply sharply. So (a) and (d) go with "frighten".
8. "Aspire" means to have ambition. "Renovate" means to repair, "retort" means to reply sharply, and "acquire" means to get. So (b) goes with "ambition".
9. "Impunity" means freedom from punishment and "pardon" also means freedom from punishment. "Devoid" means lacking and "stint" means a period of time. So (a) and (c) go with "freedom from punishment".
10. "Flustered" means confused. "Competent" means skilled, "enrolled" means signed up, and "maintained" means kept. So (b) goes with "confused".

Answer:

1. B. intensify, C. inflate
2. B. detestable, D. obnoxious
3. B. blatant
4. A. candid
5. D. enroll
6. B. bias
7. A. intimidate, D. threaten
8. B. aspire
9. A. impunity, C. pardon
10. B. flustered