Question

completing the sentence
choose the word from the box that best completes each item. then write the word on the line provided. (you may have to change the words ending.)
accomplish apparent capacity
civilian conceal duplicate
keen provoke spurt
undoing vast withdraw
revolution in america and france
one of the events that led to the american revolution was the boston massacre,
when british soldiers fired into a crowd of _.
some historians say that the soldiers were _ into firing by the insults and taunts of the crowd.
it soon became _ to the british-even those who preferred not to see it-that the american colonies would settle for nothing less than full independence.
the leaders of the french revolution were inspired by the american revolution and hoped to _ its success.
the revolution in france led to the death of king louis and the _ of the old order.
a california desert
with an area of 25,000 square miles, the mojave desert covers a(n) _ portion of southern california.
during the daytime some animals, such as the kangaroo rat, _ from the hot desert floor to cooler underground burrows.
though the desert roadrunner is a poor flier, it can run in quick _ to capture its prey. the roadrunner feeds on lizards, snakes, and insects.
the sixteenth president
in his _ as commander in chief, abraham lincoln played an important part in choosing the generals of the union armies.
general ulysses s. grant _ what no other union general before him had been able to do-force the surrender of robert e. lee.
lincolns aides so feared for his safety that they often went to great lengths to _ his movements.
the many examples of his jokes and stories show that lincoln possessed a(n) _ sense of humor.

Explanation:

1. "civilian": In the context of the Boston Massacre, British soldiers fired into a crowd of non - military people, which is what "civilian" means.
2. "provoked": The insults and taunts from the crowd would cause the soldiers to be incited or provoked into firing.
3. "apparent": It became clear or obvious (apparent) to the British about the American colonies' stance.
4. "duplicate": The French Revolution leaders wanted to copy or duplicate the success of the American Revolution.
5. "undoing": The French Revolution led to the destruction or undoing of the old order.
6. "vast": An area of 25,000 square miles is a large (vast) portion.
7. "withdraw": Animals moving from the hot desert floor to cooler burrows is like withdrawing.
8. "spurts": Quick bursts of running (spurts) to capture prey.
9. "capacity": In his role (capacity) as commander in chief.
10. "accomplished": General Grant achieved (accomplished) what others couldn't.
11. "conceal": Aides going to lengths to hide (conceal) his movements for safety.
12. "keen": A sharp or keen sense of humor.

Answer:

1. civilian
2. provoked
3. apparent
4. duplicate
5. undoing
6. vast
7. withdraw
8. spurts
9. capacity
10. accomplished
11. conceal
12. keen