Vocabulary College Prep Essentials — Set 1: Quick Drills flashcards
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Which word means dependence on someone or something to provide what you need?relianceFeelings & Attitudes
Navigation instructors worry about sailors' reliance on GPS and still teach reading a paper chart. -
Which word means a clearly stated structure of principles that guides how you analyze a problem or make a choice?frameworkThinking & Knowing
The class used a simple framework for judging sources: author, date, purpose. -
Which word means any one distinct thing with an identity all its own, like a company or creature?entityThinking & Knowing
In the 1920s Hubble showed that many "spiral nebulae" were separate entities, whole galaxies beyond our own. -
Which word means a linking word that sets one fact against a contrasting one, like "while by contrast"?whereasSpeaking & Arguing
Most frogs have smooth, moist skin, whereas toads usually have dry, bumpy skin. -
Which word means a thing whose existence makes a quality, effort or fact plain to see?testamentSpeaking & Arguing
The thousands of letters to the late-night radio show were a testament to how many listeners felt alone. -
Which word means combining several separate pieces or kinds of material into a single whole?compositeSize & Amount
The museum's mammoth skeleton is a composite, assembled from the bones of at least three animals. -
Which word means a company that answers to a parent firm owning enough of its shares to control it?subsidiarySize & Amount
The toy maker's European subsidiary handles all its sales overseas. -
Which word means being the one word or factor that really matters in a situation?operativeQuality & Judgment
When the coach called practice "mandatory for starters," the operative word for the bench players was "starters." -
Which word means a sense of unity that leads people with a shared cause to stand by one another?solidaritySociety & Power
When one village's well ran dry, its neighbors showed their solidarity by carrying in water for a month. -
Which word means the layout of a system's parts, or the settings a device runs with?configurationNature & Time
In standard chess, the pieces' starting configuration never changes.
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