Vocabulary Workshop - Level D - Unit 15

Which of the following is another word for prevent?

• induce

• provoke

• avert

• ponder

Two robots that fight each other in a science fiction story could be called:

• combatants

• peacemakers

• emissaries

• civilians

Another word for lengthen is:

• protract

• contract

• disentangle

• compress

Someone who is in a tirade is in the midst of a:

• harangue

• venture

• mire

• metropolis

Animals that are inactive during the winter can be described as:

• vagrant

• obstreperous

• rasping

• dormant

Another word for torment is:

• ignore

• harry

• console

• daunt

From time to time, ridiculous lawsuits make the news. While most people find humor in the idea of a clearly absurd claim, such as a plaintiff trying to sue a weather forecaster for an erroneous prediction, there is a serious side to these legal matters.

A plaintiff is a person who:

• teaches law

• begins a lawsuit

• is sued in a lawsuit

• decides the outcome of a lawsuit

One problem raised by such lawsuits is that they abase the legal system, creating the impression that courts are occupied with silly questions rather than with cases with serious consequences.

Abase is used to show that unfounded lawsuits do what to the legal system?

• strengthen it

• damage its image

• improve its image

• cause delays within it

Another problem has to do with wasting public resources. When someone actuates a lawsuit that has no validity, the court's time and public's money are squandered if the case moves forward.

Another word for actuates might be:

• wins

• loses

• instigates

• withdraws

Another problem has to do with wasting public resources. When someone actuates a lawsuit that has no validity, the court's time and public's money are squandered if the case moves forward. For this reason, the court sometimes orders the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorneys to bear the brunt of the expenses and pay for most, or perhaps even all, of the costs of the proceedings.

Brunt most nearly means tha same as:

• shame

• burden

• injury

• news