MDG Chapter 1 VOCAB

What word means "to admit"?

• alternative

• acknowledge

• compel

• drastic

Because of limited space, newspaper articles must be _______.

What wort means to "avoid" or "prevent"?

• alternative

• comply

• candid

• avert

The company's president took ____ steps, closing two companies and laying off three-hundred workers

What word means "to have a choice"?

• candid

• alternative

• acknowledge

• comply

What word means to "do as commanded or asked"?

• anecdote

• comply

• avert

• concise

What word means "a short interesting or entertaining story"?

• drastic

• candid

• anecdote

• appropriate

Stubborn people often find it had to ____ their errors. They hate to admit they're wrong.

He was ____ about the reasons why the arrangement has been made in this way.

The father told an ____ about getting his tie stuck in the file cabinet at work as the boss walked in.