STAAR Mortar Words

What is an 'advocate'?

• a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea

• a doctor

• a teacher

What does 'abolish' mean?

• do away with

• come into possession

• declare true

What is the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply?

• abundance

• scarcity

• moderation

What does 'seize' mean?

• take hold of; grab

• leave alone

• question

What does 'occupy' mean?

• live in (a certain place)

• leave (a certain place)

• question

What is 'cultivation'?

• production of food by preparing the land to grow crops

• destruction of crops

• question

What does 'admit' mean?

• declare true

• deny

• question

What is an 'appointment'?

• a meeting arranged in advance

• a surprise visit

• a random event

What is 'stable'?

• resistant to change of position or condition

• easily changeable

• question

What is 'emergence'?

• the act of coming out into view

• disappearance

• question