Ch. 19 Vocab. Practice

When it got dark outside, the players had to _______ their search for the lost softball.

• abandon

• idle

• function

• circumstances

Stay _____ in Mr. Dunn's class; he's likely to call on you when you don't expect it.

• devote

• alert

• circumstances

• dominate

Here are the main _____________ of the robbery: A man wearing a Santa Claus mask stole the money from a toy store.

• theme

• dominate

• circumstances

• devote

The kids __________ the entire evening to playing video games.

• alert

• idle

• circumstances

• devote

Subway and McDonald's seem to ___________ the country's fast-food market.

• dominate

• abandon

• circumstances

• idle

What is the ___________ of that red button on the car dashboard?

• abandon

• function

• theme

• dominate

When the boss is out of town, many of the workers in this store are ____ much of the time.

• theme

• function

• idle

• alert

To lose weight, you must __________ your habit of eating three candy bars a day.

• abandon

• idle

• circumstances

• overcome

My sister's _________ interest in life seems to be playing basketball.

• primary

• devote

• dominate

• alert

The writing assignment is a 500-word paper on the ______ "a surprising event."

• idle

• theme

• circumstances

• dominate