Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 p.4 True or False

The turmoil of a smooth, clear lake always makes me feel at peace.

• True

• False

A wonderfully incoherent speaker, Abraham Lincoln was widely admired for his powerful speeches.

• True

• False

James Bond was about to step into his enemy's trap when a beautiful woman, a former enemy who had fallen in love with him, pondered him to escape.

• True

• False

The Democratic and Republican parties are predominant in the United States, but other parties are also represented on the ballots.

• True

• False

Shortly before his birthday, Hollis contrived to get his parents to walk past the toy store so that he could point out the new XBox game system displayed in the window.

• True

• False

Each year, thousands of Americans who think themselves too gaunt have some fat surgically removed.

• True

• False

Write the letter of the word that is the synonym of the boldfaced word: confiscate.

• give back

• seize

• combine

Write the letter of the word that is the synonym of the boldfaced word: enhance.

• improve

• lead

• weaken

Write the letter of the word that is the synonym of the boldfaced word: comprehensive.

• limited

• broad

• irregular

Write the letter of the word that is the antonym of the boldfaced word: intricate.

• complicated

• musical

• simple