Understanding Concept Vocabulary (-cede root word)

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After a long debate, the politician decided to concede defeat and congratulate his opponent.

• celebrate victory

• admit defeat

• refuse to acknowledge

• ignore the results

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The opening speech will precede the main presentation at the conference.

• come before

• follow after

• come after

• occur simultaneously

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During the Civil War, several states attempted to secede from the Union.

• Secede means to join the Union.

• Secede means to support the Union.

• Secede means to withdraw from the Union.

• Secede means to negotiate with the Union.

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In the sentence 'Lisa loves her cat,' 'Lisa' is the antecedent of 'her.'

• Lisa

• Lisa's friend

• the dog

• her cat

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The athlete managed to exceed his previous record in the race.

• drop

• lose

• fail

• surpass

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If you work hard, you will succeed in your goals.

• fail

• give up

• procrastinate

• succeed

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After the break, we will proceed with the next topic.

• stop

• continue

• delay

• pause

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The floodwaters began to recede after the heavy rain stopped.

• move back or withdraw

• remain stagnant

• advance or progress

• increase in volume

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The country decided to accede to the treaty after much deliberation.

• ignore

• agree

• reject

• oppose