Wordly Wise 3000, Book 5, Lesson 10 Test

The word to look at in this sentence is "give". Give means that there is no payment expected in return. So, donate is the correct word because to donate means to give to those in need without wanting anything in return. A person can give or donate money, goods, clothes, or food to a person or to an organization, such as a church.

Numerous means a very large number. Even though a few and couple are more than one, "numerous" means a whole lot more or a "great many".

Available means present and ready to use. In this sentence available means that when I went to get the tickets, they were easy to find and easy to purchase.

Since evade means "to avoid doing something" or "to dodge someone or something", or "to try to escape", then A is correct answers.

Liberate is the root word for liberated. To feel liberated is to feel free, so the correct form of the word liberate in this sentence is "free", which is answer D.

Yearn means to strongly desire, long for, or to really want something really badly, so the best description is "longed for".

Superior has multiple meanings. In these options, the best meaning is that his brand is the "best", meaning better than all the rest of any other brands.

To be ready, is to be available and present for use.

Oppose is the antonym or the opposite of support.

The opposition is the one you are opposing or the one you are "against". Oppose is the root word for opposition, and it means to be or act against.

Since reluctant means not really wanting to do something, then "unwilling" is the best option which means we didn't really want to take the trip.

Pursue means to follow in order to capture or chase, Jake was trying to capture the deer, but he didn't want to follow it or chase it deep into the weeds, possibly because he didn't want to get lost in the woods.

This question said to choose the best "example", not to define donation, so B is the best answer here.

This question asked for the antonym or the opposite of prohibit, so B is the correct answer.

Supeior has multiple meanings. In these options, superior means to be higher in rank or above someone or something else. Thus, the president is uperior to the vice president.

Donate is the root word for donated. Donated is the past tense form of donate. So, this means that people "gave" the food, meaning it was done in the past. Gave is the past tense for give. To give something freely without expecting anything in return, especially to a charity, church, or person, means to donate.

Establish has to meanings to setup or to begin or to show to be true.

Even though someone can win a race, it didn't say the race was won. A wedding would be a time or an occasion when people will be happy and ready for celebrating. So, C is the best answer.

Bondage means that a person or a group is enslaved.

Liberate is the root word for liberated. To liberate something is to free it, so the correct form of the word liberate in this sentence is "freed", which is answer C.

The antonym for bondage is freedom. Bondage refers to being in a state of being enslaved or restricted, whereas freedom refers to the absence of such restrictions or limitations. Therefore, freedom is the opposite of bondage.

Since reluctant means not really wanting to do something, then B is the correct answer.

Pursue is the root word for pursuits. Pursuits has more than one meaning, but in this case, it is referring to an activity that someone engages in or that someone is involved in. In this sentence it doesn't mean to go after after or follow after something or someone. Skiing is an activity that is participated in.

Since evade means "to avoid doing something" or "to dodge someone or something", or "to try to get around something or someone", then B is correct answers.

This question asked for the antonym or opposite of prohibit, so B is the correct answer.

Indirect means to avoid or not to be straight to the point. Indirect means to go around about, not direct. Indirect means to evade something.

Yearn is the root word for yearning. Yearn means to strongly desire or long for something or someone or to really want something. In this sentence, the correct form of the word is "longing", not "desired".

Prohibit means more than to just stop someone, it means that it is against the law. People are prohibited from smoking inside many buildings now. This means laws have been established to keep people from smoking inside buildings.

Evade is the root word for evasive. Since evade means "to avoid doing something" or "to dodge someone or something", or "to not be direct, but rather to be indirect", then E is correct answers.

Yearn is the root word for yearned. It means to strongly desire or long for something or someone. In this sentence, the correct form of the word is "strongly desired", not "longing".

Supeior has multiple meanings. In these options, superior means to be higher in rank or above someone or something else. So, Sally had to tell her superior, or her boss, about the broken copy machine.

In this sentence occasion refers to time, and not an event. It is used to say we don't argue that often. So, D is the correct answer because infrequently also means "not often".

To evade is to avoide answering freely, so D is the correct form of the word evade as the antonym for this question.

In this sentence pursuits is using the form of pursue that means to have a skill or lifelong achievement or to want to gain knowledge of something.

Oppose means to be or act against something or someone. Opposition is another form of the word oppose. "There was great opposition to banning smoking in bars."

To reassure someone is to make them LESS worried or fearful. It means to comfort someone or to receive comfort from someone or something.

The root word of occasional is occasion. Occasion means either a particular time or a special event. The form of the word occasion, "occasional" refers to time, so C is the correct answer here.

Since evade means "to be indirect" or "to avoid doing something" or "to dodge someone or something", or "to try to escape" or "to keep away from" or "to avoid being caught", then A, B, and D are all the correct answers.

In this sentence pursued is the past tense form of pursue. Pursue means to follow or chase in order to capture, so the police kept after or followed or chased the reckless driver even down the street and continued across the bridge. They didn't want to give up did they?