The steel industry in America was _____ because of the growth of railroads, which required thousands of miles of steel track.
(A) booming
(B) blooming
(C) glooming
(D) grooming
The teaching and learning methods may play a relevant role in the acquisition of a new language because it can _____ lexical processing.
(A) modulate
(B) moderate
(C) modify
(D) magnify
Scientists often use the literal meanings of words because they need to be very clear and precise. Poets often use ______ language to stir our emotions or to help our imaginations see things in new ways.
(A) figure
(B) frugal
(C) figural
(D) figurative
When doctors attempt to diagnose an illness, they look for ways in which the
patient's symptoms _____ those of one disease and differ from those of others.
(A)assemble
(B) resemble
(C) compose
(D) represent
Loyalty, friendliness, and attention to details are some of the most prized _____ in an employee.
(A) culprits
(B) codes
(C) contributions
(D) attributes
The process of becoming ______ can be conceptualized as a series of qualitatively different stages through which learners progress as they become increasingly proficient
with print.
(A) literal
(B) literary
(C) literate
(D) literati
Reflecting the interest of the community in preserving historical buildings, the
council _______ seven thousand dollars for the restoration of courthouse.
(A) allocated
(B) diverged
(C) allowed
(D) divided