1. Divorce noun [dih-vawrs, -vohrs]
legal end or termination of a marriage
2. Applicant noun [ap-li-kuh nt]
a person who is applying for a job or a request
3. Candidate noun [n. kan-di-deyt, -dit; v. kan-di-deyt]
a person seeking for a position, prize, etc.; contestant
4. Circuit noun [sur-kit]
a circular course, path or route
5. Irrigation noun [ir-i-gey-shuh n]
artificial water supply that is used to water crops
6. Exposure noun [ik-spoh-zher]
the state of being uncovered, revealed
7. Outbreak noun [out-breyk]
a sudden occurrence of something that is usually undesirable
8. Likelihood noun [lahyk-lee-hoo d]
probability or chance
9. Blow noun [bloh]
an abrupt or sudden strike, attack or shock
10. Suspicion noun [suh-spish-uh n]
the instance of thinking that there’s something wrong with someone or something without any proof; doubt
Give the word being asked for each number.
◼ Divorce
◼ Applicant
◼ Candidate
◼ Circuit
◼ Irrigation
◼ Exposure
◼ Outbreak
◼ Likelihood
◼ Blow
◼ Suspicion
_______________ 1. the state of being uncovered, revealed;
_______________ 2. a person seeking for a position, prize, etc.; contestant
_______________ 3. legal end or termination of a marriage
_______________ 4. an abrupt or sudden strike, attack or shock
_______________ 5. a sudden occurrence of something that is usually undesirable
_______________ 6. the instance of thinking that there’s something wrong with someone or something without any proof; doubt
_______________ 7. a circular course, path or route
_______________ 8. a person who is applying for a job or a request
_______________ 9. probability or chance
_______________ 10. artificial water supply that is used to water crops
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences below.
1) There is a ubiquitous advertisement spreading about all the good deeds that he has been doing for the typhoon victims. I am certain that there is a/an ______________ that he will run for the presidency in 2016.
a. Outbreak
b. Likelihood
c. Exposure
d. Candidate
2) It was said that the _____________of the American civil war was primarily caused by slavery that aggravated political tensions. A great deal of it arose from the Southern states’ withdrawal from the Union when they formed the Confederate States of America.
a. Applicant
b. Candidate
c. Likelihood
d. Outbreak
3) Women's rights activists were ecstatic about the decision to finally legalize_____________ in their country. For them, it's tantamount to giving women the freedom to be happy again after a failed marriage.
a. Divorce
b. Circuit
c. Irrigation
d. Suspicion
4) A special investigation was called for as the ________________of his co-lawmakers grew stronger and stronger. He was accused by them of using national funds to fend for the luxurious life of his family.
a. Suspicions
b. Exposure
c. Blow
d. Likelihood
5) The prices of crops sky-rocketed when the strongest typhoon ever recorded hit the land and destroyed all the crops and ________________ systems beyond imaginable. They suppose that the rehabilitation of the farms' water supply would take some time to be completed.
a. Circuit
b. Irrigation
c. Divorce
d. Applicant
6) The candidates for the managerial post in our department were truly competent and competitive. I think the company won't hesitate in offering the successful ______________a good compensation package.
a. Divorce
b. Applicant
c. Exposure
d. Blow
7) Her daughter's _______________to the liberated life of American youths drastically affected her values. This was exactly the reason why they brought her back to Japan to take her away from bad environmental and social influences.
a. Exposure
b. Blow
c. Suspicion
d. Likelihood
8) The survey results show that Mr. Ace is the number one _______________for presidency in the upcoming election. The Election Day is two months from now so even though he's the toughest contender by far, we still can't predict the outcome yet.
a. Candidate
b. Irrigation
c. Outbreak
d. Suspicion
9) To everyone's surprise, the toughest boxer of this generation was knocked out when he received a _______________right on his jaw. It was indeed one of the strongest and most devastating hits ever in the history of boxing.
a. Blow
b. Exposure
c. Likelihood
d. Suspicion
10) When she got married, her husband gave her a ticket for a motorcycle race as a wedding gift. She was very shocked because she is an avid fan of racers, and she enjoys watching motorcycle races so much, but she has never seen an actual race in a racing ___________.
a. Irrigation
b. Circuit
c. Outbreak
d. Candidate