1. muster verb [muhs-ter]
to produce or encourage an emotion
2. extol verb [ik-stohl, -stol]
to overly praise something or someone
3. emulate verb [em-yuh-leyt]
to copy someone's achievements to attain equality or excellence
4. entice verb [en-tahys]
to convince or motivate someone to do an action by offering him/her something that is pleasant
5. dazzle verb [daz-uhl]
to overpower or dim one's vision by intense light.
6. sprout verb [sprout]
to begin growing or developing; to produce new parts (used for hair and plants as well)
7. burgeon verb [bur-juhn]
to quickly grow or develop
8. detect verb [dih-tekt]
to discover or determine the existence of something or someone
9. debunk verb [dih-buhngk]
to show or expose falseness of something such as false advertisement, sentiment, claim, assertion, etc.
10. unravel verb [uhn-rav-uhl]
to clarify or clear something; to solve the situation or problem
Give the word being asked for each number.
◼ muster
◼ extol
◼ emulate
◼ entice
◼ dazzle
◼ sprout
◼ burgeon
◼ detect
◼ debunk
◼ unravel
__________ 1. to convince or motivate someone to do an action by offering him/her something that is pleasant.
__________ 2. to begin growing or developing; to produce new parts (used for hair and plants as well)
__________ 3. to show or expose falseness of something such as false advertisement, sentiment, claim, assertion, etc.
__________ 4. to overpower or dim one's vision by intense light
__________ 5. to clarify or clear something; to solve the situation or problem
__________ 6. to overly praise something or someone
__________ 7. to copy someone's achievements to attain equality or excellence
__________ 8. to produce or encourage an emotion.
__________ 9. to discover or determine the existence of something or someone
__________ 10. to quickly grow or develop
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences below.
1) The bill proposed by Rep. Trent Frank is to ban abortions in the District of Columbia. However, the U.S. House can't ____ the votes to pass such a bill in Washington. Seemingly so, all efforts will just go to waste.
a. muster
b. extol
c. debunk
d. detect
2) Doctors are giving a lot of precautions to women to prevent them from having breast cancer. Newspapers and ads ____ the virtues of housekeeping because based on some studies, doing 6 hours of housecleaning a day can reduce the risks of breast cancer by 13%.
a. extol
b. entice
c. dazzle
d. burgeon
3) Well-developed countries will always be a role model for undeveloped countries. However, the government system of a particular undeveloped country should not _____ the system of those well-developed countries for one rule can’t be applied to all.
a. emulate
b. entice
c. extol
d. muster
4) There are a lot of internet marketing techniques that will ______ a wider audience and market more products. Launching a company via online would be an effective way to have a more successful business.
a. entice
b. emulate
c. debunk
d. detect
5) Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, also known as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. She received six Grammy Awards in 2012 which made the audience ______ by her talent and voice.
a. dazzled
b. enticed
c. mustered
d. emulated
6) Men commonly experience baldness. However, women also experience hair loss so they are hoping that science can _____ the mysteries of female hair loss so they will be able to regrow their hair naturally.
a. unravel
b. dazzled
c. entice
d. implore
7) Unemployment has always been a big problem in some countries. Moreover, hypermedia systems should be _________ to give opportunities to graduates with technical, analytic and design skills.
a. burgeoned
b. sprouted
c. extoled
d. explored
8) Melanocytes, cells in hair follicles, generate melanin and pheomelanin pigments. The hairs that __________ become grey when the melanocytes stop producing these pigments.
a. sprout
b. instigate
c. implore
d. entice
9) Breast cancer and cervical cancer are some of the common illnesses that are being faced by women. Therefore, doctors always advise women to have a regular check-up to _____ any problems and to take precautions.
a. detect
b. entice
c. sprout
d. burgeon
10) Scientists always ____ the medicines suggested by faith healers. However, some patients still prefer going to faith healers after taking the medicines given by the doctors. They believe that some things cannot be explained by science alone.
a. debunk
b. detect
c. burgeon
d. sprout