Vocabulary in Context 2

In a government election, the incumbent generally has a strong advantage over a newcomer. A person who is already in office and thus has a certain degree of prominence has a better chance of being elected than does someone who is unknown to the electorate.

In a government election, the incumbent generally has a strong advantage over a newcomer. A person who is already in office and thus has a certain degree of prominence has a better chance of being elected than does someone who is unknown to the electorate.

Faced with serious threats to its future, the company is taking steps to improve its outlook. The company has brought in a new crop of trainees to staff some of its empty positions.

Faced with serious threats to its future, the company is taking steps to improve its outlook. The company has brought in a new crop of trainees to staff some of its empty positions.

Look at the word crop in the passage. This word could best be replaced by

keenly alive and brisk

write hastily and messily

person who is sent to deliver a message

relative who came before you

occuring before the expected time.

false teeth

a series of raised levels of earth

in love

wanting to do good to other

If you __________ something, you move around it to avoid it.

someone who lives outside of his or her own country is a(n) __________

if you _____ a message, you send it from one place to another.

A friend who is ______ always insists on controlling every solution.

If you are believable, you have ________.

Someone who acts with ________ makes up his or her mind before the facts are known.