Chapter 28 Focused Review

adopt, assume, take up

announce, declare, proclaim, tell everyone

building, construct (1)

building, construct (2)

bumper to bumper traffic, gridlock, traffic jam

buy, purchase

close down, out of business, forclosure

congress, committee, council

detective, private eye

earth, geography

exact, precise, perfect, detail, specific

exchange, trade, instead of, substitute, replace (1)

exchange, trade, instead of, substitute, replace (2)

experience

famous, well known, renown

fix, repair, mend

flexible, plastic

foreign

history

insult, put down, offend

international

label, stereotype, stigma

language (1)

language (2)

laugh a lot

leach, mooch

money, economy, funds, finance

number, amount, digit

owe, debt, afford, due, deadline

parade, march, procession

pay, compensate (1)

pay, compensate (2)

point of view, perspective, viewpoint, position

popular

postpone, extend, move down, put off, delay

proud

provide, give, donate (1)

provide, give, donate (2)

psychology

radio

rebel, disobey, revolt, strike, protest

remind (1)

remind (2)

review (1)

review (2)

rich, wealthy, “a lot of money”

sell, sale

senior citizen

shopping

sick of, annoyed

skinny, thin, lean, slim

skip, miss, absent, hooky, lack

social studies, social security

Spanish

spend, treat, pay, compensate

spread, spill

straight, straight forward, blunt, direct

suspend, on hold, recess, break

suspicious, suspect

total communication

trip, travel, tour

trouble, worry, tribulation

waste, squander