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Basic Drills A

Read the following paragraphs and the vocabulary questions that go with them. The correct answers are Chapter 1
provided in bold.

Nearly all economic theories, no matter what other precepts they adhere to, hold the law of
supply and demand as one of their most basic tenets . Simply put, when demand for a
commodity is high, the price will rise until the demand declines.

The word tenets in the passage is closest in meaning to
Correct Answer: principles

1. What context clues in the sentence indicate this is the meaning of “tenets”?

Efficiently converting heat into work, often through the use of a steam engine, was a primary
goal. Ideally, a machine would convert heat into work, work would produce more heat, and
this heat would, in turn, produce more work in a perfect cycle. From this ideal came the
notion of the perpetual motion machine, and the race was on to build one. Many big business
tycoons spent fortunes on this endeavor .

The word endeavor in the passage is closest in meaning to
Correct Answer: attempt

2. What context clues in the paragraph indicate this is the meaning of “endeavor”?

Many were shocked to find that, in spite of his position, the diplomat was oafish and
uncultured.

The word oafish in the passage is closest in meaning to
Correct Answer: crude

3. What transitional words or conjunctions suggest that this is the meaning of “oafish”?

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