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Right or Wrong?

Right or Wrong?. By: Jose Badrena Skylar Esparza Bryanna Leal. Rules:. Simply read the sentence, and tell whether the vocabulary word used in the sentence is used correctly or not. If it is not used correctly, say wrong and if it is used correctly, say right. Ascertain.

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Right or Wrong?

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  1. Right or Wrong? By: Jose Badrena Skylar Esparza Bryanna Leal

  2. Rules: • Simply read the sentence, and tell whether the vocabulary word used in the sentence is used correctly or not. • If it is not used correctly, say wrong and if it is used correctly, say right.

  3. Ascertain • With a bit of research, the student ascertained that some plants can live for weeks without water. • Right

  4. Faculty • Benjamin had a faculty for making friends easily. • Right

  5. Abstruse • Everyone else in the class understood geometry easily, but John found the subject abstrusely. • Wrong • Correct form: abstruse

  6. Ruminate • John decided to ruminate over which car he should purchase. • Right

  7. Surmise • After speaking to only one of the students, the teacher was able to surmisedwhat had caused the fight. • Wrong • Correct form: surmise

  8. Acumen • Because of his mathematical acuminity, Larry was able to figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours. • Wrong • Correct form: acumen

  9. Cerebral • The cerebral cortex is arguably what makes us human. • Right

  10. Obfuscate • All his talking about how good it was to be home again only served obfuscativelyhis real motive, which was to borrow money. • Wrong • Correct form: to obfuscate

  11. Stymie • We made great time all morning, then were stymied by an accident on the Bay Bridge. • Right

  12. Tenet • Equality is the main tenet of a democracy. • Right

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