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Exercise 9

Use the context to help you define the term in bold.

1 .       We are now entering hostile territory. Please be alert. 



2 .       She takes a small dose of medicine every day to control her hypertension



3 .       Because children think they are immortal, they often act in dangerous ways. 



4 .       The president’s lack of self-esteem made him impotent



5 .       I think the idea of UFOs landing on earth is implausible



6 .       The line to the new movie seemed infinite. I wondered if we would ever get tickets. 



7 .       I have an innate sense about many things; sometimes I can just predict what will happen in the future. 



8 .       The death-row prisoner received his lethal injection at midnight. 



9 .       We will have to think about how to magnify the cells to get a better look. 



10 .       Cheerleaders need to have their voices heard, so they will often use a megaphone



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