4000 Essential English Words 4

4. charity / goods
The__________ they received was not only money but also several,__________
such as food and clothing.
5. heeded / neutral
The senators___________the warning from the countries’ leaders and decided to
stay__________ in the war.
6. commerce / empire
The ancient___________that we studied in class today was very important because
it spread___________ and trade throughout the world.
7. throne / victor
The king’s two sons had to fight to see who would become the next king. Whoever 
was the___________would get to sit upon his father’s __________ .
8. pity / reduced
The cold and dirt had__________ the poor man’s clothing to almost nothing, and
the mayor felt__________for him and took him home to his house.
9. economy / persecuted
The businessmen__________ the students because they didn’t agree with his
opinions concerning the__________ .
10. condemned / depleted
The men had__________ the small lake of all its fish and were___________ to
going without fish for many years.

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Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
1. Appliances are things that are bought that usually last for many years.
2. After making five cakes, all the sugar in the house was used up.
3. During the holidays, offering financial help to others is very common.
4. Because my views were different, I was treated badly by my classmates.
5. The group that wins this game will have to play the very best team.
6. When his car ran out of gas, he traveled by asking for rides to the gas station.
7. Though it might seem like fun at the time, it’s not nice to tease in a cruel wav people.
8. The warm weather lessened the snow that covered the ground.
9. The state of working together the groups showed helped them to solve their problems.
10. The many countries ruled by one person was beginning to slowly fall apart.