Skill 08-Read Faster-Purpose and Tone

adjust

(v) to change or alter in order to fit or conform You will need to _ the car seat for your long legs.

cancer

(n) A disease in which some body cells grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging the parts of the body around them. Some types of can be cured with modern treatments.

circumstances

(n) (usu. pl.) the conditions surrounding or related to an event I oppose the death penalty in any _. It is never justifiable.

diminish

(v) make or become less We have seen our house in value as the neighborhood declines.

environment

(n) the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. The work ____ at the office is tense since profits fell last quarter.

expand

(v) To increase in size or amount The college is going to _ from four campused to six next year.

innovate

(v) to make changes; to modernize AI allows companies to _ and explore new ideas.

insight

(n) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem Her writings show clear ____ into the issues of parenthood.

tragedy

(n) a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die The airplane crash was a terrible ____.

voluntary

(adj) of your own free will or design The review session is _, no one is required to attend.

failure

a situation in which someone or something does not succeed (n)Their attempt to climb Everest ended in _.

opportunity

a situation in which it is possible for you to do something, or a possibility of doing something (n) Education can open the door to greater _.

deserve

to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have (v)After all that hard work, you _a vacation.

proud

feeling very pleased about something you have done, something you own, or someone you know (adj) He was ____ of his accomplishments.

excuse

a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong (n) I hope he has a good ____for being so late.