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Unit One
Chapter 1: Taking Exams
Vocabulary in Context
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Directions
Click on the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out the word’s meaning.
Question
X
Question 1.
compel
(k
ə
m-p
ĕ
l
)
-verb
My history teacher would often
compel
us to do useless work, such as memorizing the date each state entered the union.
If the law did not
compel
people to pay taxes, no one would pay them.
Police
compelling
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to answer their questions (1958)
Charles Moore, Associated Press via Wikimedia Commons
Compel
means
a. to help.
b. to forbid.
c. to force.
Police
compelling
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to answer their questions (1958)
Charles Moore, Associated Press via Wikimedia Commons
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