Assistance
Assistance
/ əˈsɪs təns /
(n) the act of helping or supporting someone
● Any assistance you can give me would be appreciated.
● A lot of organizations need not only money but also technical assistance.
● One thing I have always remembered is the extraordinary assistance given to me by the outstanding staff of the library.
Other words in this family: assist, assistant, assistants, assisted, assisting, assists, unassisted
Quiz E (Days 21-25)
For each box, complete each sentence on the right with the best term on the left. Use each word only once.
relevant
survey
aspects
| - We have to look at various different _____ in order to figure out what's going on with the disease.
- Do you have any experience that is _____ to this job?
- We completed a major _____ for the city’s Department of Health.
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appropriate
consequences
items
| - Applause is _____ after the speaker finishes.
- The museum has more than 50,000 _____ in collections.
- We're now living with the _____ of that decision.
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participation
normal
previous
| - Her blood sugar levels are now _____ all of the time.
- _____ in the arts is down dramatically over the last twenty years.
- She has a child from a _____ marriage.
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select
final
assistance
| - All sales are _____; no exchanges or refunds are permitted.
- Only a _____ few will be accepted into the program.
- Any _____ you can give me would be appreciated.
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focus
distinctions
perceived
| - Maybe you have good intentions and you think you're doing a great job, but it isn't being _____ in that way.
- These dogs are different breeds, but the _____ are hard to see.
- Feminist topics are the _____ of most of her books.
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For Quiz answers and explanations, see the end of the document.
Days 26-30
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