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Some common words containing 'cate' include Abacate, Abdicate, Dedicate. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Abacate Noun Abdicate Verb Dedicate Verb Fabricate Verb Fabricated Adjective Fabricates Verb Jacate Noun Pacate Adjective Pacately Adverb Vacate Verb Vacated Verb (Past Tense & Past Participle); Adjective Vacates Verb (Third Person Singular Present) Zacate Noun Zacatec Noun Zacateco Noun

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1. What does 'completely fabricated' mean?

Partially true Professionally built Entirely made up Carefully constructed

2. Which sentence uses 'Zacatec' correctly?

Older chronicles praise Zacatec archers. Zacatec is the capital of Jalisco. We mowed the Zacatec lawn. Zacatec means silver.

3. The Zacateco language is usually grouped with which family?

Mayan Uto-Aztecan Oto-Manguean Romance

4. Who were the Zacatecos?

Imperial rulers of the south Spanish mine owners An Indigenous people of north-central Mexico A nomadic people of Canada

5. Which sentence uses 'fabricate' correctly?

He fabricate a story. He fabricated. He fabricated a story. He fabricating a story.

6. Which of these is NOT a correct usage of 'fabricate'?

She fabricated evidence. The company fabricates steel frames. The document was fabricated. He fabricated to his boss.

7. Which verb is the emergency counterpart of 'vacates'?

Relocates Resigns Evacuates Renews

8. What is the difference between 'abdicate' and 'usurp'?

They mean the same thing. Abdicate is giving up power; usurp is taking power illegally. Abdicate is taking power; usurp is giving it up. Abdicate is physical; usurp is mental.

9. How is the word 'zacate' correctly pronounced in American English?

ZAK-eet zah-KAH-tay za-KATE SAH-kah-tee

10. What happened in the region in 1546?

A volcano erupted A great silver strike began the mining boom The first university opened A peace treaty ended the war

11. What is the noun form of 'dedicate'?

Dedication Dedicated Dedicative Dedicatorily

12. Which modern word is the closest synonym of 'pacate'?

Angry Peaceful Quick Loud

13. What is the standard English plural?

Zacatecos Zacatecoes Zacateci Zacatecaes

14. For what skill were the Zacatecos especially famed?

Pottery glazing Deep-sea fishing Tapestry weaving Archery

15. How many syllables does 'pacately' have?

Two Three Four Five

16. Where does the primary stress fall in 'pacate'?

First syllable Second syllable Both equally Neither

17. The classic mix-up: 'Zapotec' names what?

A mining canyon A river delta A Spanish viceroy A people of Oaxaca with the famous city of Monte Alban

18. In which region of the United States is the word 'zacate' primarily used?

New England The Pacific Northwest The Southwestern United States The Midwest

19. Which word is the best synonym for 'fabricated' when talking about a lie?

Discovered Invented Verifiable Genuine

20. Which sentence uses 'pacate' correctly?

He pacated the crowd. The pacate crowd listened quietly. Pacate the door. The pacate of the crowd surprised me.

21. Which subjects take 'vacates'?

I and you He, she, it, and singular nouns They and we All subjects equally

22. How many syllables does the word 'dedicate' have?

Two Three Four Five

23. How is the final -s in 'vacates' pronounced?

As 'iz,' adding a syllable As a whispered /s/ with no extra syllable Silently As a buzzed /z/

24. Which sentence uses the timeless legal present correctly?

The court vacates the default yesterday. The court vacates the default tomorrow at 3:04 p.m. exactly. The court vacates the default last year. The court vacates any default entered without service.

25. Which phrase means to fail to fulfill one's obligations?

Abdicate the throne Abdicate responsibility Abdicate in favor of Abdicate a claim

26. Which of the following sentences uses 'zacate' correctly?

I need to buy a zacate for the horse. We stacked three bales of zacate in the barn. The zacate ran fast across the field. He zacate the cows this morning.

27. Where does the primary stress fall in the pronunciation of 'dedicate'?

Second syllable (ded-IH-kayt) First syllable (DED-ih-kayt) Third syllable (ded-ih-KAYT) All equally

28. Which of the following is the correct noun form of 'abdicate'?

Abdicator Abdication Abdicant Abdicacy

29. From which language does 'fabricate' originate?

Greek Latin French German

30. Which pronunciation is correct?

zah-kuh-TEE-koh zah-kah-TAY-koh ZAK-uh-tek ZAY-koh

31. What does 'the champion vacates the title' mean?

The champion gives it up, leaving it without a holder The champion defends it The champion wins it again The champion keeps it forever

32. Which plant family does jacate belong to?

The cactus family The grass family The aster, or daisy, family The palm family

33. How many syllables does the word 'fabricates' have?

Two Three Four Five

34. Which phrase is the standard two-word legal equivalent of 'vacate' in its erasing sense?

Put aside Give away Take down Set aside

35. What part of speech is 'fabricates' in the sentence: 'He fabricates an excuse.'?

Noun Adjective Adverb Verb

36. In manufacturing, what does it mean to 'fabricate' a part?

To build or construct it from raw materials To design it on a computer To purchase it from a supplier To test it for defects

37. What did the Aztec label 'Chichimeca' refer to?

A blanket term for semi-nomadic peoples of the north The Aztec royal family A kind of calendar A southern trading port

38. How is the word 'abdicate' correctly pronounced?

uh-DIK-ayt AB-di-kayt ab-DIK-it AY-bdi-kayt

39. What does a 'notice to vacate' usually demand?

That the tenant leave the property by a stated date A rent increase A new lease signature A building inspection

40. What does the original Nahuatl word 'ahuacatl' also mean, reflecting the fruit's shape?

Eye Heart Testicle Foot

41. Which sentence contains an agreement error?

The courts vacates the policy. She vacates on the first. The judge vacates the ruling. It vacates automatically.

42. Which word is the best synonym for the deceitful meaning of 'fabricates'?

Assembles Destroys Concocts Discovers

43. What does the verb 'fabricates' mean when referring to a story?

Writes it down carefully Invents it falsely Translates it perfectly Reads it out loud

44. What is the past tense of 'vacate'?

Vacatted Vacot Vacated Vacate (unchanged)

45. Which Portuguese word is often confused with 'abacate' but means pineapple?

Abacaxi Aguacate Ahuacatl Abogado

46. Which sentence is correct?

They vacates the office. I vacates the desk. The court vacates the order. You vacates the room.

47. In a lease, 'the tenant vacates on thirty days' notice' uses the present tense to express:

A completed event A past habit A wish A standing rule or obligation

48. Which sentence is grammatically INCORRECT?

She fabricates a prototype. They fabricates a story. He fabricates an excuse. The machine fabricates parts.

49. What does the word 'fabricated' mean when referring to a story?

Written very quickly Completely made up to deceive Based on a true event Told with a lot of emotion

50. Which spelling is correct?

abdigate abdictate abdicate abdacate