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Some common words containing 'gres' include Eagres, Labiogression, Progress. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Eagres Noun Labiogression Noun Progress Noun, Verb

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1. How is the ending '-ssion' pronounced?

As 'shun' As 'zhun' As 'see-on' Silently

2. Which word shares the same '-gression' root?

Progression Premolar Prosthesis Plaque

3. Which modern term has largely replaced 'labiogression'?

Labioversion Gingivitis Malocclusion Bruxism

4. From which language does 'eagre' originate?

French Latin Old English Greek

5. Which word is an antonym for 'progress'?

Advancement Improvement Regress Headway

6. What part(s) of speech can the word 'progress' be?

Noun only Verb only Noun and Verb Adjective only

7. Which word is often confused with 'eagres' due to similar spelling?

Tigers Eagles Wagers Lasers

8. Which preposition correctly completes: 'We are making progress ___ a cure for the disease.'

on toward for with

9. What does the phrase 'work in progress' mean?

A finished project An unfinished project that is still being improved A financial report A worker's strike

10. Which sentence uses 'eagres' correctly?

The eagres is approaching. An eagres destroyed the dock. The eagres roared up the river. I saw a eagres.

11. What is the singular form of 'eagres'?

Eagre Eagress Eagres Eagrie

12. Which sentence uses the word correctly?

The incisor labiogressed last spring. Marked labiogression was noted on the cast. He labiogressioned his essay. The tooth felt labiogression yesterday.

13. How is the word 'progress' pronounced when used as a NOUN in American English?

pruh-GRES (stress second syllable) PRAH-gres (stress first syllable) PRAH-gress (rhyming with dress) pro-GREY

14. What part of speech is 'labiogression'?

Verb Adjective Adverb Noun

15. What does the archaic word 'eagres' refer to?

Large birds of prey Tidal bores in rivers Mountain storms Forest fires

16. What is the adjective form of 'progress' meaning 'happening in stages or favoring change'?

Progressing Progression Progressive Progressly

17. Why is 'labiogression' considered archaic?

Latin fell out of dental fashion Simpler modern terms replaced it Both of these Neither of these

18. What causes eagres to form?

Underwater earthquakes Heavy rainfall High tides funneling into narrow rivers Melting snow

19. Which sentence uses 'progress' correctly as a noun?

I made a progress. I made many progresses. I made progress. I am progress.

20. Where does the primary stress fall?

On 'LAY' at the start On 'GRESH' in the middle On the final '-sion' On every syllable equally

21. Movement of a tooth toward the tongue is called what?

Labiogression Extrusion Linguoversion Rotation

22. Why should you avoid using 'eagres' in a modern scientific report?

It is spelled incorrectly. It is an archaic term, not scientific. It refers to birds, not water. It is a verb, not a noun.

23. The '-gression' part comes from the Latin word for what?

A tooth A mouth A bone A step or going

24. Which modern scientific term has replaced 'eagres'?

Tsunamis Tidal bores Storm surges Riptides

25. How is 'eagres' correctly pronounced?

EG-ries EE-gerz AY-gres EAG-les

26. Where would you most likely encounter 'eagres'?

In the desert In a narrow river estuary On a mountain peak In an underground cave

27. What is the origin of the word 'progress'?

Latin 'progredi' (to walk forward) Greek 'progres' (time) French 'progrès' (speed) Old English 'prāg' (path)

28. What does 'labiogression' mean?

Growth of the gums Movement toward the lips Removal of a tooth Whitening of enamel

29. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'progress'?

Do progress Take progress Make progress Have progress

30. Which sentence is grammatically correct regarding the verb form?

He progressed the project. The project progressed well. He progressed the team. She progressed the meeting.