English 86 Practice

1. the basis for belief; that which constitutes proof of something.
3. to calculate the approximate amount, size, or value of.
6. a systematic sequence of actions used to produce something or achieve an end.
7. to give individually or with others to a common fund or collective effort.
9. the act of publishing printed material.
10. a source of aid, support, or other reinforcement.
12. an ending or termination.
14. to render partly or completely unable to move or feel sensations, as by an injury or disease.
15. a unit of time equal to ten years.

2. one regarded as the biological offspring of a given ancestor or ancestors.
4. a group of people sent to a foreign location to establish relations and conduct trade or do diplomatic or religious work.
5. the study or science of mental, emotional, and behavioral states and processes.
8. to meet or come upon, esp. suddenly or by chance.
11. one of a series of printings of the same published work, differing from others in being printed from a distinct typesetting.
13. a system or process that involves a number of persons, groups or organizations.
14. the condition of being removed from the view or presence of other people.