3 verbs, 1 adjective, 1 noun

1. to atrophy - this is when a muscle becomes weaker and smaller because it is not being used
2. intangible - something that is not physical; something which can't be touched
3. to extrapolate - when you extrapolate, you take what you already know and you make a prediction from it
4. to dwindle - to decrease in size
5. a derivative - this comes from the same root word as 'derive;' so a derivative is something that you get from something else

Answers are below the exercise - good luck!

Many foreign tourists come to New York City with lots of money, and before they know it, they realize that their money has ______________ down to a very small amount.

There is a significant problem with using just one test to allow students admission to 'elite' schools.  The problem is that some students have amazing but more ________________ qualities that are harder to measure academically (like creativity, kindness, leadership, generosity).  It has been a huge failure of our school system to neglect these less measurable qualities.

Gasoline is actually a type of _________________ from oil.  After oil is pumped out of the ground, it is refined into gasoline and other products.

From the economic trends of the past year economists have __________________ that unemployment will go down and consumer purchasing will rise.

When astronauts travel in space, they have to make sure that they do various exercises or their muscles will quickly ______________ due to a lack of gravity in space. The lack of gravity means their muscles are not used as much as they are on earth.

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dwindled
intangible
derivative
extrapolated
atrophy