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5th Day Review
Shortly before his death, Dr. Dooley was selected by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as one of America's ten most outstanding young men. There may be no connection between success of that type and an expanded vocabularybut one never knows.
Match the twenty words with their meanings. Write the letter that stands for the definition in the appropriate answer |
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____ 1. afflict |
a. lack of necessities |
____ 2. ascend |
b. inadequate diet |
____ 3. besiege |
c. being everywhere at once |
____ 4. emaciated |
d. to trouble greatly |
____ 5. excruciating |
e. agonizing |
____ 6. fretful |
f. wasted away |
____ 7. harbinger |
g. distant |
____ 8. malignant |
h. evil |
____ 9. malnutrition |
i. to rush suddenly |
____ 10. privation |
j. place of protection |
____ 11. remote |
k. forerunner |
____ 12. respite |
l. to rise |
____ 13. reverberating |
m. to hinder |
____ 14. sanctuary |
n. yield |
____ 15. sinister |
o. postponement |
____ 16. succumb |
p. to surround |
____ 17. surge |
q. becoming progressively worse |
____ 18. thwart |
r. .reechoing |
____ 19. tranquil |
s. worrisome |
____ 20. ubiquitous |
t. peaceful |
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____ 21. sour grapes |
u. a diversion |
____ 22. swap horses in midstream |
v. to be kept waiting |
____ 23. to cool one's heels |
w. to change one's mind |
____ 24. a red herring |
x. claiming to despise what you cannot have |
Now check your answers on page 307. Make a record of those words you missed.
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Sensible Sentences? |
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Underline the word that makes sense in each of the sentences below.
1.Eric was (afflicted, besieged) with an inoperable ailment.
2.The octogenarian refused to (succumb, surge) to pneumonia.
3.The (remote, ubiquitous) mayor was photographed in four different parts of the city yesterday.
4.We were worried lest the hostages be suffering from (sanctuary, malnutrition).
5.The (tranquil, sinister) tone of the spring morning was suddenly broken by the loud explosion.
6.I heard his voice (excruciating, reverberating) through the corridors.
7.The senator's bid for a second term was (thwarted, respited) by the electorate.
8.After the king's death, his son (ascended, succumbed) to the throne in the normal order of succession.
9.The (privations, harbingers) that the poor people endured in their ghetto apartments were reprehensible.
10.The children were (emaciated, fretful) when awakened from their nap.
11.We were asked to (swap horses in midstream, cool our heels) while waiting for the bus.
Answers are on Page 307
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Parts of Speech
(From Weeks 28)
Choose the noun, verb, or adjective that answers each of the questions and write the corresponding letter in the appropriate answer space.
a.affluent
b.arbitrary
c.avid
d.cajole
e.elicit
f.euphemism
g.fray
h.harbinger
i.indigent
j.precocious
k.pugnacious
l.reprimand
m.skirmish
n.sour grapes
o.wrest
____ 1. Which noun tells you that something is on the way?
____ 2. Which verb means to extract, to get something out of?
____ 3. Which adjective describes an action that is based on a whim?
____ 4. Which adjective tells you about children who are very bright for their age?
____ 5. If a wealthy family moved into your neighborhood, which adjective would be suitable for them?
____ 6. Which adjective can be substituted for enthusiastic?
____ 7. If you had to coax someone into doing something, which verb would be appropriate?
____ 8. When we call a garbage collector a sanitary engineer, which noun comes to mind?
____ 9. In seizing control, which verb is appropriate?
____ 10. Which adjective describes a combative, quarrelsome person?
____ 11. Which verb is a good synonym for scold?
____ 12. What do you indulge in when you belittle that which you cannot possess?
____ 13. Which adjective describes a poverty-stricken person?
____ 14. Which two nouns are almost synonymous? Answers are on Page 307
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