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Wordsearch 8

Using the clues listed below, fill in each blank in the following story with one of the new words you learned this week.

Aftermath of an Earthquake

The Egyptian earthquake in October 1992 killed 600 residents of Cairo and hospitalized thousands of others, many of whom were expected to __________ as a result of their injuries. Especially hard hit were the people who

inhabited the city's slums, who had to seek __________ in those government buildings, schools, and factories that remained standing.

Muslim fundamentalists were active in providing relief to the survivors in the form of food, water, blankets, and tents to house the more than 300 families made homeless by the disaster. In the midst of a rubble-strewn street, a large tent was set up, bearing the banner, "Islam is the Solution." Believers took the opportunity to spread the

message that the earthquake was a __________ of worse things to come, and that a wayward population must follow God's laws if they expected to __________ to heaven.

Throughout history, following volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tidal waves, and other calamities that periodically __________ mankind, religious leaders have used such occurrences to bring the people back to their faith. "Unless we return to Allah," said a priest, "we can expect more divine punishment."

Since many Egyptians had expressed unhappiness about their government prior to the earthquake, there was a good chance for Muslim fundamentalists to seize the opportunity to win new converts by showing that the answer to recovery was not through man's efforts but through God's.

Clues

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3rd Day

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Answers are on Page 307

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9th Week

1st Day

Just Spell the Name Correctly

P. T. Barnum, the great circus impresario, was once accosted* by a woman who showed him a scurrilous* manuscript about himself, and said that unless he paid her, she would have the book printed. Barnum rejected the extortion attempt. "Say what you please," he replied, "but make sure that you mention me in some way. Then come to me and I will estimate the value of your services as a publicity agent." Barnum obviously felt that adverse criticism was an asset for a public figure. A man who seeks the limelight should not care what is written about him but should be concerned only when they stop writing about him. Barnum's philosophy suggests that we might do well to review the plethora* of publicity given to rabble-rousers and bigots.

Sample Sentences

Use the new words in the following sentences.

1.When the business manager was accused of __________, his colleagues sought to oust* him from the firm.

2.The eminent* __________ brought many cultural spectacles to our shores.

3.Attacked by the irate* crowd, the __________ asked the police for sanctuary.*

4.President Clinton hoped to be an __________ in his wife's campaign for the U.S. Senate position.

5.It was excruciatingly* painful for the actors to read the __________ reviews that their performances had received. Definitions

Match the new words with their meanings.

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Bigots* Get Publicity

Today, the blatant bigot, the leader of a lunatic fringe, and the hate-monger, each with his tiny entourage, find it relatively easy to attract publicity. Newspapers give space to the virulent activities of those agitators on the grounds that they are newsworthy. TV producers and radio executives, seeking for sensationalism, often extend a welcome to such controversial characters. "Yes," said the host of one such program, "we invite bigots, but it is only for the purpose of making them look ridiculous by displaying their inane* policies to the public." Some civic-minded organizations have answered, however, that the hosts are not always equipped to demolish those guests, and even if they were, the audience would still be exposed to the venom they spew forth.

Sample Sentences

Use the new words in the following sentences.

1.The visiting dictator's ubiquitous* __________ of bodyguards disturbed our tranquil* city.

2.Europe's population was afflicted* by a __________ plague known as the Black Death.

3.From each candidate's headquarters acrimonious* charges would __________ forth daily.

4.Clym Yeobright's mother succumbed* to the __________ of a snake bite.

5.With __________ discourtesy the reporters continued to harass* the bereaved family. Definitions

Match the new words with their meanings.