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Wordsearch 22

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

Hair Today, . . .

The fact that a hair salon might charge $40 for a woman's shampoo and haircut but only $20 for the same services

for a man is a matter of __________ to most citizens. Not so to New York City's Commission on Human Rights, which claimed that such a disparity is discriminatory. Commissioner Dennis De Leon has targeted ''gender-based" pricing as a violation of city law.

Consider the __________ of the salon owners. They __________ the price difference, explaining that it takes much longer to cut a woman's hair and requires the use of additional products. But a spokesperson for the

Department of Consumer Affairs said that beauty parlors will have to __________ with the situation honestly, just as dry cleaners and used-car dealers did when they were apprised of the law.

"I know that women are fighting for equality," said the owner of a chain of unisex hair salons, "but this is ridiculous. We cut a man's hair in no time but we have to get more money from our female customers because their styling and cutting takes so much longer."

The argument might be the __________ to an important court case. A city-proposed settlement, however, is to have those salons that are cited for violations of the law offer free haircuts to women for a period of three months before having to pay a stiff fine for repeated offenses.

"It's easier to comply," shrugged one owner (bald, himself). Clues

3rd Day

1st Day

4th Day

1st Day

4th Day

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1st Day

New Words

From A to Z

Ellis Sloane, a teacher of science at a large metropolitan high school, first paid little attention to the fact that his two biology classes were so disparate* in their performance. In most schools the classes are alphabetically heterogeneous, with youngsters' names running the gamut from Adams to Zilch. But Biology 121 had only A's and B's, whereas Biology 128 had T's, V's, W's, Y's, and Z's. Mr. Sloane, a perspicacious teacher, began to perceive* differences between the two groups: while their reading scores and I.Q.'s were roughly analogous, it was apparent that Biology 128 was replete* with maladjusted students, while Biology 121 had the normal ones.

Sample Sentences

Use the new words in the following sentences.

1.The Bureau of Child Guidance has been the salvation* for some __________ children.

2.Our algebra class is a __________ one in which bright students are juxtaposed* with slower ones.

3.Senator Thorpe was __________ enough to realize that the scurrilous* charge would have little effect upon the voters.

4.Although the lawyer acknowledged* that the two cases were hardly __________, he still felt that he had a good precedent on his side.

5.The actress ran the __________ of emotions in a poignant* performance that thrilled the audience.

Definitions

Match the new words with their meanings.

Today's Idiom

the distaff sidewomen (distaff was a staff used in spinning)

The men had brandy on the porch, while the distaff side gathered to gossip in the kitchen.

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2nd Day

New Words

What's In a Name?

As Mr. Sloane pursued his investigation of the phenomenon, he discovered that a Dr. Trevor Weston of the British Medical Association had corroborated* his findings. Dr. Weston had studied British mortality rates over a decade, finding that people whose names began with letters ranging from "S" to "Z" had a life expectancy that averaged twelve years fewer than the rest of the population. Furthermore, those at the bottom of the alphabet tended to contract more ulcers, were more susceptible to heart attacks, and were more likely to be neurotic than those at the top of the alphabet.

Sample Sentences

Use the new words in the following sentences.

1.Irritability is one of the salient* features of a __________ personality.

2.After a __________ of connubial* acrimony,* the couple decided to consult with a marriage counselor.

3.If a miner were to ponder* over the high __________ rate in his occupation, he might want to quit.

4.Ethan Frome soon learned that his querulous* wife was __________ to a variety of ailments.

5.There was no paucity* of witnesses to describe the __________ of the flying saucer.

Definitions

Match the new words with their meanings.