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5th Day Review
Another week to build your vocabulary. Words stand for ''things." The more "things" you can recognize, the better able you are to deal with the complicated and changing world. New and unusual situations are more easily handled by those who can utilize the largest number of "things" we call words.
Review Words |
Definitions |
____ 1. adamant |
a. reach the highest point |
____ 2. ardent |
b. inflexible, unyielding |
____ 3. array |
c. triumphant joy |
____ 4. bereft |
d. looking backward |
____ 5. besmirch |
e. peak, crown, summit |
____ 6. constrict |
f. a conceited, vain person |
____ 7. culminate |
g. bind, limit, squeeze |
____ 8. egotist |
h. biting, burning |
____ 9. exultation |
i. insulting, abusive speech |
____ 10. falter |
j. system, arrangement |
____ 11. humility |
k. modesty, meekness, humbleness |
____ 12. invective |
l. phenomenon, marvel |
____ 13. inveterate |
m. stain, soil, dim the reputation |
____ 14. obscure |
n. sharply stimulating |
____ 15. pinnacle |
o. deprived of |
____ 16. prodigy |
p. bulky, large |
____ 17. pungent |
q. hesitate, waver, stumble |
____ 18. retrospect |
r. eager, passionate |
____ 19. vitriolic |
s. firmly established, habitual |
____ 20. voluminous |
t. unclear, unknown, lowly |
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____ 21. to break the ice |
u. to be well prepared |
____ 22. to pull one's own weight |
v. to cause great enthusiasm |
____ 23. to bring down the house |
w. to make a beginning |
____ 24. loaded for bear |
x. to do a fair share of the work |
Check your answers on page 314. A word missed can now be made part of your vocabulary quite easily. Review the paragraph, sample sentence, definition, and then write your own sentence using the word.
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Wordsearch 27
Using the clues listed below, fill in each blank in the following story with one of the new words you learned this week.
Hot Enough For You?
In 
__________ the year 1990 was a year of record high temperatures across the United States. The cause of this problem is complex. There are many proposed explanations, from an increase of population to the greenhouse effect.
If, in fact, temperatures are continuing to rise as a result of human activity, there should be an __________
search for the causes and the cures.
Scientists are looking into even the most 
__________ aspects of modern society to determine what might be the
long-range effects of our activities. They hope that investigations will 
__________ in a program to change the harmful ways we contribute to a dangerous trend.
A small increase in the earth's temperature will lead to major difficulties for everyone. We should not 
__________ in our efforts to avoid such disasters.
Clues
3rd Day
1st Day
1st Day
1st Day
2nd Day
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28th Week
1st Day
New Words
vulnerable |
bedlam |
cacophony |
exploit |
propinquity |
eks′ ploit
A Dangerous Sport
Racing car drivers are vulnerable to dangers that other sportsmen seldom face. Drivers agree that controlling a car at top speeds on a winding course is a singularly* awesome* experience. There is the bedlam caused by the roaring motors that move the car from a standing start to 100 miles an hour in eight seconds. One is shaken by the cacophony of the brakes, larger than the wheels and producing during the course of a 350-mile race enough heat to warm an eight-room house through a hard winter. The driver needs to be on the alert to exploit any mistake by an opponent, and he must be constantly aware of the propinquity of sudden death. All of this makes car racing one of the most demanding games of all.
How was your recall today? Did you spot vulnerable as a reintroduced word?
Sample Sentences
Insert the new words in the sentences.
1.Astronauts are alert to the __________ of sudden accidents.
2.The egotist* is __________ to slights and insults.
3.Electronic music is considered nothing more or less than __________ by many.
4.Advertisers spend large sums to __________ the lucrative* teenage market.
5.The winning team's dressing room was a scene of __________.
Definitions
Match your new words to their definitions.
6. vulnerable |
____ a. discord, harsh sound, dissonance |
7. bedlam |
____ b. open to attack, susceptible |
8. cacophony |
____ c. profit by, utilize |
9. exploit (v.) |
____ d. nearness in time or place |
10. propinquity |
____ e. confusion, uproar |
Today's Idiom
a white elephanta costly and useless possession
When he discovered the 30-volume encyclopedia, dated 1895, in his attic, he knew he had a white elephant on his hands.
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