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4th Day
New Words
archaic |
emulate |
facetious |
rabid |
salubrious |
rab′ id
A Painting Machine
There is even now a computer machine that may make other art forms archaic. Using computer methods, this machine can originate paintings and photographs. A machine that can emulate an artist is not as facetious as it may appear. Automation is inundating,* some say with deleterious* effects, all areas of self-expressionfrom music to literature. The most rabid adherents* of our technological progress look upon these events as singularly* favorable. They see these as harbingers* of a time when machines will do all of the labor, and man will reap the salubrious benefits.
Sample Sentences
Use the new words in these sentences.
1.Some maintain that the ascetic* leads a __________ life.
2.With all candor,* I cannot wish for a return to the __________ times when a moribund* society provided an opulent* existence for some, but a loathesome* life for the majority.
3.There is something __________ about an egotist* who has the temerity* to begin a speech with, "In all humility* . . . ."
4.It is not prudent* to malign* or castigate,* or be derogatory* in any way toward a __________ political adherent.*
5.The wish to __________ a great person is laudable.*
Definitions
Match the new words with their definitions.
6. archaic |
____ a. healthful, wholesome |
7. emulate |
____ b. out of date |
8. facetious |
____ c. rival, strive to equal |
9. rabid |
____ d. comical, humorous, witty |
10. salubrious |
____ e. fanatical, furious, mad |
Today's Idiom |
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on the bandwagonjoining with the majority; going along with the trend
Most advertisements showing many people using a product hope to convince the viewer to get on the bandwagon and buy the item.
Answers are on Page 315
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5th Day Review
When you can analyze a sentence and determine from the context the meaning of a previously unknown word, you are functioning at the best level. These words will become a permanent part of your ever-growing vocabulary.
Review Words |
Definitions |
____ 1. alleviate |
a. out of date |
____ 2. ambiguous |
b. concise, brief |
____ 3. archaic |
c. intense, deep |
____ 4. bizarre |
d. annex, grab, seize |
____ 5. celerity |
e. wholesome, healthful |
____ 6. condone |
f. degrading, humble |
____ 7. emulate |
g. rapidity, speed |
____ 8. expedite |
h. fantastic, odd |
____ 9. extraneous |
i. humorous, comical, witty |
____ 10. facetious |
j. not belonging, foreign |
____ 11. menial |
k. enormous, extraordinary |
____ 12. paltry |
l. pardon, excuse |
____ 13. prodigious |
m. furious, mad, fanatical |
____ 14. profound |
n. undefined, vague, not specific |
____ 15. rabid |
o. carry out promptly |
____ 16. salubrious |
p. lighten, make easier |
____ 17. succinct |
q. respected, worshiped |
____ 18. trivial |
r. strive to equal, rival |
____ 19. usurp |
s. of little importance |
____ 20. venerable |
t. petty, worthless |
Idioms |
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____ 21. to feather one's nest |
u. joining with the majority |
____ 22. ivory tower |
v. an event that predicts the future |
____ 23. the writing on the wall |
w. out of touch with life |
____ 24. on the bandwagon |
x. to enrich oneself at every opportunity |
Check your answers on page 315. Take that extra moment now to review and study the words you got wrong.
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