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4th Day
New Words
perfidious |
covet |
ingratiate |
penury |
ignominious |
kuv′ it
A Scheming Heroine
William Makepeace Thackeray was known for his moralistic study of upper and middle class English life. His best known work, Vanity Fair, has as its central character Becky Sharp. She is a perfidious woman who has an insatiable* desire to get ahead in the world. She covets the wealth of one man, but when marriage is not feasible* she succeeds in a plan to ingratiate herself into the heart of her employer's son. Their marriage is not a salubrious* one and Becky, who lives ostentatiously,* forms a surreptitious* liaison with another man. The affair culminates* in a debacle.* She is exposed, her husband leaves her, and she must live in penury in Europe. This is the ignominious end for a clever, but misguided woman.
Sample Sentences
Insert the new words in these sentences.
1.Under the aegis* of a zealous* campaign manager, the candidate was able to __________ herself into the hearts of the public.
2.A favorite parable* has to do with teaching the lesson that one should not __________ that which belongs to someone else.
3.His fortune fluctuated* between __________ and wealth.
4.They made an effigy of their __________ enemy.
5.There was bedlam* as the favored team went down to __________ defeat at the hands of the underdog.
Definitions
Match the new words with their definitions.
6. perfidious |
____ a. treacherous, false |
7. covet |
____ b. want, envy, wish |
8. ingratiate |
____ c. humiliating, disgraceful |
9. penury |
____ d. poverty |
10. ignominious |
____ e. win confidence, charm |
Today's Idiom
in seventh heaventhe highest happiness or delight
The oldest child was in seventh heaven when her mother let her rule the roost* for a day.
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5th Day Review
Whether you read a classic novel or a modern one, the one thing they have in common is their use of a rather extensive vocabulary. Don't be handicapped in your readingincrease your vocabulary by constant study and review.
Review Words |
Definitions |
____ 1. acme |
a. open, honest, frank |
____ 2. candid |
b. kindness, sympathetic feeling |
____ 3. compassion |
c. zenith,* pinnacle,* peak |
____ 4. copious |
d. wish, envy, want |
____ 5. covet |
e. false, treacherous |
____ 6. degrade |
f. unsophisticated, unworldly |
____ 7. depict |
g. fantastic, strange, bizarre* |
____ 8. dexterity |
h. lower, make contemptible |
____ 9. epitome |
i. a certain form or style in painting or literature |
____ 10. genre |
j. repulsive, distasteful |
____ 11. grotesque |
k. plentiful, abundant, ample |
____ 12. ignominious |
l. poverty |
____ 13. ingratiate |
m. portray, picture, describe clearly |
____ 14. naïve |
n. person or thing that represents the best |
____ 15. penury |
o. morally bad, disagreeable, offensive |
____ 16. perfidious |
p. physical or mental skill |
____ 17. repugnant |
q. passionately, violently, eagerly |
____ 18. unsavory |
r. charm, win confidence |
____ 19. vehemently |
s. forgivable, pardonable |
____ 20. venial |
t. disgraceful, humiliating |
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____ 21. to throw the book at someone |
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u. keep up courage, stand up to trouble |
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____ 22. in seventh heaven |
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v. to give maximum punishment |
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____ 23. terra firma |
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w. solid, firm land |
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____ 24. keep a stiff upper lip |
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x. the highest happiness or delight |
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Sensible Sentences? |
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Underline the word that makes sense in each of the sentences below.
1.We tried to (deter, divulge) him but he was determined to submit to open heart surgery.
2.The reporter lost his job when he labeled the senator's remarks as (unmitigated, asinine).
3.Freddie had the (effrontery, propensity) to ask Robin for a date after having criticized her appearance.
4.Ordinarily, Jonathan was especially neat, but he looked quite (disheveled, fastidious) at the end of our camping trip.
5.After hearing the bad news, the students left the auditorium with (venial, somber) faces.
6.My Uncle Robert, who is really conservative about his investments, made money on Wall Street by not being (impetuous, wary).
7.I knew I could confide in Caryl-Sue because she has a reputation for being (discreet, sanctimonious).
8.The traitor's (perfidious, pensive) action resulted in the loss of many lives.
9.Our water commissioner was (complacent, flabbergasted) to learn that his own lawn sprinkler had been turned on during the water emergency.
10.Sophie was accepted by our wide circle of friends because of her (vivacious, tenacious) personality.
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