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5th Day Review
Our British cousins have a vocabulary that differs from ours in many ways. Isn't it fortunate that we have to be responsible for the American version of this language only?
Review Words |
Definitions |
____ 1. belated |
a. description in words, sketch |
____ 2. callous |
b. firm, trusty, strong |
____ 3. decrepit |
c. fluctuate, hesitate |
____ 4. delineation |
d. violation |
____ 5. demeanor |
e. abuse, blame |
____ 6. flay |
f. serene, steady, calm |
____ 7. heinous |
g. uproar, disorder |
____ 8. imperturbable |
h. hatefully evil |
____ 9. infraction |
i. scold harshly, strip off the skin |
____ 10. Machiavellian |
j. bearing, conduct |
____ 11. opprobrium |
k. not principled, governed by opportunity |
____ 12. pandemonium |
l. heroic story |
____ 13. redress |
m. delayed, late |
____ 14. saga |
n. unfeeling |
____ 15. staunch |
o. evil, wickedness, vileness |
____ 16. turpitude |
p. worn out, broken down |
____ 17. unconscionable |
q. unreasonable, without conscience |
____ 18. vacillate |
r. to right a wrong |
____ 19. vindicate |
s. justify, absolve |
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____ 20. vituperation |
t. insult, scorn |
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____ 21. through thick and thin |
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u. to make a fast impression |
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____ 22. to take by storm |
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v. in spite of all sorts of difficulties |
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____ 23. a sacred cow |
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w. to be in high spirits, feeling well |
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____ 24. to be in fine fettle |
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x. a person who cannot be criticized |
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Wordsearch 39
Using the clues listed below, fill in each blank in the following story with one of the new words you learned this week.
Psst . . . Need World Series Tickets?
Think about this for a moment. Is there anything wrong in buying something for one dollar and reselling it for two dollars? Naturally, you would be correct if you saw nothing amiss with this transaction; it's the way a capitalist economy works. But, if you bought a ticket to a rock concert or baseball game for ten dollars and sold it for twenty,
you would be committing an 
__________ of the law. You might ask, "What's so 
__________ about this?" The answer is that you would be guilty of the practice known as "scalping." Does an individual who offers a scarce
ticket at a price above the original price deserve the 
__________ connected with the word ''scalping"?
These hard-working and risk-taking individuals see themselves as go-betweens in a world where people are willing to spend additional money for a popular event. However, law enforcement officials remain 
__________ in the
face of all reason as they arrest and fine these enterprising salesmen. Those 
__________ believers in punishing law-breakers find nothing wrong with trying to halt the scalping of tickets. For others, it is a way of doing business that they claim hurts no one and is in keeping with a profit-driven economy.
Clues
4th Day
3rd Day
2nd Day
1st Day
2nd Day
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40th Week
1st Day
New Words
rhetoric |
clique |
extol |
mentor |
facile |
A Political Show
There are few forms of entertainment more enjoyable than watching a glib* politician run for office. Most politicians have prepared speeches dealing with the prevalent* topics of the day. They can maintain a fervid* flow of rhetoric for hours at a time. In each locality where he is to appear, the advance work is prepared by a clique of trustworthy aides. In preparation for the show, they have dispersed* leaflets, put up posters, and sent out cars and trucks with loudspeakers to extol the erudite* qualities of their candidate. Soon, the crowd gathers. Loyal party workers come forward to shake the hand of their mentor. Now, with the facile solutions to complex problems carefully memorized, the show is ready to begin. One moment facetious,* the next moment profound,* the candidate works to convince the incredulous* among the voters.
Sample Sentences
Insert the new words in these sentences.
1.It is not long before a young star has a __________ around him who sporadically* get their names into the newspapers.
2.At a time that requires tangible* proposals, all he offers is unconscionable* __________.
3.The detective interrogated* the adamant* prisoner in such a __________ way that he confessed after giving incontrovertible* evidence.
4.Youngsters scoff* when their elders __________ the halcyon* days of long ago.
5.Amidst the adulation* of the throng,* the film star, in all humility,* credited her __________ as the one most responsible. Definitions
Match the new words with their definitions.
6. rhetoric |
____ a. counselor, coach, tutor |
7. clique |
____ b. use (sometimes exaggerated) of language |
8. extol |
____ c. easily accomplished or attained |
9. mentor |
____ d. praise highly |
10. facile |
____ e. small, exclusive group of people |
Today's Idiom
to live in a fool's paradiseto be happy without a real basis
He lived in a fool's paradise while he sowed wild oats*, but he soon had to pay the piper.*
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