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In class: vocabulary 11 handout / copy below- Due Thursday, April 18
while you work individually on this, I want to hear each person perform. Tomorrow you will perform for the class and a grade.
11
definitions
1.
abrogate (verb) – to repeal, cancel, declare null and
void; revoke
2.
ambient (adj) – completely surrounding, encompassing.
3.
asperity (noun)- roughness, bitterness, tartness;
rigor, harshness
4.
burnish (verb)- to make smooth or glossy by rubbing,
polish; (noun) gloss, brightness, buff
5.
cabal (noun) -a small group working in secret
6.
delectable (adj)- delightful, highly enjoyable;
deliciously flavored, savory
7.
deprecate (verb)- to express mild disapproval; to
belittle; deplore, frown upon
8.
detritus (noun) loose bits and pieces of material
resulting from disintegration or wearing away; debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble
9.
ebullient (adj)- overflowing with enthusiasm and
excitement, boiling, bubbling; exhilarated, elated
10. eclectic
(adj) drawn from different sources; (noun) one whose beliefs are drawn from
various sources; synthetic
11. flaccid
(adj)- limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness, soft, flabby
12. impecunious
(adj)- having little or no money; penniless, impoverished, indigent
13. inexorable
(adj)- inflexible, beyond influence, relentless, unyielding; inescapable,
ineluctable, obdurate
14. moribund
(adj)- dying, on the way out, obsolescent
15. necromancer
(noun)- one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic,
especially communication with the dead; in general a magician or wizard;
sorcerer, conjurer
16. onerous
(adj)- burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty; oppressive, weighty
17. rife
(adj)- common, prevalent, widespread, happening often, full, abounding,
plentiful, abundant, replete
18. rudiments (n.plural)- the parts of any subject or
discipline that are learned first; the earliest sages of anything.
19. sequester
(verb)- to set apart, separate for a special purpose; or take possession of and
hold in custody; seclude, segregate, isolate, closet
20. winnow (verb)- to get rid of something
unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the
chaff from wheat by blowing air on it, to fan; to sift, strain, filter, sort
Vocabulary 11, exercise 1 Use the correct form.
1. I
could tell that my boss was really “riled” by the _________________________ of
his tone of voice when he summoned me.
2. I
thought the job of revising the manuscript would be a relatively simple matter,
but it proved to be a(n) ______________________________ task.
3. She
is a very private person who __________________________ any attempt to honor
publicly her great services to humanity.
4. Though
monarchies still exist in some parts of the world, they are more or less a(n) _____________________ form of government.
5. Even
before they said a word, I could tell from their _______________________ expressions
that our team had won.
6. In
a sense, the man is a(n) _________________________ philosopher because his
ideas have been influenced by many different schools of thought.
7. All
the facts and figures point to one __________________________ conclusion: we
are hopelessly outnumbered.
8. As
air slowly seeped out through the tiny puncture, the inner tube became more and
more _________________________________.
9. Some
superstitious Roman emperors consulted __________________________and other
dabblers in black magic to find out what the future held.
10. It is often
difficult to hold a conversation while walking on a busy city street because of
the high level of __________________________ traffic noise.
11. The copper pots
had been so highly ______________________________ that I could see my face in
them.
12. In order to
prevent outside influences from coming into play, a jury is normally
__________________________ until it reaches a decision.
13. Unless you
have mastered the ____________________ of French grammar, you will find it
difficult to speak the language fluently.
14. It was then
that he began to organize the ________________ that would later depose the
king.
15. The
conversation at dinner tables all over town was _______________ with
speculation as to the outcome of the big game.
16. We will
never allow anyone to curtail or ________________________ the basic rights and
liberties guaranteed to us in the Constitution.
17. The plot of
the novel centers on a(n) __________________________ adventurer who attempts to
remedy his financial embarrassment by marrying into money.
18. One of Darwin
19. Late that
night, we began the heartbreaking task of sifting through the
______________________ of our ravaged home.
20. There is
nothing more _________________________on a hot day than to stretch out in a
hammock with a good book and pitcher of icy lemonade.
Vocabulary 11, exercise 2
1. The
new filtering system is capable of cleaning and deodorizing the
__________________________ air.
2. The
hotel manager ordered the waiters to ________________________ all the brass
candlesticks before the formal banquet.
3. The
eatery attracted customers with a mouth-watering display of
____________________________ in its front window,
4. The
administration _______________________________ such foolish practices as the
hazing of new students but it not ban them outright.
5. After
a string of very favorable reviews, the dance company was in a(n) _____________________ mood for weeks.
6. Because
the injured bodybuilder had not worked out for weeks, his muscles grew
__________________________.
7. In
the Greek tragedies, nothing could save characters like Oedipus Rex from their
______________________________ fates.
8. In
the age of electronic communication, writing letters by hand seems to be a
_____________________ custom.
9. Informing
patients of bad news is a(n) _________________________ duty that every doctor has to perform.
10. Often with
no legal or moral grounds, the U.S.
11. The banquet
ended with a truly ______________________________dessert made of peaches,
raspberries and ice cream.
12. In my
present ______________________________ state, I will not be able to pay for
dinner.
13. Since
rumors were ____________________, the president announced that the company had
been bought out by its major competitor.
14. At a very
young age, the girl learned the __________________________of chess from her
father, a professional player.
15. Spelling
and grammar software programs are designed to help writers _________________________- inaccuracies from
their documents.
16. The
_____________________________ of the drama critic’s statement undermined the
young actor’s confidence.
17. Pieces of
people’s homes, furniture and toys could be seen in the ____________________ of
the landslide.
18. The members
of the __________________________ met at an unknown location for the purpose of
fixing prices and stifling competition.
19. The parties
agreed to __________________________ the disputed funds pending a decision by
the court.
20. When the
stock market began to tumble, some desperate investors resorted to
____________________________ for financial advice.
Vocabulary 11, exercise 3
Synonyms
1. sort the good ideas from the bad
________________________________
2. taught us the
fundamentals of physics
________________________________
3. the encompassing sound of the drums
________________________________
4. cleaned up the
debris from the parade
________________________________
5. fooled by a sorcerer’s tricks
________________________________
6. secluded on a remote country
estate
________________________________
7. a ruthless clique of gangsters
________________________________
8. could not
miss the harshness in his tone
________________________________
9. the inescapable consequences of her
action
________________________________
10. rebelled
against the oppressive taxation _________________________________
11. weeds that
were widespread in the area
_______________________________-
12. tempted me
with delicious treats
________________________________
13. a varied collection of opinions ________________________________
14. the exuberant cheerleading squad
________________________________
15. sheltered
the penniless immigrants
________________________________
Antonyms
16. tarnish the silver
________________________________
17. noticed her firm handshake
________________________________
18. the flourishing downtown area _________________________________
19. will reaffirm his oath to the king
_________________________________
20.countenanced our peaceful protest ________________________________
Vocabulary 11,
exercise 4
1. “The
(inexorable / moribund) march of the
years,” said the aged speaker, “decrees that this is the last time I will
address you.”
2. Writing
so full of soggy clichés, gummy sentence structure and excessive wordiness can
best be described as (inexorable /
flaccid.)
3. What
appeared to be an informal study group was in a reality a highly organized (detritus / cabal) determined to
overthrow the establishment.
4. (Asperity / Necromancy) and other forms
of witchcraft were punishable by death during the Middle Ages.
5. The
investigating committee spent long hours trying to (burnish / winnow) fact from fiction in the witnesses’ testimony.
6. Though
she entered this country as a(n) (impecunious
/ rife) child, she eventually made a fortune in the garment industry.
7. Anyone
who has the slightest acquaintance with the (rudiments / cabals) of economic theory understands that we cannot
solve our financial problems simply by borrowing more and more money.
8. Though
the presidency confers great powers on the person who holds the office, it also
saddles that person with (onerous /
eclectic) responsibilities.
9. (Eclectic /Ambient) schools of art are
typical of a period when there is a little original inspiration or bold
experimentation.
10. Since
archeologists spend a lot of time rummaging through the (detritus / asperity) of vanished civilizations, they bear a
striking resemblance to junk collectors or rag pickers.
11. As we sat
in the locker room after our heartbreaking loss, the (ambient / impecunious) gloom was so thick you could almost cut it.
12. It is one
thing to (burnish / deprecate) human
follies and pretensions; it is quite another to correct them.
13. Though
skeptics insist that patriotism is (onerous
/moribund) in America
14. The old
adage that “one man’s meat is another man’s poison” is simply means that what
is considered (delectable / onerous)
is often quite subjective.
15. Any
political party that is (rife /
ebullient) with petty jealousies and backbiting can never hope to present a
united front in an election.
16. The (moribund / burnished) helmets and
breastplates of the warriors gleamed and twinkled in the morning sunlight.
17. As one veteran
aptly observed, a soldier had to be hardy to cope with the (asperities / cabals) of life in the
trenches during World War I.
18. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr. once observed that he did not wish to lead a(n) (sequestered / abrogated) life far from
the conflicts of his time.
19. The charm
of this musical comedy lies in its slam-bang pacing, its sprightly music, and
its generally (onerous / ebullient)
good cheer.
20. No one,
however powerful or dominant, can (arrogate
/ sequester) the basic moral laws on which civilizations rests.
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