GACS lclab - English 6 - Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 6, Lesson 2 - Applying the Meanings
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GACS lclab - English 6 - Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 6, Lesson 2 - Applying the Meanings
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MossflowerAbbey, GACS lclab Jr. High - English 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 arrogant | You were ______________to claim that you knew all the answers. |
| arrogance | Declaring that you are sure to win is another example of your ________________. |
| boycott | Customers plan to ________________that store if it continues to overcharge. |
| boycott | The fans called off their _______________when the teams agreed to lower ticket charges. |
| campaign | Picking up litter was the first step in the ______________to clean up the town center. |
| campaign | General Sherman's four-month-long Atlanta __________________ ended with the fall of that city on September 2, 1864. |
| ceremony | The bride and groom exchanged rings during the wedding _______________. |
| custody | Following a divorce, each parent may want ______________of the children. |
| custody | The new officer took the thief into ______________. |
| degraded | By lying to cover up his cheating Sam ______________himself even more. |
| degrading | Losing the trophy because one player had taken a bribe was a __________________ experience. |
| detained | The customs officers ____________us while they searched our bags. |
| extended | The conductor _____________her arms as a signal to the orchestra to be ready. |
| extend | I wish to ___________my apologies for behaving so badly. |
| extend | The exhibition was so popular that the museum decided to _____________it by a week. |
| extends | The property _____________for a half mile beyond the river. |
| integrated | In 1948, President Truman ________________the armed forces of the United States. |
| integration | In the 1950s many people opposed the ___________________ of restaurants and other public places. |
| segregate | Ranchers ___________sick animals from the herd to prevent diseases from spreading. |
| segregation | One of the goals of the Civil Rights Movement was to end racial ________________in the United States. |
| supreme | Saddam Hussein was the ___________ruler of Iraq until his overthrow in 2003. |
| supreme | The mayor declared that eliminating homelessness was the _____________challenge for the city. |
| triumph | Helen Keller's graduation from college was a _______________. |
| triumph | The dancer who was invited to audition shot a look of ____________at those who were not so lucky. |
| triumphed | The winner of the national spelling bee _______________over forty-nine other contestants. |
| triumphant | The _______________skater was given a hero's welcome on her return from the Olympic Games. |
| vacate | We will ______________the house at the end of June to make way for the people moving in. |
| verdict | The foreman looked grim as she announced the ____________. |
| verdict | The ____________on the new computer is that it does twice the work in half the time. |
| violates | Working for another research company ________________the agreement she made with her previous employer. |
| violated | The vandals who _____________the cemetery by knocking over gravestones had to restore it. |
| violation | Revealing the secret to your friends was a ____________of the trust placed in you. |
| A look of trium is one that | shows the joy of victory. |
| A degrading rule is one that | causes shame or disgrace. |
| A supreme test is one | that is greater than all others. |
| Arrogance is | a feeling of self-importance. |
| A violation of an agreement is | the act of breaking it. |
| Custody is | the state of being held by the police. |
| To extend something is to | increase its length. |
| A campaign is | a series of military actions. |
| To integrate a business is to | open it up to people of all races. |
| boycott | The speaker called on us to take part in the (organized refusal to attend performances) of theater companies that employ nonunion actors. |
| campaigning | Greenpeace is (taking part in a series of actions) to stop the killing of whales. |
| ceremony | The king of Norway presents the Nobel Peace Prize at a (formal event in honor of the occasion) held in Oslo. |
| integrated | The separate companies were (brought together and formed) into one large corporation. |
| verdict | The people in the courtroom eagerly awaited the (decision reached at the end of the trial). |
| degrade | Conditions in the jail (take away the self-respect of) the prisoners housed there. |
| detained | The immigrants were (kept from going on their way) by inspectors who demanded to see their papers. |
| violated | Students felt that their privacy was being (treated in a disrespectful and improper way) when their lockers were searched. |
| segregation | (The separation of the size of different races) in public schools was outlawed in 1954. |
| vacated | During the fire drill, students (moved out of) the school in an orderly way. |
| custody | The children will remain in the state's (care and control) until their parents can be located. |
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