Wordly Wise 6, Lesson 8 - Applying the Meanings
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accompany | The pianist offered to _____________ the singer. |
| accompanies | Thunder often ________________ lightening. |
| captive | The hospital patients provided a ___________ audience for the mediocre comic. |
| captives | The ___________ were closely guarded. |
| captivity | The giant panda rarely breeds in ___________. |
| convenient | The bus stop is ____________ because it's close to my house. |
| conveniences | The new tenants appreciated the central air-conditioning and other ______________ of the apartment. |
| ecstasy | Fans screamed in ____________ when their idol appeared on stage. |
| ecstatic | The winners were __________ when the judges read the names. |
| expanse | Wheat grows on the broad __________ of the Kansas prairie. |
| expedition | The ______________ into the Brazilian rain forest lasted nearly a year. |
| expedition | The ____________ was attempting to find the origin of the Nile. |
| inept | That _________ remark you made at the funeral upset those who overheard it. |
| inept | An __________ handler damaged the contents of the crate. |
| interpret | A native Parisian was hired to ___________ the French minister's remarks for the audience. |
| interpret | Joseph offered to ___________ the dream. |
| interpreted | I ____________ your absence from the meeting as disapproval of what we were trying to do. |
| invaluable | The students' help in organizing the boycott was ___________. |
| lingered | The guests ____________ in the hall, reluctant to go out into the cold. |
| retrieve | Owners can __________ their lost articles from the lost and found. |
| retrieves | The puppy ___________ sticks the children throw in the pond. |
| skirmish | The two sides began to ____________ before the major battle. |
| skirmishes | Apart from a few ___________, both sides kept the cease-fire that had been agreed to. |
| supplement | I ____________ my allowance with earnings from a paper route. |
| supplements | Those who eat a well balanced diet do not need vitamin ______________. |
| territory | A dog will defend its ___________. |
| territory | The island of Guam is a ____________ of the United States. |
| A supplement is | a part that is added afterwards. |
| An invaluable object is one | whose worth is really great. |
| To accompany a package | is to go with it. |
| A territory is | an area of land. |
| To skirmish is to | take part in a minor battle. |
| Ecstasy is | a feeling of great joy. |
| An inept move is | one that is made clumsily. |
| To retrieve a letter is | to find it and bring it back. |
| supplemented | The students (added to) their box lunches with salads and milk from the cafeteria. |
| convenient | I will call on you tomorrow at ten if that is (a time that is suitable for you to see me). |
| accompany | The organist will (play along with) the choir. |
| ecstatic | The crowd was (overcome with joy) when the home team scored in the final minutes. |
| beneficial | Swimming can be (of great help) to those unable to do other forms of exercise. |
| inept | The builder was so ( lacking in the ability to do the work properly) that the job had to be done over. |
| captivity | Is it right to keep wild animals in (a state where their freedom has been taken away)? |
| skirmish | A few shots were exchanged during the (minor battle), but no one was injured. |
| lingered | The diners (were in no hurry to leave, so they spent some time) over their coffee. |
| expedition | Robert Peary's (long journey of exploration) reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. |
| interpreted | Your failure to answer the questions could be (understood by others) as an admission of your guilt. |
| expanse | To cross the great (wide open area) of the Pacific took many weeks by sailing ship. |
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