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Vocabulary Workshop Unit 16-18 Review
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advantage
(n) something that puts someone in a better position
ambition
(n) a strong desire for importance or success
defiant
(adj) showing strong resistance; willing to challenge or confront
fearsome
(adj) frightening or alarming
imply
(v) to suggest something without saying it directly
merit
(n) a quality that deserves praise
negotiate
(v) to discuss in order to arrive at an agreement
purify
(v) to make clean and free of dirt or pollutants
revoke
(v) to cancel by withdrawing or reversing
wretched
(adj) very unhappy or unfortunate, miserable, very poor in qulaity
absorb
(v) to soak up or take in; to keep the attention of
amateur
(n) someone who does something for pleasure and not for money; someone who does not have much experience
channel
(n) the deepest part of a river; a body of water that links two larger ones; a long narrow groove; a band of radio waves; a course of action
(v) to make a long, narrow groove; to direct or focus
elegant
(adj) showing beauty, high quality, and good taste
grace
(n) ease and beauty of movement; a charming or pleasing quality; a short prayer at meals
(v) to add beauty or honor to
inspect
(v) to look over closely
lame
(adj) stiff, sore, or not able to move properly; weak not satisfactory
suspend
(v) to hang in order to allow free movement to stop for a time, interrupt; to bar from a position or privilege
tiresome
(adj) annoyingly dull or exhausting; unexciting
tranquil
(adj) free from trouble or disturbance; quiet
boast
(v) to speak proudly of oneself, brag; to take pride in
(n) talk that is too full of pride in oneself
eloquent
(adj) showing the ability to use words clearly and effectively
glisten
(v) to shine with sparkling light
ideal
(adj) considered to be perfect; existing only in the imagination
(n) a person or thing that is considered to be perfect
infectous
(adj) caused or spread by germs; able or tending to spread from one to another
invest
(v) to put money into something that will earn interest or make a profit; to make use of for future benefit
locate
(v) to find the position of; to settle into a place
ripple
(n) a small wave
(v) to form or cause small waves
sufficient
(adj) as much as is needed, enough
uproar
(n) a state of noisy excitement, confusion
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Verified questions
VOCABULARY
Someone who speaks in a single pitch, whose voice does not raise or lower, is said to speak in a[n] ______. An activity might become monotonous after a few hours if it involves doing only _____ thing.
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Complete each sentence by adding who or whom, whichever is correct. The few women of her time ______ did travel were usually wives of diplomats or missionaries.
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph, Some words will not he used. Dally, caricature, beleaguer, amalgamate, hone, felonious, demented. Doctor Rearick, a famous chemist, mused at the _____ of himself in the editorial cartoon. The artist had depicted the aging chemist as a[n] ______ scientist, like Victor Frankenstein or Doctor Moreau, at a lab table trying to ______ two mysterious liquids by pouring them both into a steaming test tube. Reporters ______ him with phone calls for days after he announced the discovery of a remarkable new alloy, and Rearick knew that he would need to _____ his public speaking skills before he explained the full significance of the discovery In front of the television news cameras.
VOCABULARY
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. beget, imbibe, chafe, feign, desist, glean, effrontery, educe. The psychologist used a form of hypnotism to _____ her patient's childhood memories. Little by little, the doctor _____ clues that might _____ the solution to Kate's disorder. Originally, the doctor worried that Kate would _____ compliance and simply pretend to remember things, but the doctor could tell that the memories were real by the way in which they seemed to _____ the patient emotionally. One hour was all Kate could stand before her therapy had to _____ for the day.
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