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Unit 13

Terms in this set (20)

(v) to adjust or change to suit conditions (s) regulate, alter, acclimate (a) remain unchanged

(v) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine (s) witness, verify, confirm, corroborate (a) deny, disprove, refute, rebut

(v) to fit together exactly, to connect so as to form a whole (n) a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail (s) mesh, jive, harmonize (a) clash, be at odds

(n) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds, an exceedingly evil act, huge size, immensity (s) atrociousness, heinousness, atrocity, vastness (a) mildness, harmlessness, innocuousness

(v) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage, to speak hesitatingly, to lose drive, weaken, decline (s) waver (a) perservere, plug away at

(n) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen (adj) marked by fear, ominous (s) misgiving, presentiment, premonition

(adj) totally abandoned and helpless, sad and lonely, wretched or pitiful, almost hopeless (s) woebegone, forsaken, bereft, pathetic (a) jaunty, buoyant, blithe, chipper

(adj) chillingly proud and scornful (s) disdainful, supercilious (a) meek, humble, unassuming, modest

(n) a physical defect, a hindrance, obstacle (s) obstruction, stumbing block (a) help, advantage, asset, plus

(adj) necessary urgent (n) a form of a verb expressing a command, that which is necessary or required (s) essential, indispensiable, mandatory (a) nonessential, unnecessary, optional

(v) to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle, tarry (a) hurry along

(v) to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job (s) goof off, shirk

(adj) short but full of meaning and point (s) terse, short and sweet, meaty, telling (a) wordy, verbose, long-winded, foolish, inane

(v) to rob by force, especially during wartime, to seize wrongfully (n) property stolen by force (s) pillage, loot, sack, spoils, pelf

(v) to smile or speak in a silly, forced way (n) a silly, forced smile (s) snicker, smirk, titter, giggle

(adj) firmly fixed, constant, not moving or changing (s) loyal, faithful, unwavering (a) inconstant, fickle, unreliable, vacillating

(adj) much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way (s) trumpeted, heralded (a) downplayed, soft-pedaled, de-empahsized

(v) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously (s) malign, defame, denigrate, traduce (a) glorify, extol, lionize

(n) a person (usually a child) without a home or friend, a stray person or animal, something that comes along by chance, a stray bit (s) stray, ragamuffin, street urchin

(adj) twisted, turned to one side, cleverly and often grimly humorous (s) dryly amusing, ironic, droll (a) humorless, solemn, straight

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Using literal translations as guidance, define the following words without using a dictionary: A. philanthropy, B. philharmonic, C. maritime, D. ocular, E. oculist, F. submarine.

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Why, according to the first passage, must humans develop technology? A. to defend the planet from extraterrestrial threats B. to better understand the properties of antimatter C. so that civilization can colonize other planets if necessary D. to make contact with the aliens who attacked Siberia E. to prepare for the transition to living in the mines

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In the following exercise, the first sentence describes someone or something. Infer information from the first sentence, and then choose the word from the Word Bank that best completes the second sentence. stipulate, burgeon, conduit, arbiter, dissident, indiscretion, demur, ruminate. The only way to get to the popular beach is to take Sunrise Drive, a two-lane toll road lined with gift shops, overpriced restaurants, and the only gas station for thirty miles. From this sentence, we can infer that businesses in the resort town take advantage of the road as the only _____ to the beach.

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