From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. glutinous, quaff, declaim, gaff. When the whaling ship encountered a tiny skiff bobbing on the high seas, the captain ordered a sailor to snag it with a[n] _____. To the sailor's surprise, a sun-beaten man lay on the bottom of the boat. He awoke to the voices of his rescuers, and he immediately _____ the water they offered him. Apparently, the man had kept himself alive by eating the _____ remnants of wet rations that he salvaged before a violent storm sunk his ship.

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicizes vocabulary word. .

For each key term or person in the lesson, write a sentence explaining its significance.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. Nepotism, declaim, imbue, enmity, begrudge, cadence. The ______ between Mike and Brad showed in the way they argued over the most trivial company decisions. Weeks before, Brad had been promoted to regional manager in an obvious act of ______, since his uncle is a member of the board of directors. Mike ______ Brad for the promotion because it had taken fifteen years for Mike to become a regional manager, and Brad had walked into the job with almost no experience at all. Now, during any argument with Brad, Mike was sure to ______ about how "fifteen years of seniority and experience make my decisions virtually infallible."

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. dastardly, gist, entity, jaded, ogre, bandy, charisma. The _____ athlete, accustomed to winning first place, wanted to be happy with her third-place trophy, but deep down, she felt that months of intensive training had gone to waste. On the bus ride home, she refused to _____ compliments or even joke about the race with her teammates. She could think only about the _____ runner who intentionally tripped her early in the race and likely cost her the win. Myra could not believe that such an unsportsmanlike _____ was allowed to compete in track meets. Myra didn't see the other girl after the race, but merely thinking of that horrid _____ would haunt Myra for weeks to come.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. Dastardly, gist, entity, jaded, ogre, bandy, charisma. The ______ athlete, accustomed to winning first place, wanted to be happy with her third-place trophy, but deep down, she felt that months of intensive training had gone to waste. On the bus ride home, she refused to _____ compliments or even joke about the race with her teammates. She could think only about the _______ runner who intentionally tripped her early in the race and likely cost her the win. Myra could not believe that such an unsportsmanlike _______ was allowed to compete in track meets.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. charisma, efface, ogre, advocate, gist, bandy, mesmerize. Joan, who _____ the cleanup of the James River, is always trying to gain supporters for her cause. The usual _____ of her speech focuses on the effects of the river's pollution on future generations. Her eloquent speech _____ audiences, and her _____ helps her to win the hearts of people who are not even affected by the James River. Joan hopes someday to _____ the irresponsible dumping practices that continue to foul the James River.

Complete the sentences by inferring information about the italicized word from its context. If the boss tells the workmen to ignore any $\mathit{frivolous}$ concerns and simply get the job done, then the boss doesn't want the workers to worry about...

All rates of interest given here are annual rates. Calculate how long it will take for the following amounts of interest to be earned at the given rate. a) P = $500, r = 6%, SI =$150, b) P = $400, r = 9%, SI =$252.

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word. Bobby $\mathit{cavorted}$ around in the living room until his mom told him that...

Does Burciaga use synonyms or negation to define tortilla? Does he discuss the word’s origin and development? If so, where? If not, do you think any of these strategies would improve his essay? Explain.

Burciaga uses many Spanish words, but he defines only some of them - for example, taquitos de nopalitos and quesadilla in paragraph 5 and flautas and gorditas in paragraph 6. Why do you think he defines some Spanish terms but not others? Should he have defined them all?

Where does Burciaga provide a formal definition of tortilla? Why does he locate this formal definition at this point in his essay?

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word. The wealthy industrialist was born in a $\mathit{hovel},$ but he...