504 Essential Words slide 21 Lesson 6. Learn the words and do the ex-es: Fill in the Blanks and Choose the correct one.

1) approach; come near or nearer to

a. The lawyers in the trial were often asked to approach the bench.
b. Her beau kissed Sylvia when he approached her.
c. Ben approached the burden* of getting a job with a new spirit.

2) detect; find out; discover

a. Sam Spade detected that the important papers had vanished.*
b. From her voice it was easy to detect that Ellen was frightened.
c. We detected from the messy room that a large group of people had assembled* there.

3) defect; fault; that which is wrong

a. My Chevrolet was sent back to the factory because of a steering defect.
b. His theory* of the formation of our world was tilled with defects.
c. The villain* was caught because his plan had many defects.

4) employee; a person who works for pay

a. The employees went on strike for higher wages.
b. My boss had to tire many employees when meat became scarce.*
c. Joey wanted to go into business for himself and stop being an employee.

5) neglect; give too little care or attention to

a. The senator neglected to make his annual* report to Congress.
b. Bob’s car got dirty when he neglected to keep it polished.
c. It is essential* that you do not neglect your homework.

6) deceive; make someone believe as true something that is false; mislead

a. Atlas was deceived about the burden* he had to carry.
b. Virginia cried when she learned that her best friend had deceived her.
c. The villain* deceived ChiefWhite Cloud by pretending to be his friend.

7) undoubtedly; certainly; beyond doubt

a. Ray’s team undoubtedly had the best debators* in our county.
b. The pilgrims undoubtedly assembled* to travel to Rome together.
c. If she didn’t want to get into an argument, Valerie would have followed the majority* undoubtedly.

8) popular; liked by most people

a. The Beatles wrote many popular songs.
b. At one time miniskirts were very popular.
c. Popular people often find it hard to evade* their many friends.

9) thorough; being all that is needed; complete

a. The police made a thorough search of the house after the crime had been reported.
b. My science teacher praised Sandy for doing a thorough job of cleaning up the lab.
c. Mom decided to spend the day in giving the basement a thorough cleaning.

10) client; person for whom a lawyer acts; customer

a. The lawyer told her client that she could predict* the outcome of his trial.
b. My uncle tried to get General Motors to be a client of his company.
c. If this restaurant doesn’t improve its service, all its clients will vanish.*

11) comprehensive; including much; covering completely

a. After a comprehensive exam, my doctor said I was in good condition.
b. The engineer gave our house a thorough*, comprehensive checkup before my father bought it.
c. Mrs. Silver wanted us to do a comprehensive study of Edgar Allan Poe.

12) defraud; take money, rights, etc., away by cheating

a. My aunt saved thousands of dollars by defrauding the government.
b. If we could eliminate* losses from people who defraud the government, tax rates could
be lowered.
c. By defrauding his friend, Dexter ruined a family tradition* of honesty.

Fill in the Blanks

  1. Each of our workers is trained to give your car a (thorough or comprehensive) examination. (Which two words might fit this sentence?)
  2. Tom jones was undoubtedly the best singer in the choir when he was young.
  3. He could approach the problem from all angles.
  4. Mrs. Spector always wanted to be popular with her friends.
  5. Why did you neglect cleaning your room today?
  6. The employee bought his boss a birthday present.
  7. Rocco’s only defect was that he walked with a slight limp.
  8. None of the other poker players suspected that their friend would defraud them in order to win.
  9. When Cynthia realized that nobody liked her, she knew she had been deceived.
  10. I could detect from the tone of his voice that he was in a bad mood.
  11. His client was happy with the work Terence had been doing for him.
  12. I do not want to do anything less than a comprehensive or thorough job on my term paper. (Which two words might

Choose the Correct Word

  1. Many oftoday’s (popular, comprehensive) songs will become tomorrow’s Golden Oldies.
  2. My boss insists that all of the (employees, clients) punch a time clock each morning.
  3. I (approached, detected) a hint of sarcasm in your seemingly innocent reply to the sales clerk who apologized for the long lines.
  4. As the car (approached, detected) the bridge, we could see the dense* fog coming in off the water.
  5. Our weekly vocabulary quizzes are (comprehensive, popular), including not only that week’s new words, but words we learned in past weeks as well.
  6. Even a small (client, defect) in an electric appliance can be the possible* cause of a fire.
  7. Ms. Rodriguez (undoubtedly, comprehensively) felt she had been unjustly accused of showing favoritism, but most of her students felt otherwise.
  8. Her (thorough, popular) description of the missing bracelet helped police find it.
  9. We’ve all learned that if you (defraud, neglect) your teeth, you will surely develop dental problems of one kind or another.
  10. It is probably still true that the majority* of Americans do not think our political leaders would knowingly (defect, defraud) the government.
  11. To (defraud, deceive) someone into thinking you are a friend when you are only along for the ride is selfish and unfeeling.
  12. Since your livelihood depends on pleasing them, (clients, employees), like customers, are always right.