504 Essential Words Word Review slide 44 ex-es A, B, C, D E

A. In each of the parentheses below you will find two of the new vocabulary words. Choose the one that fits better.

  1. We will have to (postpone, decrease) our meeting unless more members show up.
  2. Rex (underestimated, resisted) the skill of the other tennis player, and he was beaten badly.
  3. With only a (frank, mediocre) typing ability, Veronica never expected to be hired.
  4. Germs are a (menace, dread) to our health.
  5. Although Rip was (challenged, reluctant) to tell all he knew, he remained silent.
  6. We invited only the most (prominent, undeniable) people in town to our fund-raising party.
  7. When her job in the city was (molested, abolished), Daisy went home to the farm.
  8. (Unforeseen, Amateur) problems kept coming up each day, making it harder and harder for me to finish my work.
  9. I believe in our doctor and like the (absurd, adequate) reasons he gave us for keeping Grandma in the hospital.
  10. Don’t you get angry when someone (ignores, concludes) your questions?

B. Opposites. In Column I are ten words that were taught in Lessons 7-12. Match them correctly with their opposite meanings, which you will find in Column II.

  1. consent a. put out
  2. valid b. not important
  3. ignite c. die
  4. reveal d. refuse
  5. urgent e. allow
  6. victorious f. large
  7. survive g. get off
  8. mount h. hide
  9. prohibit i. beaten
  10. miniature j. untrue
  • 1 — d
  • 2 — j
  • 3 — a
  • 4 — h
  • 5 — b
  • 6 — i
  • 7 — c
  • 8 — g
  • 9 — e
  • 10 — f

C. Which of the vocabulary choices in parentheses fits best in these newspaper headlines?

  1. “Charges Against Me Are Absurd“ Complains Governor (Undeniable, Frank, Absurd, Mediocre)
  2. High School Principal to Prohibit Student Autos (Preserve, Prohibit, Abolish, Underestimate)
  3. Postpone Flight of Space Shuttle for 48 Hours (Unforeseen, Ignite, Preserve, Postpone)
  4. Witness Promises to Reveal Truth Today (Reveal, Denounce, Exaggerate, Challenge)
  5. “Best Novel in a Decade,” Says Critic (Conflict, Decade, Variety, Fiction)
  6. Sick Child Visited by Prominent Specialist (Obvious, Prominent, Amateur, Dread)
  7. Flu Germs Menace Elderly Citizens (Menace, Resist, Pollute, Prohibit)
  8. Stolen jewels Are Objects of Massive Search (Adequate, Valid, Unforeseen, Massive)
  9. Huge Unemployment in Urban Areas (Reluctant, Recent, Urban, Urgent)
  10. Weatherman Apologizes for Gloomy Weekend Forecast (Valid, Gloomy, Obvious, Solitary)

D. From the list of words below choose the word that means:

  1. be undecided as well as show reluctance — hesitate
  2. an untruth but one that is practiced by even the best writers — fiction
  3. ponderous or large and is the opposite of capsule — massive
  4. ten decades and has the same root as cent — century
  5. finish as well as make an inference — conclude
  6. ridiculous yet in a certain phrase is close to sublime — absurd
  7. easily understood as well as evident and apparent — obvious
  8. save and in its origin bears a relation to family — preserve
  9. a dream or hope as well as sight — vision
  10. one of a kind and also rare or without equal — unique

E. The Friendly Letter. With our reliance on the telephone, and now on the new technologies, letter writing among friends has become less important. Still and all, there is no substitute for a personal letter, which friends will appreciate. In the following letter, fill in the blanks, using words selected from the group below:

Dear Rona, May 17, 2011

My first day at the Herricks junior High here in Sandy, Utah was a weird* one. Everyone knew each other, and I was like an alien from outer space. After having spent seven years in classes with you in Miami, I have to adjust to a new state, a new city, a new neighborhood, and a new school!

To be perfectly frank, I hesitate to guess how I’ll manage to survive* because I really miss you and the whole gang back in sunny Florida. You and I always talked about swimming and scuba diving but here all the kids are into skiing. I’m sure that I’ll dread my first time on the big slopes because I have a tendency to fear new experiences. To start with, I’ll have to swap my swim gear for down jackets, mittens, and ear muffs. Brrr!

Back to Herricks Jr. High. We have only 140 kids in this less than urban school where there is absolutely no need for a security guard. A quick glimpse of my program reveals* that I have five major subjects, including French. In addition, ma cherie, I have Phys. Ed. three times a week, plus Computer Lab., Home Eco. (we made jello the first day!) and Music. It’s obvious I won’t have time to loaf.

There is a Senior Prom and a class trip to Los Angeles, if I can get my Mom to consent I have to conclude this letter now because they gave me a ton of homework.

Fondly, Blanche