504 Essential Words Learn the words, slide 49, Fill in the Blanks, True or False, slide 50

1. unruly; hard to rule or control; lawless

a. Unruly behavior is prohibited* at the pool.
b. When he persisted* in acting unruly, Ralph was fired from his job.
c. His unruly actions were a menace* to those who were trying to work.

2. rival; person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another; one who tries to equal or do better than another

a. The boxer devised* an attack that would help him to be victorious* over his young rival.
b. Sherry didn’t like to compete* because she always thought her rival would win.
c. Seidman and Son decided to migrate* to an area where they would have fewer rivals.

3. violent; acting or done with strong, rough force

a. Carefully, very carefully, we approached* the violent man.
b. Violent behavior is prohibited* on school grounds.
c. Vernon had a tendency* to be violent when someone angered him.

4. brutal; coarse and savage; like a brute; cruel

a. Dozens of employees* quit the job because the boss was brutal to them.
b. The brutal track coach persisted* in making the team work out all morning under the hot sun.
c. Swearing to catch the murderer, the detectives revealed* that it had been an unusually brutal, violent* crime.

5. opponent; person who is on the other side of a fight, game, or discussion; person fighting, struggling or speaking against another

a. The Russian chess player underestimated* his opponent and lost.
b. He was a bitter opponent of costly urban* reform.
c. Seeing his flabby* opponent, Slugger was sure he would be victorious.*

6. brawl; a noisy quarrel or fight

a. The journalist* covered all the details of the brawl in the park.
b. Larry dreaded* a brawl with his father over finding a job.
c. What started out as a polite discussion soon became a violent* brawl.

7. duplicate; an exact copy; make an exact copy of; repeat exactly

a. Elliott tried to deceive* Mrs. Held by making a duplicate of my paper.
b. We duplicated the document* so that everyone had a copy to study.
c. The so-called expert did a mediocre* job of duplicating the Van Gogh painting.

8. vicious; eviI; wicked; savage

a. Liza was unpopular* because she was vicious to people she had just met.
b. The vicious editor* published false stories about people he disliked.
c. Mr. Voss was reluctant* to talk about his vicious pit bull.

9. whirling; turning or swinging round and round; spinning

a. The space vessel* was whirling around before it landed on earth.
b. As they tried to lift the bulky* piano, the movers went whirling across the living room.
c. Because Angelo drank too much, he commenced* to feel that everything was whirling around the bar.

10. underdog; person having the worst of any struggle; one who is expected to lose

a. Minority* groups complain about being the underdogs in this century.*
b. I always feel sorry for the underdog in a street fight.
c. The Jets were identified* as underdogs even though they had beaten the Steelers earlier in the season.

11. thrust; push with force

a. Once the jet engine was ignited,* it thrust the rocket from the ground.
b. He had adequate* strength to thrust himself through the locked door.
c. Eva was in a terrible rage* when she thrust herself into the room.

12. bewildered; confused completely; puzzled

a. The lawyer was bewildered by his client’s* lack* of interest in the case.
b. His partner’s weird* actions left Jack bewildered.
c. Bewildered by the sudden hazy* weather, he decided not to go to the beach.

FILL IN THE BLANKS
Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.

  1. Rory was thrown out of school because of his unruly behavior.
  2. The vicious lion attacked the lost child in the forest.
  3. They had a brawl over who was a better swimmer.
  4. The magician thrust his hand into his hat, and out came a rabbit.
  5. A man was caught trying to duplicate documents* that were top secret.
  6. His rival was a man who was trying to win the heart of his girl.
  7. The experienced chess player tried to keep his opponent guessing.
  8. The boy was bewildered by the fact that his parents had abandoned* him.
  9. Whenever the skinny boy got into a fight he was the underdog.
  10. When some animals aren’t fed on time they become very brutal.
  11. The ball was hit so hard that it went whirling the field.
  12. Five hundred men were killed in that violent battle.

TRUE OR FALSE
Based on the way the new word is used) write T (true) or F (false) next to the sentence.

  1. A violent person is someone who uses strong, rough force. — TRUE
  2. An underdog is someone who is likely to win. — FALSE
  3. A brawl is a noisy quarrel or fight. — TRUE
  4. To thrust means to push forcibly. — TRUE
  5. A rival is someone who wants and tries to get the same thing as another. — TRUE
  6. Unruly means easy to control. — FALSE
  7. Brutal means sweet-tempered and easygoing. — FALSE
  8. An opponent is a person or group who is on the other side of a fight, game, or discussion. — TRUE
  9. A duplicate is something that is imagined or made up. — FALSE
  10. To be bewildered is to be ready for action. — FALSE
  11. A vicious act is one that is evil, wicked, and savage. — TRUE
  12. Whirling means turning or swinging round and round. — TRUE