Monday, May 28, 2012

Tuesday May 29



Reminder: vocabulary 15 is due next Monday June 4 (see copy below)


Vocabulary 15  definitions



1.      amenity (noun)- that which is pleasant or agreeable; (plural) attractive features or customs

2.      aperture (noun)- an opening, gap, hole; orifice

3.      dissidence (noun)- a difference of opinion; discontent; disagreement, dissent , disaffection

4.      epicurean (adj)- devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort and ease; with discriminating tastes; (noun) a person with discriminating tastes; hedonistic, sybaritic, discriminating



5.      improvident (adj.)- not thrifty; failing to plan ahead; prodigal, spendthrift, extravagant

6.      iniquity (noun)- wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act; evil, crime

7.      inviolable (adj.) – sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured or profaned

8.      mutable (adj)- open to or capable of change; changeable, variable

9.      nascent (adj).)- just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence; budding, incipient, embryonic

10.  obeisance (noun)- a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage



11.  panegyric (noun) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute; encomium, testimonial

12.  pillory (noun)- a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (verb)- to expose to public contempt or ridicule

13.  pittance (noun)- a woefully meager allowance, wage or portion; modicum, trifle

14.  presage (verb)- to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (noun) a warning or indication of the future; augur, portend, foretell



15.  progeny (noun)- descendants, offspring. children, followers, disciples

16.  promulgate (verb)- to proclaim; to make known far and wide; announce

17.  rectitude (noun)- uprightness, righteousness, correctness; probity, integrity

18.  restive (adj)- restless, hard to manage, balky; uneasy, fidgety, recalcitrant

19.  seraphic (adj)- angelic, heavenly, celestial, cherubic; cherubic

20.  subsist (verb) to have existence; to remain alive, manage o make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue; last, sustain, survive




Vocabulary 15  exercise 1   Fill in the blank with the correct definition.



1.      We are sure that their vow is ______________________________ because their sense of moral obligation will prevent them from ever breaking it.

2.      Conscientious parents will do everything they can to foster and develop the _______________________ intellectual curiosity of a small child.

3.      Imagine someone with my _____________________ tastes having to live for a week on that watery mush!

4.      The biography is a pretty evenhanded appraisal of the man’s strengths and weaknesses, not just another _________________________ to a great hero.

5.      I see no reason to question the _______________________ of her dealings with us since I know her to be “as honest as the day is long.”

6.      He inveighs against the sins of society with all the stridency of an Old Testament prophet castigating the _____________________ of the ungodly.

7.      The wranglers suspected that there were wolves or mountain lions nearby when the herd suddenly grew nervous and _____________________________.

8.      The Bible tells us that visitors to the court of Solomon, the great Hebrew king, willingly paid him ______________________________.

9.      For many ancient peoples, the appearance of a comet was a fearful omen that _______________________ great social upheaval.

10.  After a few days in which everything went my way, I suddenly learned just how _________________________ Lady Luck can be.

11.  Am I to be ____________________________ before the entire student body because I made a few minor mistakes as a member of the Student Council?

12.  The liberties that we have inherited from our forefathers are a sacred trust that we must pass on undiminished to our ________________________.

13.  Authoritarian governments often resort to violence and coercion in their efforts to repress political ___________________________.

14.  Our financial situations are so different that what she considers a mere _________________ seems a fortune to me.

15.  It was the _________________________ of its natural setting on those rolling hills that led the architect to dub the estate “Mount Pleasant.”

16.  The President has ____________________________ a policy that commits the nation to curbing pollution.

17.  “I’m afraid that the child’s seraphic countenance belies the devilry in his heart,” I observed sadly.

18.  The __________________________ on most cameras can be adjusted to admit more or less light, as required.

19.  Nutritionists say that most of us could ________________________ on a great deal less food than we actually consume.

20.  Though I’m by no means ________________________ with my money, I don’t hoard it either.


Vocabulary 15   Exercise 2



1.      The artist painted the children with ________________________ smiles to suggest their innocence.

2.      Peasants in the nineteenth-century Ireland were able to ______________________ almost exclusively on potatoes.

3.      After the earthquake, rain and cold came through the ______________________ in the wall of the damaged house.

4.      Safeguarding the retirement income of millions of Americans is a(n) _____________________________ trust of the federal government.

5.      The candidate tried to ________________________ her political opponent by suggesting that he had ties to organized crime.

6.      In comparison to the overwhelming need for food and medicine, the shipment was a mere ______________________.

7.      The School Board __________________________ a new approach to education that emphasized phonics.

8.      The chef took a(n) _____________________________ delight in presenting the most delicious dishes to his demanding clientele.

9.      When I backpack there are certain basic __________________________ such as clean sheets and a dry tent, that I find I sometimes miss.

10.  The speaker delivered a ____________________________ in honor of the award-winning author.

11.  The mayor is a person of unquestionable ________________________; his honesty is indisputable.

12.  The Bill of Rights guarantees certain civil rights and protections to ourselves and our __________________________.

13.  When the commanding officer announced that all leave was cancelled, there was widespread ______________________ in the ranks.

14.  Some people are so _______________________________that despite high incomes they struggle to make ends meet.

15.  The ____________________________ horse had not been taken out of the stable for five days.

16.  The skirmishes at the border _____________________ a war.

17.  English Puritans looked upon the court that surrounded King Charles I as a den of ____________________________.

18.  Upon entering the throne room, each courtier made a respectful __________________________ before the king and queen.

19.  The ____________________________ was placed in the center of town so that everyone could view the outlaws and their shame.

20.  Recent public opinion polls registered _____________________________opposition to the proposed tax increases.


Vocabulary 15   exercise 3



Synonyms

1. tried to survive in a desert                                                        _______________________________

2. dark clouds portending rain                                                      _______________________________

3. the angelic tones of the choir                                                    ______________________________

4. challenged the integrity of the judge                                         _____________________________

5. a hedonistic display of luxury                                                   _____________________________

6. stuffed the orifice with old newspapers                                    ______________________________

7. showed a budding interest in politics                                        _____________________________

8. paid respect to those who came before her                               _____________________________

9. the pleasantness of a quiet garden                                            _____________________________

10. sacrosanct principle of equality                                              _____________________________

11. will be punished for their crimes                                            ______________________________

12. repaid a mere modicum of what is owed                               ______________________________

13. announced by the public health authorities                            ______________________________

14. fidgety after the caffeine                                                        _______________________________

15. a fickle disposition                                                                 _______________________________

Antonyms

16. insulted the king’s ancestors                                                   ______________________________

17. always praises those in authority                                            ______________________________

18. gave a long diatribe on the military                                        ______________________________

19. widespread political agreement                                              ______________________________

20. a thrifty manager                                                                     ______________________________


Vocabulary 15   exercise 4

1.      Religious (obeisance / dissidence) was one of the motives that led many people to leave their homes and found colonies in North America.

2.      Writers often regard their works as their (dissidence / progeny) in much the same way as other people regard their pets as family members.

3.      The resounding victory we scored at the polls is an eloquent tribute to the (rectitude / dissidence) of her approach as campaign manager.

4.      As the speaker’s remarks became more inflammatory, the crowd grew more sullen and (nascent / restive).

5.      The novel centers on a(n) (improvident / seraphic) young man who squanders his inheritance on riotous living and dies in the poorhouse.

6.      I realize the official made a serous mistake, but that is no reason to (pillory /subsist) him so unmercifully in the press.

7.      We would like to believe that the intensifying fear of ecological catastrophe (subsists / presages) an era of environmental harmony in the near future.

8.      The cost of living has risen so sharply that a salary that was adequate a decade ago is now no more than a mere (panegyric / pittance.)

9.      The new “gourmet” deli features delicacies that are bound to delight even the most exacting of (epicurean / nascent) palates.

10.   No matter how well defended, no boundary is (inviolable / restive) unless the people on either side of it respect each other.

11.  “Angelica” is indeed an apt name for one whose (mutable / seraphic) beauty is complemented by such sweetness of temper and gentleness of spirit.

12.  One cannot expect a(n) (epicurean /nascent) democracy to go through its early years without experiencing serious growing pains.

13.  Recently, the Principal (promulgated / presaged) a new dress code that abolished some of the unnecessary strictness of the old rules.

14.  Liberty (subsists / presages) only so long as people have the intelligence to know their rights and the courage to defend them.

15.  There was a loophole in the law, and through this (aperture / obeisance) the defendant escaped the legal consequences of his crime.

16.  Instead of being so concerned with the (iniquities / apertures) of others, they would do well to concentrate on correcting their own shortcomings.

17.  The study of government shows us that many political institutions thought to be unchanging are in fact highly (inviolable / mutable).

18.  Specific customs vary widely in different lands, but the basic (affectations / amenities) of civilized living are much the same everywhere.

19.  Like so many others of his generation, he paid unquestioning (iniquity / obeisance) to the accepted symbols of material success.

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