LESSON 11 ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL WORDS

 

ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL WORDS LESSON 11

 

1 evidence (ev’ ə dəns) that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something a Each juror felt he needed more evidence before voting to convict the former football star. b Her many awards were evidence enough that Leona excelled* in dancing. c Our teacher ignored* the evidence that Simon had cheated on the test. 2 solitary (sal ə ter ē) alone; single; only a Sid’s solitary manner kept him from making new friendships. b There was not a solitary piece of evidence* that Manuel had eaten the cheesecake. c The convict went into a rage* when he was placed in a solitary cell. 3 vision (vizh’ ən) power of seeing; sense of sight a With the aid of the binoculars, my vision improved enough to see the entire vicinity. b Ted had perfect vision, and that helped to make him a good baseball player. c The glasses that Irma bought corrected her nearsighted vision     Words in Use Read the following passage to see how the new words are used in it. The Famous Monster of the Lake There seems to be more and more evidence that the enormous* monster in Loch Ness, a solitary lake in Scotland, is more than a vision. Each year there are numerous* glimpses of the monster by visitors and neighborhood people; also recent films, not easy to ignore,* are making even scientists hesitate. The story of frequent visits by a monster once seemed absurd to them, but now they are not so sure. Yet the conflict is far from over. Those who believe the monster exists are still in the minority, and they are constantly competing* for more information to prove that the Loch Ness monster is not a fiction. Even now they are trying to get more and clearer moving pictures of what has become the famous inhabitant* of the lake. Perhaps the question of whether the monster exists or not will be answered in this coming decade.     Picture It Which of the words studied in this lesson is suggested by the picture?   Fill in the Blanks Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below. 1 The old man had lived for seven ________ . 2 He had the ________ that some day there would be peace on earth. 3 Only a ________ of the senators were against welfare. 4 No one has ever had even a ________ of the future. 5 People used to think it was an ________ idea that human beings could ever fly. 6 We make ________ visits to Florida in the winter. 7 If you have any questions, don’t ________ to ask. 8 There was only a ________ man on the beach. 9 The ________ was over the high cost of bread. 10 _______ studies have shown that the cost of living has gone up rapidly. 11 The gun alone was ________ enough to convict the killer. 12 The stories Henry told people about his adventures turned out to be merely ________ . Matching Match the 12 new words in Column I with the definitions in Column II. Column I Column II 1 vision a ten years 2 fiction b happening often 3 frequent c alone 4 absurd d that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something 5 minority e occurring not long ago 6 evidence f a short, quick view 7 conflict g that which is imagined or made up 8 decade h sense of sight 9 glimpse i smaller number or part 10 recent j direct opposition 11 solitary k plainly not true or sensible 12 hesitate l fail to act quickly Spotlight On absurd—Here is another example of the ways in which original meanings changed through the centuries. At first, absurd meant quite deaf. Its Latin roots also had the meanings of out of tune, harsh, rough—finally developing into silly or senseless.

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