Word Review 6 ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL WORDS

 

ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL WORDS Word Review 6

 

These exercises are based on some of the words included in Lessons 25–30. A In each of the parentheses below you will find two choices. Pick the one that fits better. 1 When he was asked to (relate, confine) his story to the judge, Mr. Parsons grew very nervous. 2 I was surprised to get such a (prompt, shrill) answer to my letter since I had only mailed it on Tuesday. 3 After drinking for three hours, Corky had only a (subsequent, vague) memory of what had taken place at the party. 4 Because my father works in the post office, he can (redeem, obtain) the new stamps that come out each month. 5 Mrs. Sykes stopped her daughter’s piano lessons in June but will (resume, refrain) them in September. 6 We could see that the cook was (distressed, soothed) by his wild looks and his violent curses. 7 The cowboys knew that if they lit a fire they would be (vulnerable, temperate) to attack by the outlaws.* 8 Everyone agreed that the Wright brothers’ idea about flying was a (radical, sensitive) one. 9 It was an (uneventful, idol) week for us because no one telephoned and no one came to visit. 10 Gina gave (maximum, stationary) attention to her little sister after their mother died.   B Opposites. In Column I are ten words that were taught in Lessons 31–36. Match them correctly with their opposite meanings, which you will find in Column II. Column I Column II 1 hasty a remain 2 idle b lower 3 flee c talkative 4 mumble d neat 5 jolly e sad 6 elevate f grow larger 7 discard g slow 8 mute h keep 9 diminish i speak clearly 10 untidy j busy   C Which of the vocabulary choices in parentheses fits best in these newspaper headlines? 1 Health Department to ________ Kindergartners (Diminish, Retain, Vaccinate, Sooth) 2 Closing of Factory Causes 450 to Be ________ (Idol, Temperate, Idle, Sympathetic) 3 Giants’ Chances Are ________ with Loss to Phils (Resumed, Elevated, Fertile, Diminished) 4 Divers to ________ Search for Sunken Vessel (Resume, Redeem, Precede, Signify) 5 Deny ________ Against Older Workers (Distress, Prejudice, Dispute, Loyalty) 6 ________ Professors Speak Out Against Nuclear Plant (Illegal, Sympathetic, Radical, Adolescent) 7 Teenage ________ to Sing in Rock Musical (Colleague, Idol, Mute, Jest) 8 Our Shoreline ________ to Erosion (Confined, Related, Vulnerable, Retained) 9 Frat Members Spend ________ Night in Cemetery (Uneventful, Vague, Hasty, Prompt) 10 _______ Refuses to Pay Until Trains Are Cleaned (Colleague, Commuter, Volunteer, Jest)   D From the list of words below choose the word that means:   harmony candidate subsequent hinder diminish soothe tempest utensil abuse signify radical soar temperate lunatic loyalty cinema mute shrill lottery commuter redeem spontaneous prejudice retain colleague confine idol veaccinate discard fertile 1 insane and is related to the Latin word for “moon” 2 a fellow worker and sounds like (and is in fact derived from the same source as) college 3 unreasonable opinion and indicates a closed mind 4 protect against disease and is based on the French word for “cow” 5 a motion picture and is the first element of ________ tography and ________ scope 6 unable to speak and also may refer to the softening of colors and tones as well as sounds 7 occurring naturally and appears in phrases like “________ applause” and “________ generation” 8 having your number picked and a ________ are related to games of chance. 9 reject or throw away and would be appropriate in a poker game 10 save from sin as well as recover ownership   A Letter writing. The following business letter uses 10 words that appeared in Lessons 31–36. Fill in the blanks with those words, selected from the group below: confine elevate relate retain temperate diminish fertile provide signified torment dispute harmony radical spontaneous utensil distress hinder referred sympathetic vain 38 Grand Avenue Rockaway Park, NY October 24, 2005 President Toshiba Corporation 4724 Oak Drive Sacramento, CA 53895   Dear Sir: As president of the Toshiba Corporation, you are perhaps my last resort in helping to solve a problem that has caused me great 1___________. Let me 2 ___________ to you the relevant facts. On September 20, 1995 I purchased a Toshiba T1960CS 4860X2 50 Mhz Computer from B and G Computer World at Kings Plaza, Brooklyn, NY. I was very pleased with my acquisition for the first few days. Then I ran into difficulties. I went to B and G and exchanged the Intel modem for a Megahertz modem. The computer worked for a few hours, and then the problem returned. I was 3 ___________ to Randy’s Computer, a computer repair service. Five times I brought my computer in for repairs, all to no avail. Finally, in complete frustration, I called Toshiba in California and asked for a replacement computer since it appeared that the one I had purchased was not functioning and no one knew how to set it right. The Toshiba representative was 4 ___________ but only offered the suggestion that I contact Toshiba’s regional manager in New Jersey. This I did and was told that all of Toshiba’s products are handled by Ingram Distributors and there are as many as five intermediate companies including them and Toshiba. He did not 5 ___________ that there were 6 ___________ grounds for complaint, but he 7 ___________ that he could not 8 ___________me with a new computer because “There would be too much paperwork.” I loved the machine for the short time it was working properly. Unfortunately, it has a 9 ___________ fault that no one can find and correct. I have lost many precious hours trying to 10 ___________ the computer I originally purchased, but all my efforts have been in vain. Now I ask for your cooperation. If it is true that your company has a policy not to replace a defective piece of equipment, maybe you can make an exception in my case. The aggravation I have endured is really not fair. I had so much faith in the Toshiba. Please don’t let that trust go to waste.   Sincerely, Michael Neuman   F Words That Do Double Duty. Once again, as you did in the previous Word Reviews, note the following words, which appeared in Lessons 25–30. Each can serve as more than one part of speech:

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