week five1100 words
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WEEK 5 DAY 1
NEW WORDS
rampant
inane
ethics
concur
clandestine
CHEATING
During my first weeks at the new school I observed that cheating was rampant. I had always considered it rather inane to cheat on a test because of my code of ethics, and because so much was at stake. Apparently the other students didn't concur. In fact. even the presence of a proctor did not intimldate" them. Far from being a clandestine activity, the cheating was open and obvious.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. When the plague was on the island, Dr. Arrowsmith's wife died.
2. The spies thought their meeting was a one, but a throng* of F.B.I. agents gathered outside the building.
3. A special management committee was asked to investigate business .
4. Orville Wright was criticized for his desire to fly.
5. If I can get my parents to , I'll join the Peace Corps.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
stock in trade-the goods, tools, and other requisites of a profession
A quick Wit and a warm smile were the salesman's stock in trade.
WEEK 5 DAY 2
NEW WORDS
flagrant
admonish
duress
culprit
inexorable
CRACKING DOWN
Mr. Dorsey, our new principal, determined to do something about the flagrant cheating at our high school. He issued bulletins and began to admonish those teachers who did not proctor alertly. Under duress, the faculty reported the names of the culprits. Several crib sheets were turned in as tangibles evidence of the cheating. Mr. Dorsey's inexorable campaign against the wrong-doers seemed to be paying off.
Sample Sentences Into which sentences do the new words flt best?
1. The was caught with his fingers in the cookie jar.
2. Television sleuths are in their pursuit of lawbreakers.
3. The confession was signed under , the attorney claimed.
4. I suspect that my father will me for coming home late.
5. Parking in front of a hydrant is a violation of the city's law.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
to take down a peg-to take the conceit out of a braggart
(ship's colors used to be raised or lowered by pegs the higher the colors, the greater the honor)
The alumni thought they had a great basketball team,
but our varsity took them down a peg.
WEEK 5 DAY 3
NEW WORDS
egregious
distraught
duplicity
acrimonious
paucity
STAR PLAYER IS CAUGHT
The cheating scandal came to a head when Art Krause, our football captain, made the egregious mistake of getting caught cheating on a midterm exam. If Art were suspended (or his part in that sordid* affair, our chances for winning the city championship would go up in smoke." The distraught coach asked the principal to overlook Art's duplicity. but Mr. Dorsey replied in an acrimonious fashion that the players had been given "a plethora" of athletic instruction but a paucity of moral guidance."
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. The bank teller's error was difficult to correct.
2. We tried to ignore her comments. but that took considerable restraint.
3. is the stock in trade of all adroit* counterspies.
4. Although it was a creative writing class, the teacher complained about the of talent there.
5. The soldiers were to learn that their furloughs had been canceled.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
to pass the buck-to evade responsibility
(the "buck" may have been a piece of buckshot passed from one
poker player to another to keep track of whose turn it was to deal)
He always gives me a straight answer and never tries to pass the buck.
WEEK 5 DAY 4
NEW WORDS
elicit
pernicious
tolerate
construe
impunity
OUR PYRRHIC VICTORY*
Mr. Dorsey summoned a representative group of teachers and student leaders to his office In order to elicit their reactions to the suspension of the football captain. He told them that cheating was a pernicious disease that could not be tolerated at our school. He loathed" having to discipline Art Krause so severely, but unless strict measures were taken, the student body would construe the Incident as an open Invitation to cheat with impunity. "We may lose a football game," the principal said, "but we can salvage our self-respect."
Sample Sentences Use the new words In the following sentences.
1. The border guards allowed the doctor to cross the frontier with .
2. It isn't easy to answers from a sleepy class on Monday morning.
3. Dentists appreciate patients who can pain.
4. She hoped that we would not her decision to run for office as a thirst for power.
5. The dictator's rules failed to mtlrnldate" the leaders of the underground.
Definitions Place the letter of the correct definition In the blank next to the new vocabulary word.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
to lionize a person-to make a big fuss over someone
(the lions at the Tower of London were considered its main attraction)
When the famous poet Dylan Thomas visited the United States,
he was lionized wherever he lectured.
WEEK 5 DAY 5
REVIEW
Congratulations! You have covered the first one hundred words in the book. With the same diligence you should be able to tackle the remaining work and to master most of the challenging words.
Take the following quiz by matching the best possible definition with the word you have studied. Write the letter that stands for that definition in the appropriate answer space.
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