week four1100 words
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WEEK 4 DAY 1
NEW WORDS
alacrity
disdain
belligerent
intimidate
feint
MULLINS A K.0. VICTIM
When the bell sounded. K.O. Mullins responded with alacrity. He sprang from his stool and charged across the ring, showing disdain for the champion's strength. Although this belligerent attitude impressed the referee, it failed to intimidate the champ. That mtreptd" battler laid the hapless" Mullins low with an adroit" feint and an uppercut.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. Y2K concerns of the January 1, 2000 problems with computers failed to our company.
2. The Germans were duped" by the Allies' toward the south, leaving the way open for the Normandy invasion.
3. The waiter moved with because he percefved" they were big tippers.
4. His manner caused him to lose one friend after another.
5. When the curtain came down, the critic's face registered the she felt for the lackluster" play.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
to throw down the gauntlet-to challenge someone
(when the gauntlet, or medieval glove, was thrown down,
the challenged one was required to pick it up)
The principal of our rival school threw down the gauntlet,
and we had no choice but to accept the challenge.
WEEK 4 DAY 2
NEW WORDS
pugnacious
promulgate
brash
scoff
belittle
MULLINS THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET*
The pugnacious K.O. Mullins demanded a rematch. He took a full-page newspaper advertisement to promulgate his challenge. When the champ's manager saw the brash announcement, he accosted" Mullins, who was surrounded by a throng" of newsmen. The manager openly scoffed at Mullins and belittled his fighting ability. Mullins then lost histemper and fearlessly punched the manager, knocking him from his wheelchair.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. We tmplored" the faculty advisor to the requirements for the presidency of the club.
2. My mother liked the salesman's personality, but he irritated most people.
3. I don't understand modem art, but I neither loathe" nor at it.
4. Since everyone can outpunch my cousin, he cannot afford to be .
5. Although Ralph can't play, he doesn't hesitate to the efforts of our football team.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY,S IDIOM
feeling no pain-drunk
Although the party had just begun,
after his first drink he was Jeeling no pain.
WEEK 4 DAY 3
NEW WORDS
tangible
laceration
castigate
sordid
octogenarian
MULLINS FORCED TO EAT HUMBLE PIE*
The irate" 80-year-old manager pressed charges against K.O. Mulllns, suing him for assault. As tangible evidence of the attack, he pointed to a deep laceration over his eyebrow that had required ten stitches. When the case was brought before the court, the judge castigated Mullins for the sordid incident. In addition to a costly financial settlement, Mullins was required to make a public apology to the octogenarian.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. The medic reached Into his kit to find a bandage for the ugly .
2. Mr. Dixon belittled* our request for proof of his loyalty.
3. The kindly foreman was too reticent* to openly the clumsy new worker.
4. When the teenager announced her engagement to the , the public suspected it to be a publicity stunt.
5. Stories of their youth poured forth from the unhappy felons."
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
Hobson's choice--to have no choice at all (Mr. Hobson owned a livery
stable but he did not allow the customers to pick their own horses)
Despite all the talk about democracy in my family,
my father usually gives the rest of us Robson's clwice.
WEEK 4 DAY4
NEW WORDS
solace
aspirant
dregs
frenzy
scurrilous
THE DECLINE OF MULLINS
Mullins sought solace in whiskey. Once a highly respected aspirant for the lightweight crown, he now found himself associating with the dregs of Skid Row." He would work himself into an alcoholic frenzy in which he would trumpet scurrilous attacks on the champ. the old manager. and the judge. One avid* fight fan attributed Mullins' absence from the ring to sickness. saying that he was "recovering from a bad case of-SCOTCH."
Sample Sentences Use the new words In the following sentences.
1. Vigilant" censors protect the public from listening to language on television.
2. The publisher scoffed* at the reports that he was an for the Job of Secretary of State.
3. In a , the teenager overturned every drawer while searching for the car keys.
4. At the bottom of the beautiful wine bottle, only the remained.
5. In trying to offer to the pilot's wife, the reporter inadvertently" made the situation worse.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
to rule the roost-to be in charge, to be master
(a roost is a perch where domestic birds can sleep)
Although he Is a lowly private in the army. at home he rules the roost.
WEEK 4 DAY5
REVIEW
Let's see how many of the new words studied during the course of this week you remember. Incidentally. try to keep a record of the many times you find your new words in magazines, newspapers, and books. Before you knew the meanings of those words you probably skipped right over them.
In the following quiz, match the best possible definition with the word you have studied.
Write the correct letter in the appropriate answer space.
Find the definitions of the words.
Find the definitions of the words.
Find the idioms of the words.
