week thirty 1100 words

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WEEK 30   DAY 1

NEW WORDS

extinct

idyllic

galvanize

encumbrance

gaudy

 

IN DAYS CONE BY

The man who best described the now extinct life aboard a steamer on the Mississippi River is Mark Twain. Having actually worked aboard the river boats, his writing captures the tranquil* or turbulent* events of those days. In his book about life on the Mississippi. Twain recalls the idyllic times when man was not in such a great rush to get from one place to another. One chapter deals with the races conducted between the swiftest of the boats. When a race was set, the excitement would galvanize activity along the river. Politics and the weather were forgotten, and people talked with gusto* only of the coming race. The two steamers "stripped" and got ready; every encwnbrance that might slow the passage was removed. Captains went to extremes to lighten their boats. Twain writes of one captain who scraped the paint from the gaudy figure that hung between the chimneys of his steamer.

Sample Sentences Insert the new words in these sentences.

Question No. /
  1. Today, the trend* is to more and more dress.
  2. It is amazing how lithe* football players can be, despite the of the safety features of their uniforms.
  3. The dinosaur is an species.
  4. City dwellers often yearn for the life in the country.
  5. A dictator will use any pretext* to his people into aggressive actions.

Definitions Match the new words with their definitions.

Question No. /

Find the correct word.

galvanize gaudy encumbrance idyllic extinct
simple, peaceful
excite or arouse to activity
showy, flashy
no longer existing
burden, handicap, load

TODAY'S IDIOM

forty winks-a short nap

During the night before the big test, he studied continuously.

catching forty winks now and then.

 

 

WEEK 30   DAY 2

NEW WORDS

condescend

candor

mortify

jocose

malign

 

THE JOHN J. ROE

Mark Twain's boat was so slow no other steamer would condescend to race with it. With the utmost candor. Twain comments that his boat moved at such a pathetic* pace, they used to forget in what year it was they left port. Nothing would mortify Twain more than the fact that ferryboats, waiting to cross the river, would lose valuable trips because their passengers grew senile* and died waiting for his boat, the John J. Roe, to pass. Mark Twain wrote in a Jocose manner about the races his steamer had with islands and rafts. With quiet humor he continued to malign the riverboat, but his book is replete* with love for this sort of life.

Sample Sentences Insert the new words in these sentences.

Question No. /
  1. He had such disdain* for us, he would not to speak before our group.
  2. It is most common to the wealthy for their avarice.*
  3. It Is difficult to be In the presence of so many doleful* people.
  4. When we cannot speak with , we utilize euphemisms.*
  5. Good sportsmanship requires that one not a defeated adversary.*

Definitions Match the new words with their definitions.

Question No. /

Find the correct word.

malign mortify candor condescend Jocose
frankness, honesty
humorous, meny
embarrass, humiliate
abuse, slander
stoop, lower oneself

TODAY'S IDIOM

from pillar to post-from one place to another

The company was so large and spread out, he was sent

from pillar to post before he found the proper official

 

 

WEEK 30   DAY 3

NEW WORDS

omnipotent

zenith

fledgling

peremptory

precedent

 

THE RIVERBOAT PILOT

The riverboat pilot was a man considered omnipotent by all. Mark Twain once held that high position. He writes that he felt at the zenith of his life at that time. Starting out as a fledgling pilot's apprentice, he could not abjure* dreams of the time he would become, *the only unfettered and entirely Independent human being that lived in the earth." Kings, parliaments, and newspaper editors, Twain comments, are hampered and restricted. The river pilot issued peremptory commands as absolute monarch. The captain was powerless to Interfere, Even though the pilot was much younger than the captain, and the steamer seemed to be in imminent* danger, the older man was helpless. The captain had to behave Impeccably.* for any criticism of the pilot would establish a pernicious* precedent that would have undermined the pilot's limitless authority.

Sample Sentences Insert the new words in these sentences.

Question No. /
  1. Under the aegis* of an adroit* master, he reached the of his career.
  2. We would scoff* at anyone calling himself .
  3. There is no for voting when there is no quorum.*
  4. The poet lived a frugal* life.
  5. No one had the temerity* to disobey the officer's order.

Definitions Match the new words with their definitions.

Question No. /

Find the correct word.

zenith precedent peremptory omnipotent fledgling
almighty, unlimited in power or authority
little known, newly developed
absolute, compulsory, binding
summit, top, prime
custom, model

TODAY'S IDIOM

in the lap of the gods--0ut of one's own hands

I handed in my application for the Job, and now it is in the lap of the gods.

 

 

WEEK 30   DAY 4

NEW WORDS

wheedle

rustic

jubilant

decorum

charlatan

 

THE DOUBLE CROSS

Many incidents that took place aboard his ship are re-told by Twain. One has to do with a wealthy cattle man who was approached by three gamblers. The cattle farmer had let it be known that he had a great deal of money, and the gamblers were trying to wheedle him into a card game. He protested that he knew nothing about cards. His rustic appearance confirmed that fact. On the last night before landing the three gamblers got him drunk. When the first hand was dealt, a Jubilant expression came over his face. The betting became furious. All of the proper decorum was put aside, and ten thousand dollars soon lay on the table. With the last wager one of the gamblers showed a hand of four kings. his partner was to have dealt the sucker a hand of four queens. At this point the victim, the charlatan, removed the veneer" of respectability, and showed a hand of four aces! One of the three professional gamblers was a clandestine* confederate of the "rich cattle farmer." They had been planning this duplicity* for many weeks.

Sample Sentences Insert the new words in these sentences.

Question No. /
  1. The child tried to from her mother the place where the cookies had been cached.*
  2. They could discern* that the faith healer was a .
  3. The life is supposed to be a tranquil* one.
  4. Repress* your uncouth* manners and act with at the party.
  5. We were when our Indolent* cousin got a job.

Definitions Match the new words with their definitions.

Question No. /

Find the correct word.

charlatan wheedle rustic jubilant decorum
coax, persuade. cajole"
countrified, unpolished
politeness. correct behavior
pretender. fraud
joyful. in high spirits

TODAY'S IDIOM

Achilles heel-weak spot

He wanted to lead an ascetic* life. but his obsession with liquor was his Achilles heel.

 

 

WEEK 30   DAY 5

REVIEW

Because you are learning these new words in context, they will stay with you. It is the natural method for seeing new words. Your ability to master words as they appear in normal situations should carry over to your learning many other words as you read.

Question No. /

Find the definitions of the words.

charlatan extinct Idyllic candor encumbrance gaudy fledgling galvanize decorum condescend
honesty. frankness
showy, flashy
little known, newly developed
no longer existing
arouse or excite to activity
load, handicap, burden
peaceful, simple
lower oneself, stoop
correct behavior, politeness
fraud, pretender

Question No. /

Find the definitions of the words.

zenith jocose wheedle malign mortify omnipotent jubilant rustic precedent peremptory
persuade, coax, cajole"
custom, model
merry, humorous
top, prime, summit
slander, abuse
in high spirits, Joyful
binding, compulsory, absolute
unlimited In power or authority, almighty
humiliate, embarrass
unpolished, countrified

Question No. /

Find the idioms of the words.

from pillar to post In the lap of the gods Achilles heel forty winks
a short nap
from one place to another
weak spot
out of one's own hands

extinct
منقرض شده
idyllic
روستایی
galvanize
آبکاری فلزی کردن
encumbrance
مانع
gaudy
پر زرق و برق
condescend
تمکین کردن
candor
خلوص
mortify
نابود کردن
jocose
شوخی آمیز
malign
بدنام کردن
omnipotent
قادر مطلق
zenith
اوج
fledgling
نوپا
peremptory
بی چون و چرا
precedent
سابقه
wheedle
خر کردن
rustic
روستایی
jubilant
فیروز
decorum
ادب
charlatan
شارلاتان

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