week three1100 words
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WEEK 3 DAY 1
NEW WORDS
Loathe
Reprimand
Lackluster
Caustic
Wrest
THE PEP TALK
"If there's one thing I loathe." the coach said, "it's a quitter." He had good reason to reprimand us at half-time, because the scoreboard revealed that we were losing, 45-20. Our lackluster performance indicated to him that we had forgotten the rudimentary" aspects of basketball. His caustic remarks fired us up, however, and we dashed out, determined to wrest control of the game from our rivals.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. With the help of his brothers he was able to the leadership of the company from his partner.
2. Speaking in a monotone, the politician was booed for his address.
3. Ina article, the drama critic slaughtered the hapless" actors.
4. I spinach but I love other green vegetables.
5. When Ed arrived late, he knew that the grocer would him.
Definitions Match the new words with their dictionary definitions.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
crocodile tears-insincere tears
(crocodiles were said to cry while eating their prey)
When the football player broke his leg, his substitute wept crocodile tears.
WEEK 3 DAY 2
NEW WORDS
infamous
jostle
dupe
incipient
inadvertent
THE HANDCUFF IS QUICKER
THAN THE EYE
Slippery Eddie, the infamous pickpocket, was back at work, 'and every detective had to be especially vigilant." Eddie's technique was to jostle a victim toward a confederate who would then slip the man's wallet out of his back pocket while Eddie was stammering an apology to the confused dupe. Within a week the incipient crimewave came to an end when Slippery Eddie inadvertently chose the chief of police for his victim. Although Eddie loathes" Sing Sing, it's his permanent address now.
Sample Sentences Can you put the new words in the right sentences?
1. By telling the truth, we stopped the rumor from spreading.
2. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was referred to as an deed.
3. The wealthy consented to buy the often-sold Brooklyn Bridge.
4. When he attempted to the old lady, she struck him with her umbrella.
5. Through an error, the guided missile sped out of control.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
to carry the day-to win the approval of the majority
The secretary's motion that we adjourn for lunch
carried the day, and we headed for the restaurant.
WEEK 3 DAY 3
NEW WORDS
Ominous
tremulous
repudiate
cessation
bristle
COURTROOM DRAMA
There was an ominous silence when the jittery defendant rose in court. He explained in a tremulous voice what had led him to repudiate his confession made at the police station on the night of the crime. The audience began to buzz excitedly until the judge demanded a cessation of the noise. Although the district attorney bristled with anger, the defendant kept insisting that his lights had been violated because he had not been told that he could see a lawyer before confessing.
Sample Sentences Fit the new words into the blanks.
1. After the weatherman had seen the clouds, he prognosticated* rain. 2. The general attempted to the testimony of the lieutenant, claiming that the young officer was not an authority on low level bombing. 3. Upon seeing the snake, the cat began to with fear. 4. The widow's hands revealed her nervousness. 5. The of the bombing in Iraq was urged by the Pope.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
Skid Row-disreputable part of town, inhabited
by derelicts and people "on the skid"
The presence of so many bars has turned
our neighborhood into another Skid Row.
WEEK 3 DAY 4
NEW WORDS
euphemism
mundane
incongruous
condolence
stipulate
CALL ME BY MY RIGHT NAME
My cousin refers to himself as a "sanitary engineer" -a euphemism for garbage collector. There are any number of people who try to find more respectable or glamorous titles for the mundane jobs they hold. It may seem incongruous to call an undertaker a "condolence counselor," or to refer to a taxi driver as a "transportation expediter," but some prefer those titles. As a matter of fact, our butcher has stipulated that from now on he wants to be known as a "meat coordinator." He became irate" when I inadvertently* called him "Butch."
Sample Sentences In which blanks do the new words belong?
1. We repudiated" the contract because it did not a cost of living bonus.
2. The word "expired" is a for "died."
3. When my neighbor's dog was run over, we sent a card.
4. The philosopher dealt with spiritual things, lgnornlng the ones.
5. The play was so that It seemed to be the work of several authors.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
to go up in smoke-to come to no practical result
(kindling smokes but it will not light a fire)
The mayor's plans to get the gubernatorial nomination
went up in smoke when he couldn't end the costly strike.
WEEK 3 DAY 5
REVIEW
The word "review· means "to view again· and that is the purpose of our weekly review. You will have noticed, of course, that many of the words that appear as new words are repeated in subsequent lessons. Sometimes they are in the paragraph, sometimes in the sample sentences, and occasionally in the idioms or directions. This continued emphasis on "viewing again" will help you to become familiar with the vocabulary.
In the following quiz, match the best possible definition with the word you have studied.
Write the letter that stands for that definition in the appropriate answer space.
Find the definitions of the words.
Find the definitions of the words.
Find the idioms of the words.
