week twenty one 1100 words
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WEEK 21 DAY 1
NEW WORDS
scion
indoctrinate
opulence
obsequious
fulsome
LOCKED IN AN IVORY EDIFICE*
Prince Siddhartha Gautama was the scion of a family of warrior-kings in northern India. He was being indoctrinated for the time when he would assume his father's throne. Growing up in an atmosphere of opulence, the young prince was constantly shielded from the cruel realities of the world. An army of obsequious servants and tutors catered to his every desire, providing Siddhartha with instruction in riding, fencing, dancing, and painting-while lavishing fulsome praise upon him. It wasn't until the prince was thirty that he took the first step that led to his becoming the Buddha, one of the world's greatest spiritual leaders.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences. (Which two words are almost synonymous?)
- It was not until the wreckers began to dismantle* the old edifice* that they discovered its real
- As the of a family of wealthy bankers, Rothschild never had to face the vicissitudes* of life.
- Uriah Heep's manner nettled* all but the most gullible.*
- In order to the captive, his jailers repeatedly reviled* capitalism while praising communism.
- The actress received compliments from her friends but trenchant* criticism from the reviewers.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
two strings to one s bow-two means of achieving one's aim
The salesman had two strings to his bow-if a phone call
didn't get results, he would appear in person.
WEEK 21 DAY 2
NEW WORDS
lush
destitution
ponder
supplication
decadence
SIDDHAA'S EYES ARE OPENEDRTH
One day, Prince Siddhartha expressed the desire to leave his lush surroundings and ride out among his people. He was profoundly shaken by the misery, destitution. Disease, and excruciating* pain with which his people were constantly afflicted.* Retiring to his room to ponder over what he had seen, he remained there for several days, deaf to the supplication of those who pleaded with him to come forth. It seemed to Siddhartha that his life had been redolent" with decadence, and he was determined to make amends.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
- The stage setting drew applause from the theater buffs.*
- In the hospital, the alcoholic had time to over the need to be abstemious.*
- As the traveler followed the tortuous* path up the Kentucky mountain, he was sickened by the which he saw.
- Through , the fraternity head hoped to end the strife* among the members.
- Rumors of Rome's were rife* among the barbarian tribes.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
on tenter hooks-in a state of anxiety
(cloth used to be stretched or "tentered" on hooks)
The Indicted" clerk was kept on tenter hooks by the district attorney.
WEEK 21 DAY 3
NEW WORDS
penance
ascetic
desultory
disciple
metamorphosis
THE ENLIGHTENED ONE
Siddhartha exchanged his sumptuous* garments for a monk's yellow robe and went out Into the world to do penance for what he considered to be his previous life of sin. First he would cleanse himself by becoming an ascetic; then he would study Hindu wisdom In order to be prepared to help his suffering people. After six years of desultory wandering and attracting only a handful of disciples, Siddhartha came to a huge tree near the Indian city of Gaya. For seven weeks he sat beneath Its branches. seeking an answer for his personal torment. Finally. it Is said, he underwent a metamorphosis, becoming the Enlightened One-the Buddha.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
- Billy the Vampire is the only extant* of Count Dracula.
- In a remarkable , her lugubrious* mood changed to one of levity.*
- Following a lengthy diatribe* against mendacity*, the priest imposed upon the sinner.
- The cave of the lacked the opulence* and lush* decoration of his former mansion.
- Larry's compositions proceed in a manner despite the supplication' of his English teacher.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
the fat is in the fire-the mischief is done
We implored* him to desist* but he said that the fat was already in the fire.
WEEK 21 DAY 4
NEW WORDS
bona fide
salvation
materialism
nurture
nirvana
LOVE OVER HATRED GOODNESS OVER EVIL
Buddha outlined the three paths that men might travel: worldly pleasure, self-torment, and the middle path. Only through the middle path could man achieve bona fide peace and salvation One had to repudiate* materialism, keep his self-control, restrict speech, be open-minded, never lie or steal, reject selfish drives, nurture goodness, etc. Buddha continued to preach until the age of eighty, spreading the philosophy that man has the power to shape his own destiny. Through good deeds and pure thoughts man may reach nirvana Interestingly enough, the man who objected to traditional religious worship was to become idolized by millions throughout the world.
Sample Sentences Use the new words in the following sentences.
- In order to good will, the management will do anything to accommodate* its guests' special needs.
- When we saw the hundreds of petitions, we realized that the number of people who supported the candidate was Iegion.*
- The megalomaniac* believed that he alone had the answer to mankind's
- Rosalie found solace* in the conviction that one day mankind would reach Shangri-la, Utopia*
- Disciples* of may know the price of everything but the value of nothing.
Definitions Match the new words with their meanings.
Find the correct word.
TODAY'S IDIOM
like Caesars wife-above suspicion
Mrs. Drake would have to be like Caesar's wife so that no tinge*
of scandal would embarrass her husband, our new mayor.
WEEK 21 DAY 5
REVIEW
For the past twenty weeks, each of these review exercises has contained a bit of propaganda to point up the need for you to expand your vocabulary. This week is no exception. Match the twenty words with their meanings. Write the letter that stands for the definition in the appropriate answer space.
Find the definitions of the words.
Find the definitions of the words.
Find the idioms of the words.
