A. In each of the parentheses below you will find two of the new vocabulary words. Choose the one that
fits better.
1. We will have to (postpone, decrease) our meeting unless more members show up.
2. Rex (underestimated, resisted) the skill of the other tennis player, and he was beaten badly.
3. With only a (frank, mediocre) typing ability, Veronica never expected to be hired.
4. Germs are a (menace, dread) to our health.
5. Although Rip was (challenged, reluctant) to tell all he knew, he remained silent.
6. We invited only the most (prominent, undeniable) people in town to our fund-raising party.
7. When her job in the city was (molested, abolished), Daisy went home to the farm.
8. (Unforeseen, Amateur) problems kept coming up each day, making it harder and harder for me
to finish my work.
9. I believe in our doctor and like the (absurd, adequate) reasons he gave us for keeping Grandma
in the hospital.
10. Don’t you get angry when someone (ignores, concludes) your questions?
B. Opposites. In Column I are ten words that were taught in Lessons 7-12. Match them correctly with
their opposite meanings, which you will find in Column II.
consent — d. refuse
valid — j. untrue
ignite — a. put out
reveal — h. hide
urgent — b. not important
victorious — i. beaten
survive — c. die
mount — g. get off
prohibit — e. allow
miniature — f. large
C. Which of the vocabulary choices in parentheses fits best in these newspaper headlines?
1. «Charges Against Me Are «Complains Governor (Undeniable, Frank, Absurd, Mediocre)
2. High School Principal to Student Autos (Preserve, Prohibit, Abolish, Underestimate)
3. Flight of Space Shuttle for 48 Hours (Unforeseen, Ignite, Preserve, Postpone)
4. Witness Promises to Truth Today (Reveal, Denounce, Exaggerate, Challenge)
5. «Best Novel in a «Says Critic (Conflict, Decade, Variety, Fiction)
6. Sick Child Visited by Specialist (Obvious, Prominent, Amateur, Dread)
7. Flu Germs Elderly Citizens (Menace, Resist, Pollute, Prohibit)
8. Stolen jewels Are Objects of Search (Adequate, Valid, Unforeseen, Massive)
9. Huge Unemployment in Areas (Reluctant, Recent, Urban, Urgent)
10. Weatherman Apologizes for Weekend Forecast (Valid, Gloomy, Obvious, Solitary)
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