In the first six lessons you were taught 72 important words. The following exercises will test how well you learned some of those words.
A. In each of the parentheses below you will find two of the new vocabulary words. Pick the one that fits better.
Remember. the sentence should make good sense.
1. It was a (dense. typical) day in July. hot and sticky.
2. I could tell that Matt was coming because I knew his (blend. vapor) of tobacco.
3. Please realize that if you try to climb the icy mountain (peril. tradition) awaits you.
4. The mechanic (defected. detected) an oil leak in the engine.
5. How could you (recline. neglect) paying the rent?
6. Felix made a (sinister, frigid) remark which sent chills up and down my spine.
7. Many questions had to be answered before Mrs. Soto could (qualify, evade) for the job.
8. I am (unaccustomed, dismal) to receiving gifts from people I don't know very well.
9. Factory-made goods are plentiful, but farm products are (rural, scarce).
10.When he got to the jail, the people in charge tried to (reform, abandon) him.
B. Opposites. In Column I are ten words which were taught in Lessons 1-6. Match them correctly with
their cpposite meanings, which you will find in Column II.
Column I Column II
1.approach a. unseen
2.expensive b. filled
3.visible c. hated
4.popular d. dull
5.vacant e. dry
6.keen f. be seen
7.descend g. leave
8.humid h. not needed
9.vanish i. climb
10.essential j. cheap
C. Which of the vocabulary choices in parentheses fits best in these newspaper headlines?
1.Sailors __________ Sinking Ship (Defraud, Circulate, Abandon, Devise)
2.Congress Votes To Raise ___________ Wage (Hardship, Minimum, Typical, Rural)
3. _______ Fog Covers Bay Area (Dense, Thorough, Scarce, Keen)
4.Unfit Parents Arrested For Child ____________ (Defect, Tradition, Neglect. Theory)
5.Escaped Convict Continues To __________ Police (Abandon, Evade, Inhabit, Conceal)
6.College _________ Quiet After Demonstration (Client, Campus, Debate, Probe)
7.Mayor Takes _________ Of Office On Steps Of City Hall (Oath, Data, Majority, Reform)
8.Rescuers __________ Into Mine To Find Lost Workers (Descend, Assemble, Circulate, Recline)
9.New Apartment House To Rise On ___________ Land (Frigid, Comprehensive, Dense, Vacant)
10.Poll To ________ Outcome Of Election (Qualify, Predict, Tempt, Eliminate)
D. From the list of words below choose the word that means:
deceive tradition abandon persuade
thorough evade descend comprehensive
tempt assemble circulate beau
client dense predict devise
probe theory tact conceal
1. in large amounts as well as less costly
2. an evil doer but originally meant someone who lived on a farm
3. more than half as well as the legal age at which persons can manage their affairs
4. search or investigate either by means of an instrument or simply by questioning
5. cheat and also deprive someone of rights or property
6. give up on a plan as well as neglect one's post
7. gather (data) or just get together
8. reject and also expel
9. leaving out little or nothing and is related to the word for "understanding"
10. skill in dealing with people as well as a fine touch or cleverness
E. Letter of Complaint. The following business letter uses 10 words that appeared in lessons 1-6. Fill in the
blanks with those words, selected from the group below:
abandon conceal
annual defect
circulate defraud
comprehensive detect
employee
enormous
essential
evade
expensive
gallant
hardship
majority
neglect
recline
tempt
wholesale
13 Oak Street
Menick, NY 11566
April 2, 1996
Speedy Catalog Service
200 Beverly Road
Champaign, Il 61821
Dear Sirs:
Three weeks ago, I bought a 13 Royal TV set (Item #996R) from your catalog, which had featured an
_1_c1earance sale at_2_savings. I am enclosing a copy of the $115 money order that I sent to you.
When my father and I unpacked the set, we_3_(ed) several_4_(s), including a scratched screen and a
boken volume dial. Since that was not my fault, I believe that I am entitled to receive a new set.
It was a __ 5_for me to save part of my weekly allowance for six months in order to pay for the TV, and I
would appreciate your help in this matter. Even though it is not an __ 6_set, and I was getting it at a
_7_price, I still feel that the merchandise should be perfect.
Obviously, one of your_8_(s) had_9_(d) to do a 10 inspection before the TV was shipped to my home.
Sincerely, Arthur
Kames
F. Words That Do Double Duty. Some of the words in this book can be used as different parts of speech. The sample sentences for the word gallant show it to be an adjective, a word that describes a noun or pronoun:
gallant oath
gallant knight Ed
is so gallant.
However, gallant can be used as a noun when we say: "The gallant, dressed in his finery, approached the
queen."
The following words from Lessons 1-6 are capable of serving as more than one part of speech:
abandon (v., n.) burden (n., v.)
hardship (n., adj.) debate (n., v.)
wager (n., v.) probe (n., v.)
annual (n., adj.) reform (v., adj.)
blend (n., v.) neglect (n., v.)
Make up two sentences for each of the above words, showing how it could be used as two different parts of
speech.
Examples: After I wasted two months, I had to abandon (v.) the project.
At the party, Edith danced with reckless abandon (n.).
G. Analogies. These comparisons are part of many vocabulary tests, including the SAT. You are given one set of
comparisons, such as tal/:short (opposites) and asked to find a corresponding word from among the four choices to go with wise. Is it smart, foolish, sad, dream)/? Since the cpposite of wise is foolish, that is the one you would select. If the first comparisons were rich:successfui (synonyms), then you would pick wise:smart . When reading the questions, keep in mind that the colon replaces the words "is to." For example, "commence is to start as misfortune is to ?
1. commence:start as misfortune:
a. windfall b. bad luck c. beginning d. crisis
2. expensive:cheap as villain:
a. robber b. lawyer c. hero d. arch itect
3. deceive:mislead as thorough:
a. complete b. traditional c. varied d. frigid
4. data:computer as corpse:
a. dead body b. coffin c. shrubbery d. burden
5. debate:argument as client
a. customer b. employee c. beau d. bachelor
6. oath:courtroom as debate:
a. tradition b. auditorium c. laboratory d. rejection
7. investigation:probe as burden:
a. relief b. box c.load d. theory
8. dismal:sunny as keen:
a. razor-sharp b. sensitive c.dense d.dull
9.peril:mountain climbing as tradition:
a. mind reading b. exploration c. culture d. creation
10. neglectignore as descend:
a. go down b. go up c. inherit d. give away
