Month: November 2020

Words in Context

burgeons, commensurate, vagaries, vacuous

mellifluous, epicurean, verdant, confluence

archetype, oeuvre, approbation, secular, coup, arbiter, attrition

Subject Promp>

It is to society’s detriment that public servants, like mayors, senators, and politicians, receive much higher wages than public servants with physically difficult jobs, like garbagemen and firemen.

Crossword Puzzle

Across
1. filibuster
3. vindictive
6. rabble
7. p>9. vindication
10. invective
11. p>12. p>13. p>14. agnostic

Down
2. subjugate
4. vindicate
5. abscond
6. raillery
7. p>8. irreverent
11. p>13. pithy

Deep>

plebian

vindictive

sorry

vindicated

subjugates

Related Words

A

B

C

D

Inferences

raconteur

taciturn

irreverent

prodigal

retribution

Critical Reading

A

D

C

A

C

E

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. in light
B. to run to the light
C. an idea that is held
D. running now
E. a p>F. having qualities of light

one who is held in place, courier

light goes through, tendency

elucidate
lucent
luminary
luminosity
luster
p>tenacious
tenant
tennis
maintenance

accurate
curator
cure
curiosity
curio
p>security
course
courser

Inference

his television had been stolen.

one of them didn’t follow the rules of the road.

pack lightweight clothes.

Sentence Comp>

making an unbiased decision.

have to mortgage their house.

strike.

patient’s surgery.

the new product.

it had been taken care of.

the funeral.

immigrants.

infiltrate.

it was getting its yearly dental checkup.

turned hot and humid.

studying for finals.

stop people from watching it.

shackling them to the wall.

gasp.

Words in Context

xenophobia, subjugated, discordant, invective, pristine, impregnable

pithy, expedite, prodigal, inherent, tenuous, torpid

filibuster, prodigal, subdued

English Practice

A

C

C

C

B

D

Writing

Brown’s definition of genius is fitting, because it is as mercurial as the thing itself; most other definitions of genius end up excluding some well-known genius or another, and proving the subjectivity of the definition. Therefore, a broad assessment is best.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. love of p>B. love of music
C. sea time
D. related to the eye
E. someone who studies the eye
F. under the sea

loves wisdom, wise fool

love of England, love of France, love of books

p>p>bibliop>p>binocular
electrooculogram
marine
aquamarine
maritime

Inference

play without it.

go to prison.

he started sneezing everywhere.

Sentence Comp>

the protestors overthrew him.

losses.

promoting her.

twist their bodies into a pretzel shape.

having a healthy work/life balance.

pawning a precious family heirloom.

spite of growing up in a predominantly Christian environment.

they left a trail of kernels.

finish his mission.

was perfectly tailored to fit the client.

soldiers.

gave the students detention.

bats emerged.

a circus performer.

turn himself in.

Words in Context

circumspect, retribution, repose, abscond, penitent, scourge

taciturn, renegades, exodus, uncanny, terse, vindicate

agnostic, raillery, caustic