Category: Vocabulary

Sentence Comp>

there weren’t enough volunteers.

to get married.

the invaded country received protection from an ally.

throw a pinch of salt over her left shoulder whenever she spills some.

the airplane’s engine failure.

to look good in front of the food bank’s manager, who she thought was attractive.

miss their chance to catch an intruder.

tension.

ban his children from watching certain movies.

her mother’s friend.

change when we leave the eye of the hurricane.

a talk show host.

working so hard on every shift.

some of the most talented musicians in the world.

many employees lose their lives to heavy equipment.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. sail around
B. seeing back
C. turned inwards
D. see within
E. sp>F. turned outwards

sp>sp>sp>insp>vertigo – to transform into turning
advertise – turn toward merchandise
convert – to turn into something else
divert – to turn elsewhere

circumference – carrying around
circumsp>circumstance – what is around a p>introduction – lead in
introject – away from within

Inference

minor.

never figure out how to make her birthday a special day.

giving her a raise.

Writing

Alice Walker argues that large amounts of people willingly and regularly consume television media that belittles their intelligence, but I believe just as many consume television with the intention of elevating their intelligence.

English Practice

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Words in Context

connoisseur, cult, officious,dilettante, nuances, credence

torpor, condone, enigma, jaunty

enthralled, fetid, genteel, venal, collate

Imp>

E

E

B

A

B

Inferences

meticulous

proclivity

conflates

rote

restive

Related Words

B

C

E

D

Words in Context

ascribe, rote, proclivity, ardor, occlude

Sentence Comp>

go bungee jumping.

sit somewhere else, so she could see it.

it will weigh them down.

England infringing upon the relative independence the colonies had grown used to.

make an impartial decision.

spotless.

of my personal information.

accept any alternate readings of the text.

groaned.

Deep>

divulged

dogmatic

disabused

emaciated

subservient

Sentence Comp>

convinced the city to change the law.

learning a new language.

unlocking the vault.

be very nervous.

reminding me it was a beautiful day outside.

grow their own produce.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. wishing or intending harm
B. foul sp>C. someone who does things that are morally wrong
D. wishing or intending good or benefit
E. kind sp>F. someone who does good

benign or malignant

benefit
beneficial
malice
maladap>malodorous

Crossword Puzzle

Across
1. Divulged
4. mercenary
7. docile
10. abet
12. avarice
14. maudlin
15. div>16. meticulous
17. restive
18. jettison

Down
2. Bastion
3. Castigate
5. ascribe
6. temerity
8. libation
9. extraneous
11. extradite
13. copious

Inference

keep them around in case he needs them later.

make them more interesting.

top secret.

Writing

Thesis: I disagree that happiness as an emotion or condition is imaginary, but I do think there is a discrepancy between what people think happiness is, and what it actually is.

Subject Promp>

The impulse of the strong to conquer the weak, rather on a national or personal scale, is not a constant throughout all of human history. For thousands of years, humans lived in relative peace in small hunter-gatherer tribes which were relatively egalitarian. Forces like imperialism, capitalism, and nationalism that are overwhelmingly present in the history taught in Western nations make it seem like these forces have been creating conflict all over the globe for all of history, but there are some parts of the world unaffected by these and thus unaffected by the impulse to conquer those weaker than them.

English Practice

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