Vocabulary Builder 8 Directions: Put the number of the definition or synonym in Column B beside the appropriate word in Column A.. Directions: Use the words above to complete the followi
Trang 15. John and Mary worked on their garden with such zeal this summer that they grew more tomatoes than they could eat
(A) fertilizers (B) garden tools (C) unwillingness (D) enthusiasm
loved him in spite of his millions
(A) money-loving (B) mercurial (C) unknown (D) lucrative
car
(A) erred (B) deprived (C) failed (D) delayed
dilemma
(A) predicament (B) romance (C) argument (D) discussion
(A) pay in installments (B) get around
(C) travel around (D) round up
10 Because their birthdays occurred in the same month, they shared a
birthday party
(A) celebrated (B) spared (C) merited (D) experienced together
Trang 211 He’s such an affable fellow that people sometimes take advantage of him.
(A) accessible (B) good-natured (C) wealthy (D) weak
12 A recent bride enjoys concocting special dinners for her husband.
(A) putting together (B) inventing (C) coordinating (D) cooperating
13 Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible.
(A) able to budget their money (B) capable of having children (C) capable of living harmoniously (D) able to share an apartment or house
14 The consensus among his sisters was that he ought to get married.
(A) agreement (B) survey (C) statistics (D) concentration
15 The newscaster gave a concise account of the tragedy.
(A) long and detailed (B) sad and depressing (C) complicated and intricate (D) short and clear
Vocabulary Builder 7 Answers
1 The correct answer is (A).
2 The correct answer is (C).
3 The correct answer is (B).
4 The correct answer is (C).
5 The correct answer is (D).
6 The correct answer is (A).
7 The correct answer is (C).
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9 The correct answer is (B).
10 The correct answer is (D).
11 The correct answer is (B).
12 The correct answer is (A).
13 The correct answer is (C).
14 The correct answer is (A).
15 The correct answer is (D).
Vocabulary Builder 8
Directions: Put the number of the definition or synonym in Column B beside
the appropriate word in Column A
Directions: Use the words above to complete the following sentences.
knowledge of mathematics
they feed
Trang 45. He will have to find a second job to his income.
from the children’s desks
left after one night
10 At the Thanksgiving service, the congregation sang a
Vocabulary Builder 8 Answers
a The correct answer is 8.
b The correct answer is 1.
c The correct answer is 6.
d The correct answer is 10.
e The correct answer is 7.
f The correct answer is 2.
g The correct answer is 4.
h The correct answer is 3.
i The correct answer is 9.
j The correct answer is 5.
1 The correct answer is meander.
2 The correct answer is rudimentary.
3 The correct answer is habitats.
4 The correct answer is stereotype.
5 The correct answer is augment.
6 The correct answer is complement.
7 The correct answer is elicit.
8 The correct answer is pilferred.
9 The correct answer is amenity.
10 The correct answer is paean.
Trang 5When reading in English, you will come across foreign words that have been
incorpo-rated into the language Below is a list of some of the most commonly used foreign words
Find out what they mean, add them to your cards, then do the exercises that follow
1 ad infinitum 11 élite 21 non sequitor
2 alumnus, alumna 12 ennui 22 nouveau riche
3 bête noire 13 rapport 23 par excellence
4 carte blanche 14 faux pas 24 parvenu
5 cliché 15 forte 25 pecadillo
6 connoisseur 16 gourmet 26 potpourri
7 coquette 17 macabre 25 savoir faire
8 coup de grace 18 magnum opus 28 suave
9 dilettante 19 misanthrope 29 tyro
10 double entendre 20 misogynist 30 virtuoso
Now study these sentences that give you examples of how these words are generally
used in English sentences
his wife’s getting the dog
10 At the bachelors’ party, everything that was said seemed to have a double
entendre.
11 Only the élite were invited to the royal wedding.
12 That movie was so bad that I nearly passed out from ennui.
13 It is important for teachers to establish a good rapport with their students.
Trang 615 Mathematics is definitely John’s forte.
16 Charlie’s Chophouse is not for gourmets.
17 The children were frightened by the macabre Halloween decorations.
18 After thirty years of intense work on his magnum opus, he found a publisher.
19 His denunciation of just about everyone and everything earned him the
reputation of a misanthrope.
20 He was so old when he got married that his friends had begun to think that
he was a misogynist.
21 Helen’s conversation is so full of non sequitors that we cannot understand her.
22 The neighbors are obviously nouveau riche and don’t have the vaguest
notion of good taste
23 Perlman is a violinist par excellence.
24 A parvenue, he was not accepted by the old families of Bar Harbor.
25 His wife was used to his pecadillos and forgave them.
26 Stew is a potpourri of meat and vegetables.
27 She showed a great deal of savoir faire for such a young girl.
28 A suave gentleman never lacks invitations to dinner.
29 A tyro in the business world usually earns very little money.
30 Wynton Marsalis is a virtuoso in the music world.
Vocabulary Builder 9
Directions: Determine the meaning of the underlined word from the context.
(A) cause time to pass unnoticed (B) begin
(C) waste regrettably (D) fool around
(A) played (B) bought (C) invented (D) divided
Trang 73. Manufacturers are donating computers to schools.
(A) giving (B) going (C) dedicating (D) deducting
(A) studious (B) clever (C) glorious (D) indigenous
(A) electrically (B) concurrently (C) sometimes (D) at the present time
and carrying a big stick
(A) frighten (B) attack (C) harass (D) make peace with
(A) musical (B) averse (C) eager (D) tedious
(A) shining (B) very intelligent (C) famous
(D) foreign
(A) implant (B) learn (C) entreat