CREDITOR
(KRED uh tur) n.
a person or entity to
whom money is owed
Link: PREDATOR
“Beware the CREDITOR who is a PREDATOR.”
Mr. Randolph’s lawyer recommended he declare
bankruptcy; he had too many CREDITORS and not
enough assets with which to pay.
CREDITORS usual charge interest on the money they
loan.
Visa, Master Card and American Express companies are
CREDITORS.
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PILLAGE
(PIL luhj) v.
to rob of goods by violent
seizure, plunder; to take as spoils
Link: VILLAGE
“Blackbeard the Pirate gives last minute orders
before his crew PILLAGES the VILLAGE.”
The enemy invaders PILLAGED the village, taking
everything not tied down and killing the cows and
chickens.
After the kids and their school friends PILLAGED the
refrigerator, there was nothing left but a little catsup and
mustard.
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ANTECEDENT
(an tuh SEED unt) n.
going before; preceding; an occurrence
or event preceding another
Link: HAND SEED
“The HAND that plants the SEED is the
ANTECEDENT to the hand that picks the flower.”
The steam engine was the ANTECEDENT to the gasoline
engine.
Your ancestors were your ANTECEDENTS.
The atomic bomb was the ANTECEDENT to the
hydrogen bomb.
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EMBODY
(em BAH dee) v.
to give bodily form to; to personify;
to make part of a system
Link: BODY
“Jimmy sculpted a statue with the likeness of his face, but
which EMBODIED a BODY he’d never have.”
Virginia Satir was a wonderful therapist who EMBODIED
in her own life the loving principles she taught to her
students.
The EMBODIMENT of universal human values is to be
found in the Boy Scouts Oath every scout must take to
become a member.
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VERBATIM
(VER bay tym) n.
using exactly the same
words, word for word
Link: VERN’S BAT
“VERN wrote his coach’s batting
instructions VERBATIM on his BAT.”
The coach called the team together and said from that
moment on, every player who wanted to stay on the team
had to obey his rules VERBATIM.
The witness told the judge he couldn’t recite what the
accused had said VERBATIM, but the essence of what
he said was he thought the police were “on the take.”
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TRUNCATE
(TRUNG kate) v.
to shorten by cutting off
Link: TRUNK CUT
“The lumberjack TRUNCATED the tree when
he made a TRUNK CUT halfway to the top.”
Observing that his listeners were falling asleep, the
president TRUNCATED his speech so everyone could go
home.
Because of unforeseen circumstances, our vacation was
TRUNCATED after the first week.
We TRUNCATED the brush around our house so we
could have a better view of the lake.
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REMORSE
(ri MORS) n.
a strong feeling of sadness or guilt
for having done something wrong
Link: HORSE
“The HORSE felt REMORSE.”
John refused to feel any REMORSE for doing what he
considered the right thing to do.
The REMORSE we feel for hurting those we love is the
beginning of being able to say we’re sorry.
When the pall bearers came forward with the casket, the
wife let out a REMORSEFUL sob.
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FORSAKE
(for SAYK) v.
to abandon, to
give up, to renounce
Link: FOUR SNAKES
“The Higgins family wisely decided to FORSAKE
their campsite in favor of FOUR SNAKES.”
The parents urged their daughter to FORSAKE her
career as a model and return to their home to become a
school teacher.
All the general’s troops had FORSAKEN him, and he had
no choice but to follow them and return to safe ground.
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DEFT
(deft) adj.
dexterous, skillful
Link: DEAF
“The DEAF are DEFT at reading lips.”
The quarterback DEFTLY avoided the linebacker’s rush
while calmly throwing a touchdown pass.
In one DEFT move, the policeman subdued the thief and
took him to the ground.
The magician was so DEFT with a pack of cards that he
could deal off the bottom with everyone watching, and no
one was the wiser.
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UBIQUITOUS
(yoo BIK wuh tus) adj.
the quality of being everywhere
(or seeming to) at the same time
Link: BIG AS US
“When you’re as BIG AS US you
feel UBIQUITOUS.”
Computers were once rare, but today are more
UBIQUITOUS than typewriters.
The UBIQUITY of fast-food restaurants around the world
has become an established fact.
Cowboy boots are as UBIQUITOUS as blue jeans at a
rodeo.
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Name ____________________________________ Date ________________
VOCABULARY CARTOONS: Review #14
Match the word with its definition.
___ 1.
___ 2.
___ 3.
___ 4.
___ 5.
___ 6.
___ 7.
___ 8.
___ 9.
___10.
creditor
pillage
antecedent
embody
verbatim
truncate
remorse
forsake
deft
ubiquitous
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
being everywhere
to shorten
someone who is owed money
rob, plunder
skillful
feeling of guilt
using exactly the same words
give bodily form
to abandon
going before
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.
1. The quarterback _____________ avoided the linebacker’s rush while calmly
throwing a touchdown pass.
2. The hand that plants the seed is the _____________ to the hand that picks
the flower.
3. Mr. Randolph’s lawyer recommended he declare bankruptcy; he had too
many _____________.
4. Any player who wanted to stay on the team had to obey the coaches rules
_____________.
5. Because of unforeseen circumstances, our planned two week vacation was
_____________ to one week.
6. When you’re as big as us you feel _____________.
7. John refused to feel any _____________ for doing what he considered the
right thing to do.
8. The parents urged their daughter to _____________ her career as a model
and return home to become a teacher.
9. Virginia Satir was a wonderful therapist who _____________ in her own life
the loving principles she taught to her students.
10. The enemy invaders _____________ the village, taking everything not tied
down.
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VOCABULARY CARTOONS: Review Answers
Review #14
Matching:
1-c
2-d
3-j
4-h
5-g
6-b
7-f
8-i
9-e
10-a
Fill in the Blank:
1-deftly
2-antecedent
3-creditors
4-verbatim
5-truncated
6-ubiquitous
7-remorse
8-forsake
9-embodied
10-pillaged