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DEVELOPING VOCABULARY
Directions: Read carefully the explanation of each word. Then write asentence of your own
using that word. Include in your sentence clues to the meaning ofthe word.
ruddy (rud'e) adj. having a red or reddish
color. • Rosy and ruddy are synonyms,
although rosy suggests the pinkness of a blush,
whereas ruddy implies the reddish color of
fair skin exposed to the outdoors. • My
brother, a forest ranger, has brown hair, green
eyes, and a ruddy complexion.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
sweep (swep)n. the range, scope, or area
covered by something. • This use of sweep
is less frequent than its use as a verb meaning
"clear away trash with a broom." • In front
of the mansion was a longsweep of welltended lawn.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
uncomprehending (un«kam'pre«hend'in) adj.
a form of to comprehend, meaning "to
understand," plus the prefix un-, meaning
"not."
• The Latin root of this word means
"to grasp." • The teacher knew when she saw
their uncomprehending faces that she should
never have attempted to explain such a difficult
concept to the sixthgraders.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
meddling (med'lirj) adj. a form of tomeddle,
which means "to interfere" or "to tamper."
• Meddling comes from a Latin word
meaning "to mix." • Meddling friends are
usually not appreciated; therefore, it is wise to
stay out of other people's business.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
ranging (ranj'in) adj. a form of to range,
meaning "to wander." • Range hasa wide
variety of synonyms, including roam, ramble,
rove, stray, and meander, mRanging through
the park looking for fallen timber to use for
firewood, the scoutsstumbled upon the
entrance to a cave.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE.'
taloned (tal'snd) adj. having claws. • The
Latin form of talon meant "ankle." It was
borrowed by Old French and used to mean
"heel." When it entered Middle English, it
finally came to mean "claw." • Although
they are beautiful, I find taloned birds like
eagles and falcons somewhat frightening.
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snuffling (snuf 'lin) adj. a form of to snuffle,
which means "to breathe noisily." • This
word is a version of to snuff, which means "to
sniff." • The snuffling dog picked up the
scent of its master and began to wag its tail.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
candor (kan'dsr) n. honesty; directness;
frankness.
• Candor comes from a Latin
word meaning "whiteness" or "openness."
• People who are accustomed to hiding their
feelings may be surprised by your candor.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
nestlings (nest'linz) n. pL young birds. • A
different word spelled the same way as the
singular of this word (nestling) is a form of
the verb to nestle and means "settling down
comfortably." • I enjoyed watching the
mother bird bringing food back to her
nestlings.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
abroad (3«br6d') adv. outside one's own
country. • You can remember this word by
thinking that travel to most foreign countries
requires crossing a "broad" expanse of ocean.
• Last summer my aunt and uncle took me
with them on a trip abroad to China.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
PRACTICE TEST
Directions: In front of each number, write the letter of the definition that best matches each
vocabulary word. (JO points each)
1. candor
a. breathing noisily
2. snuffling
b. honesty, frankness
3. sweep
c. red or reddish in color
4. ruddy
d. outside one's own country
5. meddling
e. area covered by something
6. uncomprehending
f. not understanding
7. ranging
g. lacking ambition
8. taloned
h. interfering, tampering
9. nestlings
i. wandering
10. abroad
j. having lots of hair k. having claws
1. baby birds
m. to separate into parts
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THE ODYSSEY, Book 19
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Textbook page 776
DEVELOPING VOCABULARY
Directions: Read carefully the explanation of each word. Then write asentence ofyour own
using that word. Include in your sentence clues to the meaning ofthe word.
laden (lad"n) adj. a form of tolade, meaning
"to load." • Laden means "weighted down/'
and can be used to mean "psychologically
burdened," as in"laden with worry."
• Laden with equipment the small pickup
truck moved slowly up the hill.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
carriage (kar'ij)«. posture; bearing. • A
more familiar use of this word refers to
something that carries people, such as a horse-
drawn carriage or a baby carriage. • A selfconfident person can often be recognized by
his or her carriage.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
renowned (ri»nound') adj. famous. • The
prefix re- means "again," and the Latin root
-nom- means "name."
• The renowned actor
found it difficult to walk down the street
without being recognized.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
suppliant (sup'le«ant) n. a person who makes
a humble request • A related word with the
same meaning is supplicant. Both words are
based on a Latin root meaning "to kneel
down" or "to pray." • The suppliant stood
waiting for a response to his request
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
to endow (in«dour) v. to provide; to furnish;
to equip. • This word shares its heritage
withdonor, someone who gives to others.
• The wealthyfamily was able to endow the
hospital with enough money to start a hearttransplant program.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
convulsed (ksn-vulst') adj. a form of to
convulse, meaning "to shakeviolently; to
cause spasms."
• This word comes from a
Latin word meaning "to tear loose."
• Convulsed from the earthquake, the ground
heaved and tossed.
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realm (relm) n. kingdom. • The origin of
realm is the Latin word for royal. • On the
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
to suffice (sd*fis') v, to be enough. • A
more familiar form of this word is sufficient,
which means "equal to what is needed."
• Twenty or thirty dollars of spending money
should suffice for the weekend trip.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
maudlin (mod'lin) adj. tearfully sentimental.
• Maudlin is a shortened pronunciation of
"Magdalene," a Biblical character often
portrayed as weeping.
• Lois becomes
maudlin whenever she discusses her lost kitten.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
heed (hed) n. close attention.
• Heed
protection. • I plan to give heed to the
dentist's advice to brush regularly and avoid
sweets.
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evolved from a Greek word that means
"hood," or something that furnishes
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
PRACTICE TEST
Directions: RU in the blank with the vocabulary word that best fits the meaning of the sentence.
(10 points each)
laden
to suffice
maudlin
carriage
renowned
heed
suppliant
to endow
convulsed
realm
1. Some parents feel that their children do notpay
to their
advice as often as they should.
2. John's ^
reaction to thatsadlovestorysurprised us.
3. Mr. Lopez returned from his orchard
with baskets of
fresh peaches.
4. We sawa play in which a young
begs for a chance to
sing in the chorus.
5. Theassembly speaker was a(n)
authority on music.
6. Although only 14, Peter is tall and has the
7. The patient's body
8. Taxpayers voted
open a new branch.
of an adult
with fits of coughing.
the library with the money needed to
9. One quart of berries will have
10. The British monarch's
for the blackberry pie.
has been steadily shrinking since
World War II becauseso many countries have achieved independence.
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DEVELOPING VOCABULARY
Directions: Read carefully the explanation ofeach word. Then write asentence ofyour own
using that word. Include in your sentence clues to the meaning ofthe word.
justification Cjus'ta«fi»ka'sh3n) n. anaccept
able reason, excuse, or defense. • The Latin
root on which justification is based means "to
do what is just" • Linda's justification for
her low grade was having missed eighteen
days of school when she had the flu.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
courier (koor'ew) #i. a messenger. • This
word derives from the Latin word for run,
because in ancient times messages were
carried by runners. • My older brotherhas a
jobasa courier, which sometimes requires
him to ride his bike in heavy traffic.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
adversities(ad»vur'sa»tez)n. pi misfortunes;
hardships; calamities. • This word is related
to adverse, meaning "harmful." • The
people of Ethiopia have faced many forms of
adversity—war, drought starvation,,and_.
political upheaval.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
longed (lorjd) v. pasttense of to long, which
means "to want very much; to wish for, to
yearn for." • The root of longed is a Greek
word meaning "to reach." • After two
monthsin Israel,my sister beganto long for
home.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
intervals (in'tar»v*lz) n. pi periods of time
between events.
denote distance as well as time.
• The Latin word from
which interval evolved refers to the space
between two walls. Interval can still be used to
• At our
school students are given five-minute intervals
betweenclasses.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
disdainful (dis*dan'fdl) adj. proud; scornful;
filled with contempt. • A disdainful person
beneath him or her.
• One of the most
irritating things about Brenda is the disdainful
treats someone or something as though it were wayshe treats her classmates.
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heft (heft) n. weight; heaviness. • Heft is
related to the English verb to heave, which
means "to lift" • Because of its great heft,
the china cabinet could not be moved without
the help of a furniture dolly.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
vibrating (vl'brat'in) adj. a form of to vibrate,
which means "to move rapidly back and
forth."
• A useful related word is vibrant,
• The vibrating steering wheel caused me to
suspect that one of the car*s front tires was
flat
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which means "energetic; vivacious; vigorous.**
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
smote (smot) v. past tense of to smite, which
means "to strike or hit hard.*' • The origin
of this word is a Greek word meaning "to
throw.*
After the warrior smote the
enemysoldier, he saw the copper band around
die man's arm.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
to adorn (d*ddrn') v. to decorate.
• The
meaning of adorn differs slightly from the
meaning of decorate. To adorn means to add
something of beauty to something already
something attractive that would otherwise be
plain. • Throughout history women have
used jewels, flowers, and ribbons to adorn
their hair.
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beautiful. To decorate means to make
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
PRACTICE TEST
Directions: In front of each number, write the letter of the definition that best matches each
vocabulary word. (10 points each)
1. to adorn
a. periods of time between events
k. scornful, filled
with contempt
2. smote
b. wanted badly, yearned for
3. adversities
c an acceptable reason or excuse
4. vibrating
d. to make more beautiful
5. intervals
e. moving rapidly back and forth
6. heft
f. to supply with food
7. disdainful
g. a messenger
8. longed
h. hatred
9; courier
i. hardships, misfortunes
I.
foolish
m. struck hard
10. justification
j. weight, heaviness
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DEVELOPING VOCABULARY
Directions: Read carefully the explanation of each word. Then write asentence of your own
using that word. Include in your sentence clues to the meaning ofthe word.
wiliest (wi'le-ast) adj. most sly; craftiest.
• This word is an adjective form of wile,
folk literature, the fox is often portrayed as the
which means "a sly trick" and derives from an
Old English word meaning "magic." • In
wiliest of the animals, full of tricks and
slyness.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
revelry (rev"l-re) n. noisy merrymaking.
• New Year's Eve is well known as a time for
revelry.
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• The verb form of this word is to revel.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE!
jostled (jas"ld) v. pasttense of tojostle, which
means "to push; to shove; to crowd against"
• Jostle can also be used as a noun to refer to
a rough bump or shove.
• Someone jostled
Elizabeth in the cafeteria line, and she spilled
her entire tray of food on the floor.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
craned (krand) v. past tense of to crane, which
means "to stretch one's neck." • This word
derives from the fact that birds known as
cranes have long necks. It is usually used to
suggest that someone is straining to see over
something. • With such a large crowd of
people in front of me, I had to crane my neck
first one way and then the other in order to see
the parade.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
restitution (res'ts-too'shan) n. repayment for
loss or damage.
• This word is based on a
Latin word meaning "to set up again" or
"restore." • As restitution for the damage
caused by their prank, the youths were
required to pay twenty-five dollars each to the
store owner.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
glowered (glou'srd) v. past tense of to glower,
which means "to scowl; to stare angrily."
• Glower can also be used as a noun, meaning
"an angry stare." • When she is supervising
study hall, Ms. Rella glowers at anyone who
talks above a whisper.
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ringleader (rin'led'ar) n. a person who leads
others. • This word is used chiefly to refer
to situations in which the group is opposing
authority, breaking laws, orengaging in
mischief of some sort
• Nathan is the
ringleader of the group who wrotetheir
initials in paint on the side of the building.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
aloft (3»16fV) adv, high up in the air. • The
word part -loft is derived from an Old Norse
word meaning "air." • It is hard to keep a
kite aloft when the wind is not strong.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE!
shimmering (shim'anirj) adj. a form of to
shimmer, which means **to shine with a soft,
unsteady light"
• Do not confuse this word
with shimmying, which means "shaking or
wobbling."
• We love to watch the
shimmering moonlight through the trees
across the lake.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
veering (vir'in) adj. a form of to veer, which
means "to change direction; to shift; to swing
around." • This word is used by meteor
ologists to describe a clockwise shift in the
wind. • Veering into the wrong lane, the
truck almost hit an oncoming car.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE.*
PRACTICE TEST
Directions: In the blank at the right, write the vocabulary word that fits each definition at the
left. (10 points each)
wiliest
jostled
revelry
restitution
craned
glowered
1. repayment for loss oirdamage
1.
2. high up in the air
2.
3. craftiest, sliest
3.
4. stretched one's neck
4.
5. noisy merrymaking
5.
6. changing direction suddenly
6.
7. shining with an unste*idy light
7.
8. the leader of a group
8.
9. stared angrily
9.
10. pushed or shoved
ringleader
aloft
shimmering
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DEVELOPING VOCABULARY
Directions: Reac1 carefully^the explanation ofeach word. T^n write asentence ofyour own
using that word. Include in your sentence clues to the meaning ofthe word
shuns (shunz) v. avoids; keeps away from.
• Shun and avoid are synonyms; however,
avoid stresses caution in keeping clear of
danger, whereas shun implies keeping away as
a matter of habit or policy. • My friends
and I tend to shunthe beach until after four
o'clock when the crowds thin out
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
tatters (tat'arz) n.pl torn pieces of cloth.
• This word is the plural form of tatter, which
can also be used as averb (to tatter) meaning
to make something ragged." • The poor
man's clothes were nothing but tatters
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
lavished (lav'isht) v. past tense of to lavish,
which means "to give generously." • Lavish
is derived from an Old French word meaning
"torrent of rain." You can rememberits
meaning by thinking of presents raining down
on someone. • The students lavished gifts
on Dr. Wang, the principal, when she-retired.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
lopped (lapt) v. past tense of to lop, which
means "to cut off." • This word primarily
refers to trimming trees bycutting off
branches. Generally it is followed bythe
adverb off. mTo make the huge Christmas
tree fit into our living room, we lopped off
several branches.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
clotted (klat'tid) adj. a form of toclot,
meaning "to thicken and dry; to form into
lumps." • Clot refers especially to blood or
other liquids that undergo a process of
forming soft lumps or thickened areas within
the liquid. • Because the wound was
covered with dirt and clotted blood, the
physician could not tell how extensive the
injury was.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
impostors (im«pas'tarz) n. pi persons who
pretend to be someone orsomething they are
not. • The word comes from a Latin word
meaning "deception or fraud." • One month
passed before the employees realized that the
stranger who claimed to be the company's
president was an impostor.
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tunic (tffi'nik) n. a loose garment, usually
in ancient Greece and Rome wore tunics.
extending to the knees and sometimes tied or
• With Pablo's help I made a tunic to wear in
the school play.
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belted at the waist.
• Both men and women
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
aloof (d*loof) adj. removed; distant; reserved;
cool. • Do not confuse aloof with aloft,
which means "high up in the air." • Most
people think Vicky is aloof, but I suspect she
is just shy.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
pliant (pli'ant) adj. easily bent • Both
pliant and its synonym pliable are based on a
Latin word meaning "to fold." • The
Cherokee Indians of eastern Tennessee make
beautiful baskets from pliant strips of white
oak.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
tremulous (trem yoo»bs) adj. trembling;
quivering; hence, fearful; timid. • This word
is closely related to tremble, which means "to
shake." • In a tremulous voice Gloria began
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
PRACTICE TEST
Directions: In front of each number, write T if the statementis true or F if the statement
is false. (10 points each)
1- If tatters are what remain ofsome beautiful velvet draperies, the draperies
willprobably lastfor several moreyears.
2. A wife who lavished gifts onher husband would expect him to be pleased.
3. Clotted cream is verythin andwatery.
4. A tremulous sound is shaky.
5. If someone you like shuns you, it makes you feel more self-confident
6. After you have lopped offthe branches of a tree, it will lookbigger and
fuller than before.
7. It iseasier to shape and mold pliant metals than those that are notpliant.
8. When analoofperson attends a party, he or she generally holds lively
conversations with everyone there.
9. A tunic is a weapon that was used by soldiers in ancient Greece.
10. Impostors are people who are being perfectly honest about their identities.
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DEVELOPING VOCABULARY
Directions: Read carefullythe explanation of each word.Then write a sentence of your own
using that word. Include in your sentence cluesto the meaning of the word.
sifted (sift'id) v. past tense of to sift, which
means "to separate the coarse parts from the
fine parts." • Sift is related to the noun
small openings that is used to sift material.
• Using a cast-off sieve, my little brother
sieve, which refers to a utensil with many
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likes to sift the sand in his sandbox.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
about how it feels to be touched with
prickling (prik'lirj) adj. a form of toprickle,
something that has a sharp point. • The
doctor told my aunt that the prickling
sensation in her legs was the result or a
pinched nerve in her back.
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meaning "to cause to feel a tingling or
stinging sensation." • This word comes
from an Old English word meaning"a point.
You can remember its meaning by thinking
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
wave the fan, hence, to flatter."
wheedling (hwe'd'lin) adj. a form of to
wheedle, which means "to coax; to persuade
by flattery." • Wheedle was probably
• Wheedling his parents with kind words,
Roger talked them into buying him his own
phone.
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derived from a German word meaning "to
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
specifically to color. • Carol askedthe
hue (hyoo) n. a shade of a color. • This
word originally meant "general appearance/
but over the years it has come to refer more
salesclerk if the store had sweaters in a hue
that wouldmatch her skirt.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
anointed (a»noint'id) v. past tense of to
anoint, which means **to put oil or ointment
on, usually in a religious ceremony."
• Anointderives from a Latin word meaning
"to smear on."
• As Mr. Ciccone lay dying,
the priest anointed his body with holy oil and
recitedprayers.
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ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
girth (garth) n. the distance around a person
or thing; the circumference. • This word
comes from an Old Norse word meaning "to
encircle."
• When the girth of a pine tree
exceeds thirty-one inches, it can be sold for
lumber.
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stature (stach'ar) it. height • Noticing the
similarity of this word to statue will help you
remember its meaning.
stature sometimes feel they must excel at
everything they undertake in order to feel
worthwhile.
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• People of short
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
skirmish (skur'mish) #i. a brief fight
•
one platoon started a skirmish near the river,
while the rest of the troops crossed several
miles downstream.
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Skirmish differs from battle in that a
skirmish is lighter, shorter, and involves fewer
soldiers.
• To divert the enemy's attention,
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
strewing (stroo'irj) adj. a form of to strew,
which means "to scatter, to sprinkle."
scatterand strew suggests tossing something
sideways in different directions. • Strewing
flower petals in the aisle before the arrival of
the bride, little Joanne looked especially
sweet
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• Sprinkle differs in meaning slightly from
scatterandstrew. Sprinkle impliescausing
something to fall in small drops, whereas
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
arbiter (ar'ba-tor) n. a judge. • An arbiter
(or arbitrator) is a person chosen to settle a
dispute. Usually, both sides have agreed to
accept this person's decision.
council president, Isabel Marquez, is often
called upon to serve as arbiter in disagree
ments between students.
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• Our student
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
PRACTICE TEST
Directions: Circle the letter of the best meaning for each word. (10points each)
1. hue
a. temperature
b. size
2. wheedling
a. increasing in number
c persuading by flattery
3. stature
a. temperature
4. girth
a. distance across
c length
d. a shade of a color
b. making less frightening
d. limiting the number of
b. shape
c. height
b. distance around
d. color
c
distance to travel
d. place to stay
5. anointed
6. arbiter
a. applied oil
b. asked for mercy
d. listened sympathetically
a. shoemaker
c. settled an argument
b. person who pretends to be someone else
c person selected to settle a dispute
d. person who uses flattery
7. strewing
a. scattering
8. skirmish
a. a brief letter
9. prickling
a. soaking cucumbers in vinegar
b. causing a tingling feeling
c. creating great enthusiasm
d. an open sore
10. sifted
b. building
c. cooking slowly
b. a brief answer
d. destroying
c. a long time
d. a brief fight
a. separated fine from coarse parts
b. scattered widely
c. fought in a large area
d. applied oil or ointment
Vocabulary Activity Worksheets: Elements of literature, Third Course
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