... D 9. B
10. J 10. E 10. H 10. E 10. A 10. C 10. E 10. E
The Words 93
Quiz 34 (Matching)
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.
Answers are on page 102 .
1. ... copy
transfigure transform, exalt
transfix impale
transfuse insert, infuse
transgression trespass, offense
transient fleeting, temporary
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transitory fleetin...
... volley, gunfire sanctify consecrate sanctimonious self-righteous sanction approval sanctuary refuge sang-froid coolness under fire sanguinary gory, murderous sanguine cheerful sans without sapid ... scathe injure, denounce The Words 83 Quiz 30 (Analogies) Directions: Choose the pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. Answers are on pa...
... have the same meaning as the sum of the meanings of
their parts. In fact, on occasion words can have the opposite
meaning of their parts. For example, by word analysis the word
AWFUL should mean ... primogeniture
Word Analysis
Word analysis (etymology) is the process of separating a word into
its parts and then using the meanings of those parts to deduce the
meaning of th...
... becoming less tolerant, and therefore that
(B) indicates that the country is becoming less tolerant, and therefore
(C) indicates that the country is becoming less tolerant, and therefore
that
(D) ... of the
verb.
He will be preparing thoroughly for the SAT.
PASSIVE VOICE
The passive voice removes the subject from the sentence. It is
formed with the verb to be and the past...
... and the past participle of the verb.
b. Used to form the past perfect tense, which indicates
that an action was completed before another past
action. It is formed using had and the past participle
of ... succeed.
Farther/Further:
Use farther when referring to distance, and use further when
referring to degree.
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They went no further (degree) than necking.
He t...
... vanquished
aggressor; so after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild
Germany.
(A) after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany.
(B) after the war, the Marshall Plan was enacted ... that the country is becoming less tolerant, and therefore that
(B) indicates that the country is becoming less tolerant, and therefore
(C) indicates that the count...
... by
planting a mole on the Democrat’s planning committee and then used the
information obtained to sabotage the Democrat’s campaign.
(A) used the information obtained to sabotage
(B) used the information ... not
express the fact that the homes had been built before the fire
destroyed them.
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Choice (B) merely rearranges the wording while retaining the...
... BOOK 5
THE WORDS 7
WORD ANALYSIS 103
IDIOM AND USAGE 117
About This Book
English offers perhaps the richest vocabulary of all languages, in
part because its words are culled from so many languages. ... using. However, there is a
bounty of choice words between the common and the esoteric that
often seem be just on the tip of our tongue. Vocabulary 4000 brings
these...
... by
rearranging the letters of another word
analgesic pain-soother
The Words 13
Quiz 2 (Antonyms)
Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
Answers are on page 101 .
1. ... chaos
anathema curse, abomination
anecdote story
aneurysm bulging in a blood vessel
angst anxiety, dread
animadversion critical remark
animated exuberant
animosity dislike
ani...