Lesson 9
anachronism: anything that is out of place in time. It is formed by the combination of the Greek roots ana (“against”) and chronos (“time”)
anon: soon; shortly. Used as an abbreviation, anon. means “anonymous”
antebellum: before the war; especially before the American Civil War. This word is formed from the Latin Prefix ante (“before”) and the root bellum (“war”)
antediluvian: old-fashioned; before the flood. The Latin word for “flood” is diliuvium.
atavism: reversion to a primitive type; resemblance to a remote ancestor. The Latin atavus means “father of a great-grandfather.”
augury: the art of prophecy; an omen. The original Latin word augur means “priest who presides at fertility rituals.”
betimes: early; promptly; before it is too late.
biennial: happening every two years. Biennial should not be confused with biannual, which means “twice a year”
diurnal: daily; of the daytime. Diurnal is contrasted with nocturnal
eon: long, indefinite period of time; thousand years.
ephemeral: short-lived; transitory. Ephemeros is a Greek word meaning “for the day”
epoch: noteworthy period. It comes form a Greek word meaning “pause” – almost as if mankind takes time out before entering a new important phase
generation: the period of time between the birth of one group and that of its offspring. A generation is about 30 years.
score: twenty people or objects; twenty years. It comes from the Greek word for a “scratch” or “mark” used in keeping tallies.
tercentenary: a period of 300 years. Ter is the Latin prefix for “three” and centenary means “hundred”
Exercises
I. Which Word Comes to Mind?
In each of the following, read the statement, then circle the word that comes to mind.
A woman wearing a style of dress that is completely out of date
(epoch, antediluvian, diurnal)
Emperor Nero looking at his wristwatch
(tercentenary, ephemeral, anachronism)
A young man following in his grandfather’s footsteps
(anon, atavism, score)
You meet your old classmates every two years at a reunion
(antebellum, betimes, biennial)
Your fortune is told by a gypsy
(augury, generation, eon)
They had been married for two decades
(eon, score, diurnal)
The painter believed that everyone was entitled to fifteen minutes of fame
(ephemeral, epoch, tercentenary)
Many inventions were introduced during the industrial Revolution
(anon, epoch, atavism)
Plantation life was a feature of the South in the early 1800s
(antebellum, generation, anachronism)
My family chore is to walk the dog each day
(biennial, antediluvian, diurnal)
II. True or False?
In the space provided, indicate whether each statement is true or false.
____ 1. Abraham Lincoln’s “Fourscore and seven” was 87 years
____ 2. Ephemeral is the opposite of “permanent”
____ 3. Someone who comes to you betimes takes his time about it
____ 4. Cotton was the great crop of the antebellum South
____ 5. The United States will have its tercentenary celebration in 2076
____ 6. An entire generation has grown up using personal computers
____ 7. To show a modern man driving up in a new car is an anachronism.
____ 8. Dinner will be served anon
____ 9. The frightening augury lashed out at the startled travelers.
____ 10. Our previous biennial reunion was in 1997 so we expect the next one in 1999
III. Fill in the Blank
Insert one of the new words in the proper space in each sentence below.
We spotted an ______________ in the movie when Julius Caesar looked at his wristwatch.
In the next decade, our company will issue five ______________ journals.
Industrialization spelled the end of an era for the ______________ southern states.
The Beatles started a musical _____________ that has gained worldwide acceptance.
Because of the ______________ gap, Roger found it difficult to relate to his grandson.
My grandfather’s _____________ notions need updating.
With the evident power of ____________, Liza could predict the future.
Guido’s interest in philately proved to be _____________ because he sold his entire collection.
It seemed to take an ______________ before the traffic jam allowed us to get moving again.
Breakfast was preceded invariably by a ______________ prayer that helped Roy get through the rest of the day.
IV. What’s the Antonym?
Which of the new words is most nearly opposite in meaning to the one provided?
1. now ________________
2. late ________________
3. modern ________________
4. permanent ________________
5. nightly ________________
6. something relevant ________________
7. nightly ________________
8. postwar ________________
9. an instant ________________
10. an advance ________________
Saturday, July 28, 2007
July 27th, 2007 [quant]
1.If a rectangle’s length and width are both doubled, by what percent is the rectangle’s area increased?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 300
E. 400
Ans : D
2.On the xy-coordinate plane, points A and B both lie on the circumference of a circle whose center is O, and the length of AB equals the circle’s diameter. If the (x,y) coordinates of O are (2,1) and the (x,y) coordinates of B are (4,6), what are the (x,y) coordinates of A?
A. (3, 3/2)
B. (1, 2/2)
C. (0, -4)
D. (2/2, 1)
E. (-1, -2/2)
Ans : C
3.An empty swimming pool can be filled to capacity through an inlet pipe in 3 hours, and it can be completely drained by a drainpipe in 6 hours. If both pipes are fully open at the same time, in how many hours will the empty pool be filled to capacity?
A. 4
B. 4.5
C. 5
D. 5.5
E. 6
Ans : E
4.Five years ago, Beth’s age was three times that of Amy. Ten years ago, Beth’s age was one half that of Chelsea. If C repre- sents Chelsea’s current age, which of the following represents Amy’s current age?
A. c/6 + 5
B. 2c
C. (c-10)/3
D. 3c-5
E. 5c/3 - 10
Ans : A
5.If the area of two circles are in the ratio 169 : 196 then the ratio of their radii is
A. 10 : 11
B. 11 : 12
C. 12 : 13
D. 13 : 14
E. None of the above
Ans : D
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A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 300
E. 400
Ans : D
2.On the xy-coordinate plane, points A and B both lie on the circumference of a circle whose center is O, and the length of AB equals the circle’s diameter. If the (x,y) coordinates of O are (2,1) and the (x,y) coordinates of B are (4,6), what are the (x,y) coordinates of A?
A. (3, 3/2)
B. (1, 2/2)
C. (0, -4)
D. (2/2, 1)
E. (-1, -2/2)
Ans : C
3.An empty swimming pool can be filled to capacity through an inlet pipe in 3 hours, and it can be completely drained by a drainpipe in 6 hours. If both pipes are fully open at the same time, in how many hours will the empty pool be filled to capacity?
A. 4
B. 4.5
C. 5
D. 5.5
E. 6
Ans : E
4.Five years ago, Beth’s age was three times that of Amy. Ten years ago, Beth’s age was one half that of Chelsea. If C repre- sents Chelsea’s current age, which of the following represents Amy’s current age?
A. c/6 + 5
B. 2c
C. (c-10)/3
D. 3c-5
E. 5c/3 - 10
Ans : A
5.If the area of two circles are in the ratio 169 : 196 then the ratio of their radii is
A. 10 : 11
B. 11 : 12
C. 12 : 13
D. 13 : 14
E. None of the above
Ans : D
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July 25th, 2007 [analogies]
1) refridgerator:food
2) fan:cable
3) schedule:time
4) splurge:money
5) peripheral:edge
6) church:state
7) needle : sew
8) tag:identity
9) car:wheel
10) careless:punctual
11) theatre:play
12) pariah:ostracize
13) vindicated:blame
14) culpable:condemnation
15) coterie:intimates
16) schedule:time
17) bulge:protuberance
18) resignation:office
19) attentive:officious
20) barrage: explosives
21) ruffle:shirt
22) ineradicable:eliminate
23) vaccinate:disease
24) untenable:defend
25) charisma:bore
26) muster:crew
27) incontrovertible:dispute
28) carefree:responsibilities
29) beckon:hand
30) matter:hardness
31) arrogant:defer
32) experience:green
33) date:calender
34) overture:opera
35) striate:grooved
36) magician:legerdemain
37) chasten:humbled
38) knot:solve
39) chortle:glee
40) perfunctory:depth
41) topical:currency
42) fence:livestock
43) terrestrial:earth
44) lock:secure
45) frilll:superfluity
46)saga:poem
47) vivid:intensify
48) infinite:measure
49) judge:laws
50) pelf:impecunious
51) cell:confinement
52) cistern:liquids
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2) fan:cable
3) schedule:time
4) splurge:money
5) peripheral:edge
6) church:state
7) needle : sew
8) tag:identity
9) car:wheel
10) careless:punctual
11) theatre:play
12) pariah:ostracize
13) vindicated:blame
14) culpable:condemnation
15) coterie:intimates
16) schedule:time
17) bulge:protuberance
18) resignation:office
19) attentive:officious
20) barrage: explosives
21) ruffle:shirt
22) ineradicable:eliminate
23) vaccinate:disease
24) untenable:defend
25) charisma:bore
26) muster:crew
27) incontrovertible:dispute
28) carefree:responsibilities
29) beckon:hand
30) matter:hardness
31) arrogant:defer
32) experience:green
33) date:calender
34) overture:opera
35) striate:grooved
36) magician:legerdemain
37) chasten:humbled
38) knot:solve
39) chortle:glee
40) perfunctory:depth
41) topical:currency
42) fence:livestock
43) terrestrial:earth
44) lock:secure
45) frilll:superfluity
46)saga:poem
47) vivid:intensify
48) infinite:measure
49) judge:laws
50) pelf:impecunious
51) cell:confinement
52) cistern:liquids
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July 24th, 2007 [quant]
1 The product of two positive integers m and n is twice their sum. If n is 6, what is the
value of m ?
(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 3
(E) 2 d
2 If x : y = 2 :3 , y : z = 3: 4 , and x = 8 , then z - y =
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
(E) 12 b
3 If S is the set of all numbers x such that 1 - 2x £ 3, which of the following is true about
S ?
(A) The least number in S is -1.
(B) The least number in S is 0.
(C) The least number in S is 3.
(D) The greatest number in S is - 2 .
(E) The greatest number in S is -1. a
4 An operation * defined on whole numbers gives results such as the following:
2 * 3 = 7
3 * 4 =13
1* 5 = 6
0 * 6 =1
According to the equations above, which of the following could define the operation * ?
(A) x * y = x + y
(B) x * y = 2x + y
(C) x * y = y2 - x
(D) x * y = x2 + y
(E) x * y = xy + 1 e
5 A loaf of bread and 2 one-pound containers of butter cost a total of $4.95. If a pound of butter costs $0.90 more than a loaf of bread, how much does a pound of butter cost?
(A) $1.05
(B) $1.58
(C) $1.95
(D) $2.03
(E) $2.93 c
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value of m ?
(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 3
(E) 2 d
2 If x : y = 2 :3 , y : z = 3: 4 , and x = 8 , then z - y =
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
(E) 12 b
3 If S is the set of all numbers x such that 1 - 2x £ 3, which of the following is true about
S ?
(A) The least number in S is -1.
(B) The least number in S is 0.
(C) The least number in S is 3.
(D) The greatest number in S is - 2 .
(E) The greatest number in S is -1. a
4 An operation * defined on whole numbers gives results such as the following:
2 * 3 = 7
3 * 4 =13
1* 5 = 6
0 * 6 =1
According to the equations above, which of the following could define the operation * ?
(A) x * y = x + y
(B) x * y = 2x + y
(C) x * y = y2 - x
(D) x * y = x2 + y
(E) x * y = xy + 1 e
5 A loaf of bread and 2 one-pound containers of butter cost a total of $4.95. If a pound of butter costs $0.90 more than a loaf of bread, how much does a pound of butter cost?
(A) $1.05
(B) $1.58
(C) $1.95
(D) $2.03
(E) $2.93 c
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July 23rd, 2007 [Rescue Words 9]
1. Overture - An introductory section or part, as of a poem; a prelude; to present as an introduction or proposal; introduction, approach
2. Sanctimonious - Feigning piety or righteousness; of or practicing hypocrisy; self-righteous, hypocritical about one’s own holiness
3. Inanity - Something empty of meaning or sense; total lack of ideas, meaning, or substance
4. Vulgarian - A vulgar person, especially one who makes a conspicuous display of wealth; an unrefined, rude person; a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)
5. Miscreant - An evildoer; a villain; an infidel; a heretic; evil, immoral; a villain
6. Wretched - So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation; terrible, very bad; of very inferior quality; miserable
7. Epic - An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero; a literary or dramatic composition that resembles an extended narrative poem celebrating heroic feats
8. Mendacious - Lying; untruthful; false; untrue; dishonest; given to or marked by deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of the truth
9. Narrative - A narrated account; a story; the art, technique, or process of narrating; a recounting of past events
10. Appease - To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe; satisfy, pacify
11. Defiant - Marked by defiance; disobedient, disregardful
12. Raucous - Rough-sounding and harsh; boisterous and disorderly; rowdy; noisy; harsh and unpleasant
13. Meager - Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble
14. Flirtatious - Full of playful allure; provocative, teasing; given to flirting
15. Bumptious - Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy; self-assertive offensively self-assertive
16. Assertive - Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
17. Trite - Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed
16. Panegyric - A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment. Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium
17. Impecunious - Lacking money; penniless
18. Armageddon - The scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world; a decisive or catastrophic conflict
19. Intrigue - A secret or underhand scheme; a plot; arouse curiosity
20. Gullible - Easily deceived or duped; easily imposed on or tricked; naive, trusting
21. Daguerreotype - An early photographic process with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate
22. Musket - A smoothbore shoulder gun used from the late 16th through the 18th century
22. Hieroglyphic - Of or relating to representation by drawings or pictures
23. Papyrus - The writing paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans
24. Pastiche - A mixture of materials, forms, motifs, and/or styles; often incongruous; dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly imitating the previous works of other artists, often with satirical intent; an artistic effort that imitates or caricatures the work of another artist
25. Bust - A sculpture representing a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest
26. Sacrilege - Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred; irreverence
27. Conscientious - Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled; thorough and assiduous; moral, upright; thorough, careful
28. Daft - Mad; crazy; foolish; stupid; scots; frolicsome
29. Reagent - A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances
30. Temerity - Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness; nerve, audacity; rash or presumptuous daring
31. Menial - Work pertaining to servants; work that is demeaning or insulting to the person performing it; lowly, low-status
32. Miscreant - A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel; something said to be the cause of particular trouble or an evil; a mean, worthless character in a story or play
33. Stultify - To render useless or ineffectual; cripple; to cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous; to allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible
34. Lambast - Censure severely or angrily; beat with a cane
35. Pique - A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride
36. Vociferous - Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry; loud, insistent
37. Pariah - An outcast; a member of a low caste or class
38. Raft - A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swimmers; a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform
39. Buoyant - Having the ability to float; light in weight; lighthearted; gay
40. Unrealizable - Impossible to achieve
41. Renegade - common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow; one who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter; one faithless to principle or party; an apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith
42. Ferocious - Extremely savage; fierce; marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme
43. Prolixity - Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision; boring verboseness
44. Mortify - To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness; to cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed; embarrass
45. Pusillanimous - Lacking courage; cowardly; lacking courage and resolution; marked by contemptible timidity; without spirit or bravery
46. Percipient - Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily; astute; characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
47. Anachronistic - Something that is out of place and time; erroneous in date
48. Fervor - Great warmth and intensity of emotion; intense heat; excitement, enthusiasm
49. Disinfectant - An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that destroys, neutralizes, or inhibits the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms 180. Terseness - Brief and to the point; effectively concise; brief, short
50. Hoarse - Rough or grating in sound; having or characterized by a husky, grating voice; raspy in voice
51. Effusive - Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy; profuse; overflowing
52. Obliterate - To destroy all traces of; to wipe out, rub off, or erase; to remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation
53. Index - An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned; something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference
54. Laconic - Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point
55. Nimble - Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft; dexterous, smart
56. Clumsyness - Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement; not agile; awkward; clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform
57. Partisan - A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea; one who supports and adheres to another; exhibiting bias; interested, factional
58. Recuperation - A return to normal health; gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury; recovery
59. Doldrums - A period of stagnation or slump; period of depression or unhappy listlessness; region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls; feeling or spell of dismally low spirits; depression
60. Cow - To frighten with threats or a show of force; browbeat, intimidate;
any of various chiefly domesticated mammals of the genus Bos, including cows, steers, bulls, and oxen, often raised for meat and dairy products
61. Lop - To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising; to hang limply, loosely, and carelessly; cut off from a whole
62. Fluvial - Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or stream. Produced by the action of a river or stream
63. Jejune - Not interesting; dull; lacking maturity; childish; lacking in nutrition
64. Indespensible - Not to be dispensed with; essential; obligatory; unavoidable; necessary
65. Hubris - Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance
66. Vigilance - Alert watchfulness; carefulness
67. Enfeeble - To deprive of strength; make feeble; make very weak
68. Ethereal - Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible; highly refined; delicate; of the celestial spheres; heavenly; spiritual; so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film
69. Laggard - One that lags; a straggler; hanging back or falling behind; dilatory; falling behind
70. Tarpaulin - Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture; a waterproof cloth, esp. one used in large sheets for covering anything exposed to the weather
71. Mottled - Spotted or blotched with different shades or colors; speckled
72. Vault - A room or compartment, often built of steel, for the safekeeping of valuables; a burial place or receptacle for human remains; to move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet; act of jumping
73. Allay - To reduce the intensity of; relieve; to calm or pacify; set to rest
74. Stature - The natural height of a human or animal in an upright position; achieved level; status; importance
75. Infinitude - The state or quality of being infinite; an immeasurably large quantity, number, or extent; an infinite quantity
76. Hellion - A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person
77. Lunge - A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword; a sudden forward movement or plunge; pounce; dive for
78. Garish - Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy. loud and flashy
79. Piquant - Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy. appealingly provocative: a piquant wit. charming, interesting, or attractive
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2. Sanctimonious - Feigning piety or righteousness; of or practicing hypocrisy; self-righteous, hypocritical about one’s own holiness
3. Inanity - Something empty of meaning or sense; total lack of ideas, meaning, or substance
4. Vulgarian - A vulgar person, especially one who makes a conspicuous display of wealth; an unrefined, rude person; a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)
5. Miscreant - An evildoer; a villain; an infidel; a heretic; evil, immoral; a villain
6. Wretched - So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation; terrible, very bad; of very inferior quality; miserable
7. Epic - An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero; a literary or dramatic composition that resembles an extended narrative poem celebrating heroic feats
8. Mendacious - Lying; untruthful; false; untrue; dishonest; given to or marked by deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of the truth
9. Narrative - A narrated account; a story; the art, technique, or process of narrating; a recounting of past events
10. Appease - To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe; satisfy, pacify
11. Defiant - Marked by defiance; disobedient, disregardful
12. Raucous - Rough-sounding and harsh; boisterous and disorderly; rowdy; noisy; harsh and unpleasant
13. Meager - Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble
14. Flirtatious - Full of playful allure; provocative, teasing; given to flirting
15. Bumptious - Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy; self-assertive offensively self-assertive
16. Assertive - Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
17. Trite - Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed
16. Panegyric - A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment. Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium
17. Impecunious - Lacking money; penniless
18. Armageddon - The scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world; a decisive or catastrophic conflict
19. Intrigue - A secret or underhand scheme; a plot; arouse curiosity
20. Gullible - Easily deceived or duped; easily imposed on or tricked; naive, trusting
21. Daguerreotype - An early photographic process with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate
22. Musket - A smoothbore shoulder gun used from the late 16th through the 18th century
22. Hieroglyphic - Of or relating to representation by drawings or pictures
23. Papyrus - The writing paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans
24. Pastiche - A mixture of materials, forms, motifs, and/or styles; often incongruous; dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly imitating the previous works of other artists, often with satirical intent; an artistic effort that imitates or caricatures the work of another artist
25. Bust - A sculpture representing a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest
26. Sacrilege - Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred; irreverence
27. Conscientious - Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled; thorough and assiduous; moral, upright; thorough, careful
28. Daft - Mad; crazy; foolish; stupid; scots; frolicsome
29. Reagent - A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances
30. Temerity - Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness; nerve, audacity; rash or presumptuous daring
31. Menial - Work pertaining to servants; work that is demeaning or insulting to the person performing it; lowly, low-status
32. Miscreant - A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel; something said to be the cause of particular trouble or an evil; a mean, worthless character in a story or play
33. Stultify - To render useless or ineffectual; cripple; to cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous; to allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible
34. Lambast - Censure severely or angrily; beat with a cane
35. Pique - A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride
36. Vociferous - Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry; loud, insistent
37. Pariah - An outcast; a member of a low caste or class
38. Raft - A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swimmers; a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform
39. Buoyant - Having the ability to float; light in weight; lighthearted; gay
40. Unrealizable - Impossible to achieve
41. Renegade - common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow; one who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter; one faithless to principle or party; an apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith
42. Ferocious - Extremely savage; fierce; marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme
43. Prolixity - Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision; boring verboseness
44. Mortify - To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness; to cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed; embarrass
45. Pusillanimous - Lacking courage; cowardly; lacking courage and resolution; marked by contemptible timidity; without spirit or bravery
46. Percipient - Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily; astute; characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
47. Anachronistic - Something that is out of place and time; erroneous in date
48. Fervor - Great warmth and intensity of emotion; intense heat; excitement, enthusiasm
49. Disinfectant - An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that destroys, neutralizes, or inhibits the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms 180. Terseness - Brief and to the point; effectively concise; brief, short
50. Hoarse - Rough or grating in sound; having or characterized by a husky, grating voice; raspy in voice
51. Effusive - Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy; profuse; overflowing
52. Obliterate - To destroy all traces of; to wipe out, rub off, or erase; to remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation
53. Index - An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned; something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference
54. Laconic - Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point
55. Nimble - Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft; dexterous, smart
56. Clumsyness - Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement; not agile; awkward; clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform
57. Partisan - A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea; one who supports and adheres to another; exhibiting bias; interested, factional
58. Recuperation - A return to normal health; gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury; recovery
59. Doldrums - A period of stagnation or slump; period of depression or unhappy listlessness; region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls; feeling or spell of dismally low spirits; depression
60. Cow - To frighten with threats or a show of force; browbeat, intimidate;
any of various chiefly domesticated mammals of the genus Bos, including cows, steers, bulls, and oxen, often raised for meat and dairy products
61. Lop - To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising; to hang limply, loosely, and carelessly; cut off from a whole
62. Fluvial - Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or stream. Produced by the action of a river or stream
63. Jejune - Not interesting; dull; lacking maturity; childish; lacking in nutrition
64. Indespensible - Not to be dispensed with; essential; obligatory; unavoidable; necessary
65. Hubris - Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance
66. Vigilance - Alert watchfulness; carefulness
67. Enfeeble - To deprive of strength; make feeble; make very weak
68. Ethereal - Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible; highly refined; delicate; of the celestial spheres; heavenly; spiritual; so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film
69. Laggard - One that lags; a straggler; hanging back or falling behind; dilatory; falling behind
70. Tarpaulin - Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture; a waterproof cloth, esp. one used in large sheets for covering anything exposed to the weather
71. Mottled - Spotted or blotched with different shades or colors; speckled
72. Vault - A room or compartment, often built of steel, for the safekeeping of valuables; a burial place or receptacle for human remains; to move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet; act of jumping
73. Allay - To reduce the intensity of; relieve; to calm or pacify; set to rest
74. Stature - The natural height of a human or animal in an upright position; achieved level; status; importance
75. Infinitude - The state or quality of being infinite; an immeasurably large quantity, number, or extent; an infinite quantity
76. Hellion - A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person
77. Lunge - A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword; a sudden forward movement or plunge; pounce; dive for
78. Garish - Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy. loud and flashy
79. Piquant - Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy. appealingly provocative: a piquant wit. charming, interesting, or attractive
http://www.file27.com/id840/july%20word2.txt
July 22nd, 2007 [Rescue Words 8]
aficionado: a fan; devotee. Although this word originally described bull-fighting fans, it is now used to refer to devotees of all sports.
barrio: part of the city where Spanish-speaking people live; ghetto.
bonanza: rich pocket of ore; any source of wealth. In Spanish it means “fair weather at sea.” A popular television program of the 1960s was entitled “Bonanza”
bravado: pretended courage
desperado: bold outlaw; dangerous criminal. The relationship to our word “despair” is apparent. One who is without hope can be a dangerous criminal.
flotilla: a small fleet. The Spanish word flota means “fleet” Flotilla, then, is a diminutive form of flota.
grandee: a nobleman of the highest rank
hacienda: large estate; country house. The Old Spanish word facienda meant “estate.” The change from f to h is apparent in many words.
lariat: lasso; a rope used for tethering grazing horses. Reata is “rope” in Spanish.
machismo: manly self-assurance; masculine drive; virility.
manana: tomorrow; at some indefinite time in the future. There is a perjorative twist to manana, suggesting laziness.
palmetto: small palm tree
renegade: deserter; turncoat; traitor. In Spanish, the word renegado means “to deny.”
siesta: midday nap. In Spanish and Latin American countries businesses often close at midday to allow for siesta time.
torero: bullfighter on foot. The toreador was a bullfighter on horseback, but that term is no longer used since all bullfighters today are toreros.
Exercises
I. Which word comes to Mind?
In each of the following, read the statement, then circle the word that comes to mind.
You go to see a performance of the opera “Carmen”
(lariat, flotilla, torero)
The calendar pictures a man asleep under a tree next to a lawn mower.
(barrio, bravado, manana)
A young man starts a fight to impress his girlfriend.
(machismo, siesta, renegade)
You win the lottery
(aficionado, bonanza, palmetto)
There is a wild police chase after the bank robber
(desperado, grandee, hacienda)
The FBI arrests a man for selling U.S. secrets to a foreign country
(aficionado, renegade, grandee)
Stores in Spain close for two hours after lunch
(siesta, hacienda, palmetto)
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
(flotilla, barrio, manana)
David stands up to Goliath
(desperado, lariat, bravado)
A bull-fighting fan shouts, “Ole!”
(bonanza, aficionado, barrio)
II. True or False?
In the space provided, indicate whether each statement is true or false.
____ 1. A truly courageous person does not have to resort to bravado.
____ 2. Feminists have contempt for those men who display machismo.
____ 3. Ordinarily a grandee might take a siesta in his hacienda
____ 4. The Spanish Armada was too awesome to be described as a flotilla.
____ 5. A lariat can be the high point of a Spanish meal when it is seasoned properly.
____ 6. The spectators applauded the torero for his fearlessness.
____ 7. We bought an expensive barrio as a wedding gift
____ 8. Our winning lottery ticket proved to be a bonanza
____ 9. General Parker promised amnesty for any renegade who turned himself in.
____ 10. Because of his lifelong philanthropy, the desperado was honored at a White
House ceremony.
III. Fill in the Blank
Insert one of the new words in the proper space in each sentence below.
Since Teddy is an _____________ of baseball, we got him two tickets to the World Series.
Refreshed by her ______________, Maria was ready to go to work.
As fish prices declined, the ______________ of shrimp boats was cut in half.
Our new mayor proposed to tear down sections of the _____________ and build middle-income housing.
The _____________ was caught up on a horn of the bull and badly injured.
With unexpected _______________, the young man confronted the bully.
Movie cowboys generally are proficient with a ________________.
“Au revoir, so long, ciao, _____________” she said as her taxi pulled away.
A photograph of the ______________ appeared on the Most Wanted list in our post office.
On Navy Day, we stood upon the pier to watch the ____________ sail into the
Harbor.
IV. What’s the Antonym?
Which of the new words is most nearly opposite in meaning to the one provided?
1. cowardice _______________
2. patriot _______________
3. today _______________
4. weakness _______________
5. lawman _______________
6. loss _______________
7. state of alertness _______________
8. shack _______________
9. peon _______________
10. wealthy neighborhood _______________
barrio: part of the city where Spanish-speaking people live; ghetto.
bonanza: rich pocket of ore; any source of wealth. In Spanish it means “fair weather at sea.” A popular television program of the 1960s was entitled “Bonanza”
bravado: pretended courage
desperado: bold outlaw; dangerous criminal. The relationship to our word “despair” is apparent. One who is without hope can be a dangerous criminal.
flotilla: a small fleet. The Spanish word flota means “fleet” Flotilla, then, is a diminutive form of flota.
grandee: a nobleman of the highest rank
hacienda: large estate; country house. The Old Spanish word facienda meant “estate.” The change from f to h is apparent in many words.
lariat: lasso; a rope used for tethering grazing horses. Reata is “rope” in Spanish.
machismo: manly self-assurance; masculine drive; virility.
manana: tomorrow; at some indefinite time in the future. There is a perjorative twist to manana, suggesting laziness.
palmetto: small palm tree
renegade: deserter; turncoat; traitor. In Spanish, the word renegado means “to deny.”
siesta: midday nap. In Spanish and Latin American countries businesses often close at midday to allow for siesta time.
torero: bullfighter on foot. The toreador was a bullfighter on horseback, but that term is no longer used since all bullfighters today are toreros.
Exercises
I. Which word comes to Mind?
In each of the following, read the statement, then circle the word that comes to mind.
You go to see a performance of the opera “Carmen”
(lariat, flotilla, torero)
The calendar pictures a man asleep under a tree next to a lawn mower.
(barrio, bravado, manana)
A young man starts a fight to impress his girlfriend.
(machismo, siesta, renegade)
You win the lottery
(aficionado, bonanza, palmetto)
There is a wild police chase after the bank robber
(desperado, grandee, hacienda)
The FBI arrests a man for selling U.S. secrets to a foreign country
(aficionado, renegade, grandee)
Stores in Spain close for two hours after lunch
(siesta, hacienda, palmetto)
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
(flotilla, barrio, manana)
David stands up to Goliath
(desperado, lariat, bravado)
A bull-fighting fan shouts, “Ole!”
(bonanza, aficionado, barrio)
II. True or False?
In the space provided, indicate whether each statement is true or false.
____ 1. A truly courageous person does not have to resort to bravado.
____ 2. Feminists have contempt for those men who display machismo.
____ 3. Ordinarily a grandee might take a siesta in his hacienda
____ 4. The Spanish Armada was too awesome to be described as a flotilla.
____ 5. A lariat can be the high point of a Spanish meal when it is seasoned properly.
____ 6. The spectators applauded the torero for his fearlessness.
____ 7. We bought an expensive barrio as a wedding gift
____ 8. Our winning lottery ticket proved to be a bonanza
____ 9. General Parker promised amnesty for any renegade who turned himself in.
____ 10. Because of his lifelong philanthropy, the desperado was honored at a White
House ceremony.
III. Fill in the Blank
Insert one of the new words in the proper space in each sentence below.
Since Teddy is an _____________ of baseball, we got him two tickets to the World Series.
Refreshed by her ______________, Maria was ready to go to work.
As fish prices declined, the ______________ of shrimp boats was cut in half.
Our new mayor proposed to tear down sections of the _____________ and build middle-income housing.
The _____________ was caught up on a horn of the bull and badly injured.
With unexpected _______________, the young man confronted the bully.
Movie cowboys generally are proficient with a ________________.
“Au revoir, so long, ciao, _____________” she said as her taxi pulled away.
A photograph of the ______________ appeared on the Most Wanted list in our post office.
On Navy Day, we stood upon the pier to watch the ____________ sail into the
Harbor.
IV. What’s the Antonym?
Which of the new words is most nearly opposite in meaning to the one provided?
1. cowardice _______________
2. patriot _______________
3. today _______________
4. weakness _______________
5. lawman _______________
6. loss _______________
7. state of alertness _______________
8. shack _______________
9. peon _______________
10. wealthy neighborhood _______________
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