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Unit Two: Chapter 10

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blasphemy

•

incite

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enmity

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languish

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erroneous

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peruse

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garner

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recluse

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heretic

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renounceSlide2

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–

noun

• Some of the world’s greatest thinkers, such as Copernicus, have been accused of blasphemy because their ideas challenged the teachings of the Church. • The Smiths have lived so long in Boston and think it is such a wonderful city that they feel it’s almost blasphemy to consider living anywhere else.

Blasphemy meansA. physical violence. B. an insult to something holy.C. daydreaming.

1 blasphemySlide3

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–

noun

• Some of the world’s greatest thinkers, such as Copernicus, have been accused of blasphemy because their ideas challenged the teachings of the Church. • The Smiths have lived so long in Boston and think it is such a wonderful city that they feel it’s almost blasphemy to consider living anywhere else.

Blasphemy meansA. physical violence. B. an insult to something holy.C.

daydreaming. 1

blasphemy

People who believe that the Church’s teachings are divinely inspired might consider

an idea that challenges those teachings to be

an insult to something holy

. The Smiths think Boston is so wonderful that the idea of living elsewhere seems

an insult to something

—their city—they regard as almost

holy

.Slide4

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enmity– noun• After their divorce, Han tried not to feel enmity toward his ex-wife. He knew that anger and bitterness would be bad for their children. •

Lila seems to feel real enmity toward her boss; she criticizes everything he says or does. Enmity meansA. admiration. B. affection. C.

hostility. Slide5

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enmity– noun• After their divorce, Han tried not to feel enmity toward his ex-wife. He knew that anger and bitterness would be bad for their children. •

Lila seems to feel real enmity toward her boss; she criticizes everything he says or does. Enmity meansA. admiration. B. affection. C.

hostility.

Anger and bitterness

are signs of

hostility

. Constant criticism is a sign

of

hostility

. Slide6

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erroneous

– adjective• Many first-graders have the erroneous idea that their teacher lives at the school. • Because

the newspaper had printed an erroneous date and time for the community meeting, few people showed up when it actually took place. Erroneous meansA. error-free. B. wrong. C.

original. Slide7

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erroneous

– adjective• Many first-graders have the erroneous idea that their teacher lives at the school. • Because

the newspaper had printed an erroneous date and time for the community meeting, few people showed up when it actually took place. Erroneous meansA. error-free. B. wrong. C.

original.

Many first-graders have the

wrong

idea about where their teachers live. Since the

wrong

time and date were announced in the newspaper, people didn’t know when to show up for the meeting. Slide8

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garner– verb• Once a year, the company president sends around a questionnaire to garner ideas from the employees about how to improve workplace conditions.

• Although Avatar did not win any major Academy Awards in 2010, it garnered praise from environmentalists everywhere for its themes of a world in balance and the connections among all living things. Garner meansA. to gather. B. to

distribute. C. to reject.

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garner– verb• Once a year, the company president sends around a questionnaire to garner ideas from the employees about how to improve workplace conditions.

• Although Avatar did not win any major Academy Awards in 2010, it garnered praise from environmentalists everywhere for its themes of a world in balance and the connections among all living things. Garner meansA. to gather. B.

to distribute. C. to

reject.

Questionnaires are used

to gather

information from those surveyed.

Avatar‘s

failure to win awards from the film industry is contrasted with its ability

to gather

praise from environmentalists.

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heretic– noun• Martin Luther was originally a Catholic priest, but when he began to disagree with the Church’s teachings, he was labeled a heretic and left the priesthood.

• People who believed that the world was round, not flat, were once considered lunatics or heretics. Heretic meansA. a conservative. B.

a rebel. C. a genius.

Photo:

Wolfgang

Sauber

; painting

: Johann

Michael Rottmayr

(18

th

century)Slide11

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heretic– noun• Martin Luther was originally a Catholic priest, but when he began to disagree with the Church’s teachings, he was labeled a heretic and left the priesthood.

• People who believed that the world was round, not flat, were once considered lunatics or heretics. Heretic meansA. a conservative. B.

a rebel. C. a

genius.

Someone might be called

a rebel

if he or she disagreed with widely held beliefs and practices—either religious (in the first item) or scientific (in the second).

Photo:

Wolfgang

Sauber

; painting

: Johann

Michael Rottmayr

(18

th

century)Slide12

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incite

– verb• The smell of blood in the water can incite sharks to attack. •

No one knows what incited the usually gentle dog to bite the mail carrier. Incite meansA. to prevent. B. to urge on.

C. to forbid.

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incite

– verb• The smell of blood in the water can incite sharks to attack. •

No one knows what incited the usually gentle dog to bite the mail carrier. Incite meansA. to prevent. B. to urge on.

C. to forbid.

Since blood signals a possible food source, its smell is likely

to urge on

h

ungry sharks to kill their prey. Since the dog was gentle, something unusual must have occurred

to urge

on

the dog to respond by biting.

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languish– verb• Children who languish in institutions, such as orphanages, often improve dramatically when they are adopted into loving homes.

• Some people languish in the summer heat, but others love the hot weather and feel full of energy and strength. Languish meansA. to thrive. B. to misunderstand.

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languish– verb• Children who languish in institutions, such as orphanages, often improve dramatically when they are adopted into loving homes.

• Some people languish in the summer heat, but others love the hot weather and feel full of energy and strength. Languish meansA. to thrive. B. to misunderstand.

C. to do poorly.

Children who improve dramatically after their adoption into loving homes are contrasted with those who

do poorly

in

impersonal institutions.

People who are full of energy and strength during hot weather are

contrasted with those who

do poorly

in

the summer heat.Slide16

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peruse

– verb• When the list of people killed in the plane crash was posted, the passengers’ anxious relatives perused it fearfully. •

To peruse a train timetable, with its tiny type and tinier footnotes, you need good eyesight and plenty of patience. Peruse meansA. to inspect. B. to glance at.

C. to explain.

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peruse

– verb• When the list of people killed in the plane crash was posted, the passengers’ anxious relatives perused it fearfully. •

To peruse a train timetable, with its tiny type and tinier footnotes, you need good eyesight and plenty of patience. Peruse meansA. to inspect. B. to glance at.

C. to explain.

Relatives, fearing the worst, would be anxious

to inspect

the list to see if their loved ones had been killed. People need good eyesight

to inspect

material printed in tiny type.

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recluse– noun• Local old-timers tell stories about Wild Man Bill, a recluse who lived in a cave and came into town only once a year to buy supplies. •

While she was suffering from depression, Linda became a recluse, rarely leaving her home and not wanting to see even her closest friends. Recluse meansA. a hermit. B. a popular person. C.

a busy person.Slide19

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recluse– noun• Local old-timers tell stories about Wild Man Bill, a recluse who lived in a cave and came into town only once a year to buy supplies. •

While she was suffering from depression, Linda became a recluse, rarely leaving her home and not wanting to see even her closest friends. Recluse meansA. a hermit. B. a popular person.

C. a busy person.

If Wild Man Bill saw other people only once a year, he must have been

a hermit

.

During the time that Linda avoided leaving her home and seeing other people, she lived as

a hermit

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renounce– verb• Great-Uncle Abe was a member of the Communist Party when he was a young man, but he soon decided to renounce communism and become a Republican. •

Edward VIII was briefly king of England, but he renounced his throne in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorced commoner. Renounce meansA. to announce. B. to remember.

C. to give up. Slide21

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renounce– verb• Great-Uncle Abe was a member of the Communist Party when he was a young man, but he soon decided to renounce communism and become a Republican. •

Edward VIII was briefly king of England, but he renounced his throne in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorced commoner. Renounce meansA. to announce. B. to remember.

C. to give up.

Great-Uncle Abe decided

to give up

his membership in one political party when he joined another party. Edward VIII reigned only briefly because he decided

to give up

the title of king in order to marry the woman he loved.