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Improving Vocabulary Skills
Chapter
Eighteen
Slide2Matching words with definitions
Great; large
Cause to be or become; make
Forward; forth
Fear
Two; double
Resembling; like; characteristic of
Heart
Mental processes; mind
State of being; condition
Not
Slide3Sentence check one
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Despite her (boy . . .) _____ hairdo, Paula looks very feminine.
(
Wis
. . .
) _____ is what we gain when we learn from our mistakes.
The parents were greatly (
dis
. . . aged) _____ when every attempt to find their son failed.
To keep the accident victim ( . . . mobile) _____, the paramedics tied her to a stretcher.
The reason these life-size dolls are so expensive is that only one hundred are ( . . .
duced
) _____ each year.
The funhouse mirror ( . . .
f
ied
) _____ my reflection so that I looked fifty pounds heavier.
I always ( . . . Plicate) _____ important papers and letters so that if the original gets lost, I still have the copy.
Barb’s ( . . . analyst ) _____ asked her to write down her dreams, as they might be helpful in understanding her problems.
If you want to find a job before all the graduates start looking for employment next month, you’d better (
intensi
. . .) _____ your search.
It’s lucky Santa Claus doesn’t have (
claustro
. . .
ia
) _____. Otherwise, he would be too frightened of confined spaces to come down the chimney.
Slide4Sentence check Two
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The apartment the realtor showed us was ( . . .
ficent
) _____, but it was ( . . . practical) _____ for us. Not only was it too large, but it would also make an uncomfortable dent in our budget.
3-4.
Everyone has fears, but ( . . .
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c
) _____ people need to gain (free . . . ) _____ from the extreme fears that devastate them and their families.
5-6.
The purpose of ( . . . therapy) _____ is to ( . . . mote ) mental health.
7-8.
Florence and I felt (fool . . . ) _____ when we sang “the Star-Spangled Banner” as a ( . . . et) _____ and forgot the words halfway through.
9-10.
The mayor didn’t allow racial tensions to (
dis
. . .
a
ge) _____ him. He just made more of an effort to (
uni
. . .) the city.
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Improving Vocabulary Skills
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