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Unit Three: Chapter 12
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amicable
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immutable
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devious
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ponderous
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dissonance
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predecessor
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efface
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rebuff
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garrulous
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staticSlide2
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word.
–
adjective
• Who says that cats and dogs are enemies? Our dog and two cats live together in the most amicable way. • Because the two countries had always maintained amicable relations, they were able to settle their border dispute through friendly talks.
Amicable meansA. hostile. B. peaceable. C. cute.
1 amicable
Photo:
Rufus SarsaparillaSlide3
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word.
–
adjective
• Who says that cats and dogs are enemies? Our dog and two cats live together in the most amicable way. • Because the two countries had always maintained amicable relations, they were able to settle their border dispute through friendly talks.
Amicable meansA. hostile. B. peaceable. C. cute.
1 amicable
Enemies are contrasted with friendly animals that live together in a
peaceable
way.
Peaceable
relations would allow countries to settle disputes through friendly talks.
Photo:
Rufus SarsaparillaSlide4
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word.
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devious– adjective• Beware of devious advertising. For example, a sign may say in huge letters “PRICES SLASHED 75 PERCENT” and then in tiny type “on selected items only.”
• Aimee’s mother didn’t want to ask her directly if she and her boyfriend were going to get married, so she used more devious wording: “Do you and Dave have any plans for the future?” Devious meansA. obvious.
B. rude. C.
sneaky.
Photo:
North Carolina DOTSlide5
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Choose the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word.
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devious– adjective• Beware of devious advertising. For example, a sign may say in huge letters “PRICES SLASHED 75 PERCENT” and then in tiny type “on selected items only.”
• Aimee’s mother didn’t want to ask her directly if she and her boyfriend were going to get married, so she used more devious wording: “Do you and Dave have any plans for the future?” Devious meansA. obvious.
B. rude. C. sneaky.
It is
sneaky
to try to hide restrictions on a sale. In the second item, a direct question is contrasted with a more
sneaky
way to find out information.
Photo:
North Carolina DOTSlide6
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word.
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dissonance
– noun• Over time, people’s ideas of dissonance in music change. Chords that sounded harsh and grating to previous generations now seem pleasant to us. •
Kids like to create dissonance on a piano by using both arms to slam down all the keys at once. Dissonance meansA. an unpleasant sound.
B. a rare sound. C. an
everyday sound.Slide7
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boldfaced
word.
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dissonance
– noun• Over time, people’s ideas of dissonance in music change. Chords that sounded harsh and grating to previous generations now seem pleasant to us. •
Kids like to create dissonance on a piano by using both arms to slam down all the keys at once. Dissonance meansA. an unpleasant sound.
B. a rare sound. C.
an everyday sound.
Harsh-sounding chords would make
an unpleasant sound
. Slamming down all the piano keys at once would also
make
an unpleasant sound
.Slide8
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Choose the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word.
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efface– verb• When Joanie and Gary broke up, she said, “I’ve thrown away all his letters and photographs. Now I wish I could efface my memories.”
• Last Thanksgiving, the turkey slid off its platter onto the dining-room rug. We scrubbed and rubbed, but we weren’t able to efface the stain completely. Efface meansA. to face up to.
B. to remove all traces of.
C. to try to preserve.
Photo:
Oliver WoltersSlide9
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boldfaced
word.
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efface– verb• When Joanie and Gary broke up, she said, “I’ve thrown away all his letters and photographs. Now I wish I could efface my memories.”
• Last Thanksgiving, the turkey slid off its platter onto the dining-room rug. We scrubbed and rubbed, but we weren’t able to efface the stain completely. Efface meansA. to face up to.
B. to remove all traces of.
C. to
try to preserve.
One way
to remove all
physical
traces of
an ex-boyfriend is to throw away all his letters and photos. One way to try
to
remove all traces of
a stain is to rub and scrub the area.
Photo:
Oliver WoltersSlide10
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Choose the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word.
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garrulous– adjective• Our waiter at dinner last night was extremely garrulous. He hung around our table telling us long stories when all we wanted was to eat in peace. •
Because Arnie is so garrulous, I always need an excuse to escape. Today I broke into his non-stop talk with, “I’d love to hear more, but I have a class now.” Garrulous meansA. long-winded. B. short-tempered.
C. open-minded. Slide11
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boldfaced
word.
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garrulous– adjective• Our waiter at dinner last night was extremely garrulous. He hung around our table telling us long stories when all we wanted was to eat in peace. •
Because Arnie is so garrulous, I always need an excuse to escape. Today I broke into his non-stop talk with, “I’d love to hear more, but I have a class now.” Garrulous meansA. long-winded. B. short-tempered.
C. open-minded.
Since the waiter hung around and told long stories to the diners’ dismay
, the speaker thought he was
long-winded
. In the second item, the phrase
non-stop talk
suggests that Arnie is
long-winded
.Slide12
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boldfaced
word.
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immutable
– adjective• Does Mr. Madison ever smile? The frown on his face seems immutable. • For
years, my aunt has followed an immutable schedule: she always gets up at 6:30 a.m., works out for a half hour, and then has a soft-boiled egg and toast. Immutable meansA. changeless. B. flawless.
C. fearless.
An
immutable
expression—
carved in stone at Mount Rushmore
Photo:
National Park ServiceSlide13
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boldfaced
word.
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immutable
– adjective• Does Mr. Madison ever smile? The frown on his face seems immutable. • For
years, my aunt has followed an immutable schedule: she always gets up at 6:30 a.m., works out for a half hour, and then has a soft-boiled egg and toast. Immutable meansA. changeless. B. flawless.
C. fearless.
If the answer is, “No, he never smiles,” then
Mr. Madison’s frown is
changeless
.
The aunt’s schedule is
changeless
since she always does
the same
thing at
the same
time each day.
Photo:
National Park ServiceSlide14
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boldfaced
word.
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ponderous– adjective• Ads for the circus always used to describe the elephants as “ponderous pachyderms.”
• There used to be a theory that dinosaurs became extinct because they grew too large for their own good. They were so huge and ponderous that they could hardly move. Ponderous meansA. living in ponds.
B. delicate. C. weighty.
Photo:
Usien
A
ponderous
animal
trying to move gracefullySlide15
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boldfaced
word.
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ponderous– adjective• Ads for the circus always used to describe the elephants as “ponderous pachyderms.”
• There used to be a theory that dinosaurs became extinct because they grew too large for their own good. They were so huge and ponderous that they could hardly move. Ponderous meansA. living in ponds.
B. delicate. C. weighty.
Elephants are
weighty
animals. If dinosaurs were so huge that they could hardly move, they must have been very
weighty
.
Photo:
UsienSlide16
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boldfaced
word.
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predecessor
– noun• It won’t be easy to get used to the new boss. She seems quiet, formal, and serious, whereas her predecessor was easygoing and loved to laugh. •
When they moved into their new apartment, the Martins had to get rid of a lot of junk that their predecessors had left behind. Predecessor meansA. someone earlier. B.
someone later. C. someone
who predicts.Slide17
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boldfaced
word.
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predecessor
– noun• It won’t be easy to get used to the new boss. She seems quiet, formal, and serious, whereas her predecessor was easygoing and loved to laugh. •
When they moved into their new apartment, the Martins had to get rid of a lot of junk that their predecessors had left behind. Predecessor meansA. someone earlier.
B. someone later. C.
someone who predicts.
The quiet new boss is contrasted with
someone
who held the position
earlier
. In the second item,
someone
who lived in the apartment
earlier
left behind a lot of junk. Slide18
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boldfaced
word.
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rebuff– verb• Here’s a good way to rebuff a telephone pollster who’s trying to find out which candidate you’re supporting. Just say, “I’m sorry, but I never discuss politics with strangers.”
• The new puppy bounded joyfully up to the resident housecat. But the cat rebuffed his advances with a loud hiss and a scratch to his nose. Rebuff meansA. to treat coldly.
B. to welcome warmly. C.
to reward.Slide19
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boldfaced
word.
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rebuff– verb• Here’s a good way to rebuff a telephone pollster who’s trying to find out which candidate you’re supporting. Just say, “I’m sorry, but I never discuss politics with strangers.”
• The new puppy bounded joyfully up to the resident housecat. But the cat rebuffed his advances with a loud hiss and a scratch to his nose. Rebuff meansA. to treat coldly.
B. to welcome warmly. C.
to reward.
One way
to treat
a pollster
coldly
is to refuse to talk about your political opinion. The cat who’d been living in the house used a hiss and a scratch
to treat
coldly
the new
puppy’s joyful attempt to become friends. Slide20
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boldfaced
word.
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static– adjective• “This scene is too static,” the director said to the actors. “It’s dead. We’ve got to get some action into it.” •
A still life, as the name suggests, is a static painting: it might show, for example, a bowl of apples. By contrast, an action painting shows a dramatic scene full of movement. Static meansA. silent. B. inactive.
C. stressful. Slide21
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boldfaced
word.
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static– adjective• “This scene is too static,” the director said to the actors. “It’s dead. We’ve got to get some action into it.” •
A still life, as the name suggests, is a static painting: it might show, for example, a bowl of apples. By contrast, an action painting shows a dramatic scene full of movement. Static meansA. silent. B. inactive.
C. stressful.
Something that is dead and without action is
inactive
. Paintings that show scenes full of action and movement are contrasted with those that depict subjects that are still and
inactive
.