WORD POWER Second Edition B ETH J OHNSON J ANET M G OLDSTEIN 2011 Townsend Press Unit Four Chapter 17 Place the words below in Alphabetical Order reverent ID: 180803
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ADVANCED WORD POWER
Second EditionBETH JOHNSONJANET M. GOLDSTEIN
© 2011 Townsend PressSlide2
Unit Four: Chapter 17
Place the words below in Alphabetical Order•
reverent •
zany
•
capitulate
•
stupor
•
sycophant
•
premonition
•
cajole
•
urbane
•
egregious
•
prestigiousSlide3
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
– verb
•
No
matter how I
cajoled
him, the police officer continued to write me a ticket for speeding.
•
Once my mother told us children “Absolutely not,” we knew better than to try to cajole her into changing her mind. Begging only made her angry.
Cajole meansA. to plead with. B. to laugh at. C. to hate.
1 cajole
Painting:
Auguste Toulemouche (1866)Slide4
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
– verb
•
No
matter how I
cajoled
him, the police officer continued to write me a ticket for speeding.
•
Once my mother told us children “Absolutely not,” we knew better than to try to cajole her into changing her mind. Begging only made her angry.
Cajole meansA. to plead with. B. to laugh at. C.
to hate. 1
cajole
Painting:
Auguste Toulemouche (1866)
People often (without success) try
to plead with
police officers not to write tickets. The word
begging
suggests the children knew not
to
plead with
their mother once she said “no.”Slide5
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
2 capitulate
–
verb
•
Although
Stacy has said she will never speak to Karen again, I expect her to
capitulate
shortly—I think she will soon miss her old friend
• Mr. Henderson resisted the idea of his daughter going on dates, but he capitulated when she became a high-school senior. Capitulate meansA. to be capable.
B. to repeat.
C. t
o yield. Slide6
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
2 capitulate
–
verb
•
Although
Stacy has said she will never speak to Karen again, I expect her to
capitulate
shortly—I think she will soon miss her old friend
• Mr. Henderson resisted the idea of his daughter going on dates, but he capitulated when she became a high-school senior. Capitulate meansA. to be capable.
B. to repeat.
C. t
o yield.
Stacy might eventually decide
to yield
to her desire to talk with her old friend and break her vow never to speak to her again. The father’s earlier resistance is contrasted with his eventual decision
to
yield
to
his daughter’s request for permission to go on dates.Slide7
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
3 egregious
–
adjective
•
“
You certainly made an
egregious
fool of yourself,” George’s wife said after the party. “Did you have to sing and dance with a lampshade on your head?”
• “It was an egregious mistake to paint our office hot pink,” admitted the president of the accounting firm. “No one seems to take us seriously anymore.” Egregious meansA. obviously bad.
B. minor. C.
easily overlooked.Slide8
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
3 egregious
–
adjective
•
“
You certainly made an
egregious
fool of yourself,” George’s wife said after the party. “Did you have to sing and dance with a lampshade on your head?”
• “It was an egregious mistake to paint our office hot pink,” admitted the president of the accounting firm. “No one seems to take us seriously anymore.” Egregious meansA. obviously bad.
B. minor.
C. e
asily overlooked.
Wearing a lampshade would be an
obviously bad
decision—unless one wanted to look like an outrageous fool. It
would be an
obviously bad
mistake to make a serious accounting firm look silly by painting the office hot pink. Slide9
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
4 premonition
–
noun
•
Although
I’d had a
premonition
that I shouldn’t get on the airplane, nothing bad happened. It was a perfectly ordinary flight.
• “Wait!” called out the fortuneteller as Malik walked past. “I have a premonition about you! For only five dollars, I’ll tell you your future.” Premonition meansA. a memory.
B. a warning in advance. C.
a plan.Slide10
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
4 premonition
–
noun
•
Although
I’d had a
premonition
that I shouldn’t get on the airplane, nothing bad happened. It was a perfectly ordinary flight.
• Wait!” called out the fortuneteller as Malik walked past. “I have a premonition about you! For only five dollars, I’ll tell you your future.” Premonition meansA. a memory.
B. a warning in advance.
C. a
plan.
The sense of having received
a warning in advance
not to board the plane is contrasted with the fact that nothing bad actually happened during the flight. The fortuneteller claimed to have
a
warning in advance
about Malik’s future. Slide11
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
5 prestigious
–
adjective
•
Are
those name-brand jeans really better than less expensive ones, or are you just paying more for the
prestigious
label?
• A Rolls-Royce car, Dom Perignon champagne, a Harvard education, a Tiffany diamond—all these are regarded as the most prestigious items of their kinds. Prestigious meansA. common.
B. highly valued.
C. beautiful.
Virginia
Reyes, Air
Force News Agency Slide12
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
5 prestigious
–
adjective
•
Are
those name-brand jeans really better than less expensive ones, or are you just paying more for the
prestigious
label?
• A Rolls-Royce car, Dom Perignon champagne, a Harvard education, a Tiffany diamond—all these are regarded as the most prestigious items of their kinds. Prestigious meansA. common.
B. highly valued.
C. beautiful.
Since people pay more for brand-name jeans, the label must be
highly valued
. The second sentence lists
highly valued
items—three luxury objects and a university with an excellent reputation.
Virginia
Reyes, Air
Force News Agency Slide13
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
6 reverent
–
adjective
•
A
huge, awesome natural wonder, such as the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls, makes most visitors feel
reverent
.
•
As we walked through the art museum, our teacher spoke in hushed, reverent tones about the masterpieces we were seeing. Reverent meansA. scornful. B.
amused. C. worshipful.
Photo:
U.S. Air ForceSlide14
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
6 reverent
–
adjective
•
A
huge, awesome natural wonder, such as the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls, makes most visitors feel
reverent
.
•
As we walked through the art museum, our teacher spoke in hushed, reverent tones about the masterpieces we were seeing. Reverent meansA. scornful. B.
amused. C. worshipful.
Photo:
U.S. Air Force
Natural sites that inspire awe and wonder can make people feel
worshipful
. Someone who appreciates fine art might feel
worshipful
when looking at masterpieces.Slide15
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
7 stupor
–
noun
•
At one time, patients who had surgery requiring general anesthesia would remain in a
stupor
for many hours afterward. But with today’s improved anesthetics, they often regain full consciousness within minutes.
• A recent study reported that many truck drivers get too little sleep on long trips and often drive in a stupor, not aware that their senses are dulled. Stupor meansA. a state of anxiety.
B. a state of grief. C.
a drowsy state.Slide16
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
7 stupor
–
noun
•
At one time, patients who had surgery requiring general anesthesia would remain in a
stupor
for many hours afterward. But with today’s improved anesthetics, they often regain full consciousness within minutes.
• A recent study reported that many truck drivers get too little sleep on long trips and often drive in a stupor, not aware that their senses are dulled. Stupor meansA. a state of anxiety.
B. a state of grief. C.
a drowsy state.
Full consciousness is contrasted with
a drowsy state
caused by general anesthesia
.
When people are in
a
drowsy
state
, their senses are dulled.Slide17
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
8 sycophant
–
noun
•
“I don’t expect a class full of
sycophants
,” the teacher told her argumentative students, “but couldn’t you agree with me about something just once?”
•
The manager of the restaurant where Ted works had a truly crazy idea about how to reorganize the kitchen. Ted, always the
sycophant, told him the plan was brilliant. Sycophant meansA. a chatterbox. B. a flatterer.
C. a traitor.Slide18
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
8 sycophant
–
noun
•
“I don’t expect a class full of
sycophants
,” the teacher told her argumentative students, “but couldn’t you agree with me about something just once?”
•
The manager of the restaurant where Ted works had a truly crazy idea about how to reorganize the kitchen. Ted, always the
sycophant, told him the plan was brilliant. Sycophant meansA. a chatterbox. B. a
flatterer. C. a traitor.
A group of argumentative students is contrasted with a class full of
flatterers
. Ted must be
a flatterer
if he always tries to win favor with his boss by calling his crazy ideas “brilliant.”Slide19
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
9 urbane
–
adjective
•
The new student dressed all in black and spoke perfect French, making her seem more
urbane
and sophisticated than her classmates.
• The critics loved the new movie by a director whose trademark was worldly-wise, urbane comedy. “As witty, clever, and artful as ever!” they wrote. Urbane meansA. impulsive. B.
refined. C. careful.
Photos:
Fredrik
Tersmeden (left);Arthur Rothstein (right)Slide20
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
9 urbane
–
adjective
•
The new student dressed all in black and spoke perfect French, making her seem more
urbane
and sophisticated than her classmates.
• The critics loved the new movie by a director whose trademark was worldly-wise, urbane comedy. “As witty, clever, and artful as ever!” they wrote. Urbane meansA. impulsive. B.
refined. C. careful.
The word
sophisticated
suggests that the new student is
refined
. The word
worldly-wise
suggests
that the new
movie is
refined
.
Photos:
Fredrik
Tersmeden (left);Arthur Rothstein (right)Slide21
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
10 zany
–
adjective
•
The audience at the circus roared with delight at the clowns’
zany
tricks. •
As kids, my brother and I couldn’t get enough of Mad, a zany magazine whose motto was “Humor in a jugular vein.” Zany meansA. absurdly funny.
B. understated. C.
scary.
Hat: bzanyhats.comSlide22
TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
10 zany
–
adjective
•
The audience at the circus roared with delight at the clowns’
zany
tricks. •
As kids, my brother and I couldn’t get enough of Mad, a zany magazine whose motto was “Humor in a jugular vein.” Zany meansA. absurdly funny.
B. understated.
C. scary.
Hat: bzanyhats.com
If
the circus-goers
roared
with
laughter, the clowns’ tricks must have been
absurdly funny
.
Mad
magazine’s motto is an example of
absurdly
funny humor.Slide23
SENTENCE CHECK 1
2. Mack comes up with one ________ get-rich-quick scheme after another. He says we may find them silly now, but he’ll have the last laugh: one of them will win him fame and fortune. 1.
Mom resisted getting a cell phone for a long time, but she finally ________(
e)d after getting a flat tire and having no way to call a tow truck.
Complete each item with the correct word from the box.
A.
cajole
B.
capitulate
C. egregiousD. premonition
E. prestigious
F.
reverent G. stupor
H.
sycophant
I.
urbane
J.
zanySlide24
SENTENCE CHECK 1
2. Mack comes up with one ________ get-rich-quick scheme after another. He says we may find them silly now, but he’ll have the last laugh: one of them will win him fame and fortune. 1.
Mom resisted getting a cell phone for a long time, but she finally ___________
after getting a flat tire and having no way to call a tow truck.
Complete each item with the correct word from the box.
A.
cajole
B.
capitulate
C. egregiousD. premonition
E. prestigious
F.
reverent G. stupor
H.
sycophant
I.
urbane
J.
zany
The mother’s initial resistance is contrasted with her finally
giving in
.
The word
silly
suggests that the schemes seem
wildly silly or comical
.
capitulated
zanySlide25
SENTENCE CHECK 1
Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 4. I had a(n) __________ that Lisa and Todd would not hit it off, and I was right. They were in a heated argument within five minutes of being introduced.
5.
To give himself a better chance of getting the job, the applicant faked letters of recommendation from people with __________ positions in the community.
3.
“
When my uncle is being annoying at family dinners, I wish you wouldn’t be so nice to him,” Amy told her husband. “He doesn’t need a(n
) __________
to make him think he’s clever and amusing.”
A.
cajole
B. capitulate C. egregious
D. premonition
E.
prestigious
F.
reverent
G.
stupor
H.
sycophant
I.
urbane
J.
zanySlide26
SENTENCE CHECK 1
Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 4. I had a ____________ that Lisa and Todd would not hit it off, and I was right. They were in a heated argument within five minutes of being introduced.
5.
To give himself a better chance of getting the job, the applicant faked letters of recommendation from people with __________ positions in the community.
3.
“
When my uncle is being annoying at family dinners, I wish you wouldn’t be so nice to him,” Amy told her husband. “He doesn’t need
a ____________
to make him think he’s clever and amusing.”
A.
cajole
B. capitulate C. egregious
D. premonition
E.
prestigious
F.
reverent
G.
stupor
H.
sycophant
I.
urbane
J.
zany
The husband
flatters
the uncle by suggesting he’s clever and amusing.
The argument confirmed the
feeling that something bad would happen
.
Recommendations from people with
honored names or reputations
could help an applicant get a job—as long as they’re authentic.
sycophant
premonition
prestigiousSlide27
SENTENCE CHECK 1
7. ________ is one symptom of hypothermia—very low body temperature—in the elderly. Their memory loss and dazed condition may be curable simply by turning up the heat. 6
. The
owner of the restaurant is a gracious, ________ woman, always poised and at ease greeting celebrities. And she is just as courteous and amicable° to all her customers.
Complete each item with the correct word from the box.
A.
cajole
B.
capitulate
C. egregiousD. premonition
E. prestigious
F.
reverent G.
stupor
H.
sycophant
I.
urbane
J.
zanySlide28
SENTENCE CHECK 1
7. ________ is one symptom of hypothermia—very low body temperature—in the elderly. Their memory loss and dazed condition may be curable simply by turning up the heat. 6
. The
owner of the restaurant is a gracious, ________ woman, always poised and at ease greeting celebrities. And she is just as courteous and amicable° to all her customers.
Complete each item with the correct word from the box.
A.
cajole
B.
capitulate
C. egregiousD. premonition
E. prestigious
F.
reverent G.
stupor
H.
sycophant
I.
urbane
J.
zany
Poise and ease with celebrities suggests
a smooth, polished, suave manner
.
Their m
emory loss and dazed condition show they’re in
a state of mental numbness
.
urbane
StuporSlide29
SENTENCE CHECK 1
Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 9. “Don’t wear those torn jeans to the funeral,” Maude told her son. “Put on a suit and tie so you’ll seem properly
__________.”
10.
Renata’s
first public performance as a pianist was a(n)
_________
disaster. The piano bench collapsed under her, much to the amusement of the audience.
8
.
The
children managed to __________ their parents into letting them stay up long past their usual bedtime. A. cajole B. capitulate C.
egregious
D. premonition
E.
prestigious
F.
reverent
G.
stupor
H. sycophant
I.
urbane
J.
zanySlide30
SENTENCE CHECK 1
Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 9. “Don’t wear those torn jeans to the funeral,” Maude told her son. “Put on a suit and tie so you’ll seem properly
__________.”
10.
Renata’s
first public performance as a pianist was
an
__________ disaster. The piano bench collapsed under her, much to the amusement of the audience.
8
.
The
children managed to __________ their parents into letting them stay up long past their usual bedtime. A. cajole B. capitulate C.
egregious
D. premonition
E.
prestigious
F.
reverent
G.
stupor
H. sycophant
I.
urbane
J.
zany
Children often
sweet-talk
parents into extending their bedtime.
Proper clothing expresses
respect
for the deceased and the mourners.
The word
disaster
and the example suggest it was a
conspicuously bad
performance.
cajole
reverent
egregious