Group 6 Chapter One Learning New Words From the Context A hold or contain without crowding or inconvenience have room for The new restaurant will accommodate 128 persons B oblige do a favor for furnish with something desired ID: 776384
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Part 3 Commonsense ContextsGroup 6
Chapter One
Learning New Words From the Context
Slide2A. hold or contain without crowding or inconvenience; have room forThe new restaurant will accommodate 128 persons.B. oblige; do a favor for; furnish with something desiredI’m sorry I have no pen to lend you. Ask Norman. Perhaps he can accommodate you.
1. Accommodate (v.)
Slide3A. to anticipate (foresee) with fear; dreadNow I see how foolish I was to apprehend the outcome of the test. I passed easily.B. arrestThe escaped prisoners were apprehended as they tries to cross the border.
2. Apprehend (v.)
Slide4A. Alarm; uneasinessWe waited with apprehension to hear from the police that all was clear.B. Apprehensive (adj.) fearful; afraidPatti is apprehensive when she has to stay at home; she is afraid something bad will happen.
3. Apprehension (n.)
Slide5Stick; adhere; cling; be faithfulSome of the residents are hostile to the new ways; they cleave to the customs and traditions of the past.
4. Cleave (v.)
Slide6Keep secret; withdraw from observation; hide; secreteI answered all questions truthfully, for I had nothing to conceal.
5. Conceal (v.)
Slide7Satisfied; pleasedIf you are not content with the merchandise, you may return it for an exchange or a refund.
6. Content (adj.)
Slide8One guilty of a fault or crime; offender; wrongdoerThe last time we were late for the party, I was the culprit. I wasn’t ready when you called for me.
7. Culprit (n.)
Slide9Drop; exclude; remove; get rid of; rule outThe new director hopes to reduce expenses by eliminating unnecessary jobs.
8. Eliminate (v.)
Slide10Given to joking; not to be taken seriously; witty; funnyBea meant it when she said that she was quitting the team. She was not being facetious.
9. Facetious (adj.)
Slide11Tire; exhaust; wearyWhy not take the elevator? Climbing the stairs will fatigue you.B. (n)- exhaustion; wearinessThe doctor told the only thing wrong with me was fatigue; I needed to get some rest.
10. Fatigue (v.)
Slide12Incapable of being in error; sure; certain; absolutely reliableWhen Phil disputes my answer or I question his, we take it to our math teacher. We consider her judgment infallible.
11. Infallible (adj.)
Slide13Steal (in small amounts); purloinThe shoplifter was apprehended after pilfering several small articles.
12. Pilfer (v.)
Slide14Proper business or duty; sphere; jurisdictionIF your brother misbehaves; you have no right to punish him; that is not your province.B. territory; region; domainWe had to get a passport to be able to cross into the Canadian Province.
13. Province (n.)
Slide15Think carefully; meditate; contemplateI could have given a much better answer if I had had time to reflect.
14. Reflect (v.)
Slide16A. Turn completely about; change to the opposite position; revoke; annulI found guilty, a person may appeal to a higher court in the hope that it will reverse the verdict.B. (N) setback; defeat; reversalIn 1805, Napoleon’s fleet met with a serious reverse at the Battle of Trafalgar.
15. Reverse (v.)
Slide17C. Reversible (adj.) able to be worn with either side outMy mom bought me a reversible jacket so that I could wear it more than one way.
15. Reverse (continued)
Slide18Not deepNonswimmers must use the shallow part of the pool.B. Lacking intellectual depth; superficial; uncriticalTimothy is shallow because he skims along only thinking of himself.
16. Shallow (adj.)
Slide19Beyond what is necessary or desirable; surplus; needlessWe already have enough volunteers; additional help would be superfluous.
17. Superfluous (adj.)
Slide20Conquer; overcome; climb overAt the end of the third quarter. The visitors were ahead by 18 points, a lead that our team was unable to surmount.
18. Surmount (v.)
Slide21Having to do with cities or townsIn the United States today, the urban population far outnumbers the farm population.
19. Urban (adj.)
Slide2220. Vicinity (n.)
Neighborhood; locality; region about or near a place
Katerina
lost her keys in the vicinity of Pine Street and Wyoming Avenue.
Slide23Occupation; calling; business; trade; professionRuth will be studying to be an engineer. Bob plans to enter teaching. I, however, have not yet chosen a vocation.
21. Vocation (n.)