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Wordsearch 45

Using the clues listed below, fill in each blank in the following story with one of the new words you learned this week.

Henry VIII and British History

Students in the United States should consider themselves lucky when it comes to studying the country's history. The

United States has been a nation for approximately 225 years. We would be __________ if we had to learn as much history as students in Great Britain, for their history goes back some 1,000 years! In that time England has had many interesting and unusual rulers. One who has fascinated us is Henry VIII. Ruling some 450 years ago, he

became well known because of his many marriages and his __________ for doing away with some wives who displeased him.

In physical appearance he was unattractivehe was large and __________. When his first wife could not bear him a son who would be heir to the throne, he divorced her. This caused a break with the Pope who refused to recognize

the divorce. Henry VIII sent an __________ to the Pope and renounced Catholicism. He then married Anne

Boleyn but decided to __________ her after quickly tiring of her. His third wife died in childbirth, and he divorced his fourth. His fifth, Katherine Howard, was also beheaded. Only his sixth wife was able to live on after Henry's death in 1547. From this brief history of only one English ruler, it is easy to imagine how much an English history student must learn in order to prepare for an exam. In Henry VIII's case, one would have to get a "head start."

Clues

4th Day

4th Day

1st Day

2nd Day

4th Day

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46th Week

1st Day

New Words

ascertain

dormant

burgeoned

potentate

disseminate

A Mighty Empire

One of the anomalies* of our approach to history is the propensity* to study the venerable* empires of Europe, but we do not feel it incumbent* upon us to ascertain anything about the civilizations in our own hemisphere. We deprecate* the history of this part of the world as though progress lay dormant and that other peoples were irrelevant* until the settlers of North America arrived at Plymouth Rock. In South America, from 2000 B.C. until their empire reached its acme* at the beginning of the 16th century, lived the Incas. The site* of the capital city of the Inca empire, Cusco, lay at a height of 11,000 feet. This civilization is reputed* to have burgeoned until it covered more than 2,500 miles of the western part of the continent. Its population fluctuated* between 4 and 7 million. This empire had a highly efficacious* political and social system. Its potentate ruled with absolute power. As the empire conquered new lands, it would disseminate its language, religion, and social customs.

Sample Sentences

Insert the new words in these sentences.

1.While some moribund* economies atrophied* after World War II, others __________ under the salubrious* effects of loans from the U.S.

2.In order to __________ the relationship between his girlfriend and his brother, he kept a wary* and discreet* vigil.*

3.We are quick to __________ calumny,* but reticent* about things that may be construed* as compliments.

4.He was appalled* at the apathy* concerning the important issue that had remained __________ for so long a time.

5.The callous* __________ kept an imperturbable* mien* when requested to alleviate* the unconscionable* conditions existing in his land.

Definitions

Match the new words with their definitions.

6. ascertain	____ a. spread, scatter
7. dormant	____ b. discover, find out about
8. burgeoned	____ c. resting, asleep
9. potentate	____ d. flourished, grew
10. disseminate	____ e. ruler

Today's Idiom

straight from the shoulderin a direct, open way

I took the wind out of his sails* by telling him straight from the shoulder that I was not going to wink at* his apple polishing.*

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2nd Day

New Words

derived

prerogative

nepotism

dearth

internecine

A Battle for Power

The Inca emperor derived his prodigious* power and authority from the gods. The paramount* god was the sun god. It was from him the ruler passed on his prerogative to rule to his most astute* son. This nepotism had worked with great efficacy* for centuries. The land holdings were immense;* there were rich farmlands and llamas and alpacas for wool. Precious metals were plentiful: silver, copper, bronze, and the most sacred of all, gold. This metal resembled the sun god whom they extolled.* There was no dearth of idols and ornaments hammered from this gleaming metal. There was always more gold coming from the mines to replenish* the supply. At the acme* of his power, the Inca ruler died without naming the requisite* successor. In 1493 two sons began an internecine struggle for control. For the next 40 years the empire sank into the lassitude* caused by civil war.

Sample Sentences

Insert the new words in these sentences.

1.The emissary* from the president tried to allay* the fears that a deleterious* __________ feud was inevitable within the party.

2.A pragmatic* philosopher __________ the theory that we have noses in order to hold up our eyeglasses.

3.Your efforts to ingratiate* yourself into your boss's favor are nullified* by the unmitigated* __________ manifest* in this firm.

4.He gave his adversary* the dubious* __________ of choosing the weapon by which he was to meet his inevitable* end.

5.In the potpourri* of restaurants there is no __________ of succulent* dishes.

Definitions

Match the new words with their definitions.

6. derived	____ a. scarcity, lack
7. prerogative	____ b. involving conflict within a group, mutually destructive
8. nepotism	____ c. an exclusive right or power
9. dearth	____ d. descended from, received from a source
10. internecine	____ e. favoritism toward relatives

Today's Idiom

to rub a person the wrong wayto do something that irritates or annoys

The quickest way to rub a person the wrong way is to give him the cold shoulder.*

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