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4th Day

New Words

vulnerable

entreaty

tradition

originate

inviolable

Gesundheit!

During the Middle Ages most people believed that the devil could enter our bodies when we sneezed, because at that propitious* moment we left our bodies vulnerable. However, this catastrophic* event could be avoided if another person immediately made an entreaty to God. This was how the practice began of saying ''God bless you" after someone sneezes. Although the tradition continues today, few people are aware of its history. A superstition originates in ignorancewhen people are unsure of the causes of events. But it continues inviolable over the years because it usually represents our deepest fears.

Sample Sentences

Use these new words in the following sentences.

1.Some bad habits __________ in adolescence and continue throughout a person's life.

2.The murderer made a(n) __________ to the governor for a pardon.

3.Despite the inexorable* torture, 007 kept the __________ secret of the labyrinth* leading to the underground headquarters.

4.It appears that many computers are __________ to "viruses" that can cause great damage.

5.Eskimos have a(n) __________ of rubbing noses to show affection.

Definitions

6. vulnerable	____ a. begin, arise
7. entreaty	____ b. capable of being injured
8. tradition	____ c. custom that has been handed down
9. originate	____ d. appeal, plea
10. inviolable	____ e. safe (from destruction, etc.)

Today's Idiom

blue chipa highly valuable asset, stock, or property In poker, the blue chips are those with the highest value.

My father's broker recommended that for safety we invest in blue chip stocks only.

Answers are on Page 313

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5th Day Review

And today it's time to strengthen your word knowledge again. You've noticed, of course, that the matching definitions are not always the definitions you may have been familiar with. This is the way language works. It is impossible to provide a one-word synonym or simple definition for a word that you will always be able to substitute for it. Therefore, in our weekly review we hope not only to check your learning, but also to teach you closely related meanings.

Match the best possible definition with the word you studied. Write the letter that stands for that definition in the appropriate answer space.

Review Words	Definitions
____ 1. abhor	a. a hand-made object
____ 2. absurd	b. unwise
____ 3. anthropologist	c. one who is not tolerant of others' ideas
____ 4. artifact	d. completely protected
____ 5. bigot	e. a magical object
____ 6. bizarre	f. widespread
____ 7. contemptuous	g. begin, arise
____ 8. entreaty	h. person who studies mankind's customs
____ 9. fetish	i. forbidden
____ 10. imperative	j. long-standing practice
____ 11. imprudent	k. weird
____ 12. inanimate	l. able to be hurt
____ 13. inviolable	m. looking down on someone or something
____ 14. originate	n. to utterly hate
____ 15. prohibition	o. without life
____ 16. taboo	p. forbidding of certain actions

____ 17. taint	q. necessary
____ 18. tradition	r. ridiculous
____ 19. universal	s. plea, appeal
____ 20. vulnerable	t. contaminate

Idioms
____ 21. to get off one's high horse	u. the greatest
____ 22. of the first water	v. a highly valued asset
____ 23. dyed-in-the-wool	w. to act like an ordinary person
____ 24. blue chip	x. set in one's ways

Check your answers on page 313. Record your errors and their correct meanings. These words must be studied independently if you want to master them. Use them in original sentences. Also, study the several different definitions a good dictionary provides for each of these problem words.

Words for Further Study		Meanings
1. _______________	_______________
2. _______________	_______________
3. _______________	_______________
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