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5th Day Review

The word "review" means "to view again" and that is the purpose of our weekly review. You will have noticed, of course, that many of the words that appear as new words are repeated in subsequent lessons. Sometimes they are in the paragraph, sometimes in the sample sentences, and occasionally in the idioms or directions. This continued emphasis on "viewing again" will help you to become familiar with the vocabulary.

In the following quiz, match the best possible definition with the word you have studied. Write the letter that stands for that definition in the appropriate answer space.

Review words	Definitions
____ 1. bristle	a. despise
____ 2. caustic	b. menacing
____ 3. cessation	c. evil
____ 4. condolence	d. a pause
____ 5. dupe	e. just starting
____ 6. euphemism	f. trembling
____ 7. inadvertent	g. to have one's hair stand up
____ 8. incipient	h. stinging
____ 9. incongruous	i. earthly
____ 10. infamous	j. due to an oversight, negligent
____ 11. jostle	k. make a specific demand
____ 12. lackluster	l. to push, to elbow
____ 13. loathe	m. an easily fooled person
____ 14. mundane	n. expression of sympathy
____ 15. ominous	o. to scold severely
____ 16. reprimand	p. seize
____ 17. repudiate	q. having inconsistent elements

____ 18. stipulate	r. disown, refuse to accept
____ 19. tremulous	s. lacking brightness
____ 20. wrest	t. saying something in a less direct way

Idioms
____ 21. crocodile tears	u. run down district
____ 22. to carry the day	v. hypocritical sympathy
____ 23. Skid Row	w. to win the honors
____ 24. to go up in smoke	x. end fruitlessly

Now check your answers on page 306. Make a record of those words you missed. You can learn them successfully by studying them and using them regularly in speech and in your writing.

Words for Further Study		Meanings
1. _______________	_______________
2. _______________	_______________
3. _______________	_______________
4. _______________	_______________
5. _______________	_______________
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Wordsearch 3

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

Desert Storm Decision

In the 1991 Persian Gulf War, where the United Nations forces, led by Americans, ousted the invading Iraqi army from Kuwait's soil, the __________ of combat took place in short order after the Allies were able to

__________ control of the skies from the __________ Saddam Hussein's air force.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the U.S. field commander, tended to __________ when asked by the media why he hadn't pursued the enemy all the way to Baghdad, saying:

"It would have been foolhardy for us to try to occupy that capital city and pile up American casualties from sniper attacks by Iraq's guerillas. That may be hard for you Monday morning quarterbacks to understand but I thoroughly agreed with the president who was convinced that such an action would have sent a bad message to the Arab world and would have splintered the Allied partnership."

Schwarzkopf reiterated that it was his mission to hurl back the invaders with a minimum of bloodshed but not, he

added in a __________ tone, "to splatter Saddam over the desert sands. That dictator's days are numbered," the general concluded, "but I expect his end is likely to come at the hands of his own people."

Clues

3rd Day

1st Day

2nd Day

3rd Day

1st Day

Answers are on Page 306

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4th Week

1st Day

New Words

alacrity

disdain

belligerent

intimidate

feint

Mullins a K.O. Victim

When the bell sounded, K.O. Mullins responded with alacrity. He sprang from his stool and charged across the ring, showing disdain for the champion's strength. Although this belligerent attitude impressed the referee, it failed to intimidate the champ. That intrepid* battler laid the hapless* Mullins low with an adroit* feint and an uppercut.

Sample Sentences

Use the new words in the following sentences.

1.Y2K concerns of the January 1, 2000 problems with computers failed to __________ our company.

2.The Germans were duped* by the Allies' __________ toward the south, leaving the way open for the Normandy invasion.

3.The waiter moved with __________ because he perceived* they were big tippers.

4.His __________ manner caused him to lose one friend after another.

5.When the curtain came down, the critic's face registered the __________ she felt for the lackluster* play.

Definitions

Match the new words with their meanings.

6. alacrity	____ a. contempt
7. disdain (n.)	____b. a false attack
8. belligerent	____c. warlike
9. intimidate	____d. to overawe
10. feint	____e. briskness, lively action

Today's Idiom

to throw down the gauntletto challenge someone (when the gauntlet, or medieval glove, was thrown down, the challenger was required to pick it up)

The principal of our rival school threw down the gauntlet, and we had no choice but to accept the challenge. Answers are on Page 306

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