Lesson 6
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Antiquated | obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable | We can not afford to have antiquated military forces or technology.
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| Arable | fit for plowing, tillable | A farmer needs arable soil to produce healthy crops.
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| Ascendancy | domination; growing power | The United States would not patiently submit to the ascendancy of Hitler.
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| Atrophy | to waste away, to wither | His hunger strike caused his body to atrophy.
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| Clandestine | secret | The CIA is involved in many clandestine activities.
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| Conciliate | to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship | My husband tried to conciliate me with a dozen roses and some chocolates after forgetting our anniversary.
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| Cursory | superficial, casual, hastily done | He gave only cursory consideration to my suggestion.
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| Derision | scoffing at, mockery, ridicule | The boy received much derision for his plaid gym shorts.
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| Enmity | absolute hatred | I have a lot of enmity for people who provide illegal drugs to children.
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| Extricate | to free, to disentangle | He could not extricate himself from the trap.
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| Forbearance | patience, lenience | Because he is young and foolish, we must have forbearance in dealing with him.
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| Frivolous | lacking in seriousness or importance | A teacher should limit frivolous behavior in the classroom.
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| Garrulous | talkative, rambling | He was so garrulous that he repeated himself many times.
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| Impetuous | violent, hasty, rash, impulsive | His impetuous behavior caused him to make many mistakes.
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| Industrious | skillfully busy or occupied | The industrious student uses his time wisely.
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| Infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act.
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| Insolence | insulting or contemptuous behavior | His insolence and lack of respect for his mother are shocking.
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| Levity | excessive frivolity, flippancy | It was inappropriate for him to insert some levity into the funeral service.
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| Oblivion | state of being forgotten | Until the singer's recent hit, his career had fallen into oblivion.
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| Paradoxical | something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct | The term "walking dead" is paradoxical.
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| Perjury | false testimony under oath | He was charged with perjury for lying to the grand jury.
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| Rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity | I was full of rancor when I learned that the men had killed my parents.
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| Sycophant | a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser | A wise ruler will ignore the many sycophants who will try to gain his attention.
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| Vacillating | changing, fluctuating | I have vacillating opinions concerning my future. One day I think I'll be a doctor; the next, a circus clown.
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| Vivid | bright, distinct, and clear | I have vivid memories of my trip to Europe.
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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