Get out your goal sheet and make a new goal for this week. Have it do with your friends. How can you be a better friend? Be specific, how will you know if you have reached it?
Review Vocab Exercises
Select the best word or phrase that expresses the meaning of the vocabulary word.
1. Affectation
a. boldb. to deceivec. to impressd. aggressive
2. assimilate
a. disentanglement b. concentratedc. sequence d. distribute throughout
3. belligerent
a. swindleb. disheartenedc. chronicd. attacks another
4. aesthetic
a. deep-rooted b. straightforwardc. loves beautyd. mannerism
5. baffle
a. friendlyb. mystifyc. misfitd. chaose. deterioration
6. arbitrate
a. to settle b. kindheartedc. sanctuary d. dogma
7. appalls
a. horrifiesb. flawlessc. bona fide d. erosion
Vocab #7, Exercise #1
In each of the following groups, select the item that best expresses the meaning of the numbered word at the left.
1. brusque
a. pompousb. curtc. obscured. unwieldy
e. energetic
2. bombastic
a. fearfulb. recklessc. mildd. sprightly
e. inflated
3. boisterous
a. tranquilb. bloatedc. dismald. rowdy
e. exhausted
4. blight
a. blusterb. merrimentc. eyesored. claptrap
e. curiosity
5. brash
a. overly sensitiveb. overly forwardc. overly critical
d. overly tirede. overly stingy
Grammar #19
The following sentences have problems with pronoun/antecedent agreement. Do whatever is necessary to give the sentences clarity. Please rewrite all sentences.
1. Everyone should have a green pen on their desk.
2. In some countries, you don’t dare express political views openly.
3. She is a very wealthy woman, but she never spends any of it.
Vocab #7, Exercise #2
Complete each of the following sentences by selecting the most appropriate word from the list below.
bleakblightboorish
boycottbravadoblithe
1. Tanya is usually somewhat solemn and gloomy, but today she’s in an uncharacteristically ______and bubbly frame of mind.
2. Benito Mussolini’s speeches were full of the kind of bluster and ______that one associates with a braggart, a bully and a coward.
3. I know they think they’re being suave and sophisticated, but I consider their conduct downright ______.
4. They are depressing people to be around because their attitude to life is so ______and cheerless.
5. Since most of the country is still purchasing the product to which the small group of protestors objected, the ______failed.
Grammar #20
The following sentences have problems with pronoun/antecedent agreement. Do whatever is necessary to give the sentences clarity. Please rewrite all sentences.
1. Golf wouldn’t cost me so much if I didn’t lose so many in the rough.
2. I telephoned him all day, but it was always busy.
3. Nancy rode home with Suzy, but she didn’t tell her anything.
Vocab #7, Exercise #3
Classify each of the following as S for synonyms or A for antonyms.
1. bleak – rosy4. bombastic - straightforward
2. lighthearted – blithe5. reckless - brash
3. boycott – patronize6. brusque – civil
Grammar #21
The following sentences have problems with pronoun/antecedent agreement. Do whatever is necessary to give the sentences clarity. Please rewrite all sentences.
1. Anyone who does not get their parents’ permission will not be permitted to go on the trip.
2. Each of the women had removed their shoes.
3. I bought the movie LA Confidential last week because it has one of my favorites in it.