Vocabulary Practice – Unit 3
Exercise 1 – Words in Context
Exercise 1 – Words in Context
advocates, gist, mesmerizes, charisma, advocate
jaded, bandy, dastardly, entity, orgre
enmity, nepotism, begrudged, imbue (declaim actually works better here)
mandarins, bibliophile, imbued
gaff, quaffed, glutinous
Exercise 2 – Sentence Completion
1. Sally described enough of the movie for Bill to get the gist of it, but not enough to give away the major plot twists.
2. The jury was shocked when, during the trail, the dastardly criminal claimed his accomplice had acted alone.
3. Mom would not bandy any comments about extending my curfew because she felt that midnight was late enough and her word was final.
4. The jaded artist decided to find a new career when he failed to sell a painting at ten gallery shows in a row.
5. The revolutionaries effaced statues of the former dictator because they didn’t want to be reminded of his policies.
6. Mondello the Great mesmerized the children at the birthday party by performing skilled magic tricks.
7. Someone who advocates good manners might become angry if you burp at the dinner table.
8. The overwhelming charisma of the cult leader made it easy for him to manipulate his followers.
9. The linebackers on the football team looked like ogres compared to the much smaller guys on the gymnastics team.
10. Mom had to explain to Maggie than an imaginary friend is not a real entity; it exists only in one’s mind.
11. During a break from toiling in the oppressive heat, the workers quaffed water and Gatorade by the bottle.
12. Dad spent all day fixing the car and then declaimed that his impressive skills had fixed every problem.
13. The man working in the reptile exhibit used a gaff to pull one of the iguanas out for a check-up.
14. Some parents accused the coach of nepotism because he started his daughter, who was not very talented.
15. Working on a farm imbued Mary with a strong work ethic for the rest of her life.
16. The activists wanted Dorian’s support because he is a mandarin who can affect his friends on city council and those who have the money to donate funds for important projects.
17. You knew Frank was a bibliophile because he was so well-read and owned an extensive selection of books.
18. The scientist said that the glutinous substance had similar characteristics to rubber cement.
19. There was enmity between the brother and sister ever since they blamed each other’s carelessness for their getting caught by their parents throwing a party.
20. Gloria secretly begrudged her friend’s straight A’s in school.
Exercise 3 – Inference
1. If you don’t understand the gist of the lecture, then you should find the teacher after class and ask for clarification about the material.
2. When someone who advocates energy conservation sees lights left on, he or she might turn them off and remind others to be more mindful.
3. If you efface your fears about flying, then you might be willing to book a ticket with me to spend Spring Break in California.
4. Nepotism is common in family businesses, where many of the employees are hired because they are related to the owner.
5. Kelly attributed her artistic success to the fact that her mentor had imbued her with a strong sense of her creative bent and the willingness to take risks.
6. If people avoid you because you always declaim your own skills, then you should probably learn to be more humble about your talents.