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detriment / liaison / solace
discretion / maudlin / sporadic
dissident / optimum / squelch
estrange / propensity / subsidize
euphoric / regress / venerate
impeccable / resilient / vicarious
inane / scoff / zenith
instigate / sensory
lethargy / sham

True or False

____ 1. During my childhood, we made sporadic visits to my grandparents’ house. Not a Sunday passed that we didn’t see them.

____ 2. As a liaison between the hospital staff and patients’ families, Jon provides information about patients’ conditions in languages their families can understand.

____ 3. I’m not surprised that Lucy is protesting the governor’s new welfare policy. She is known for being a dissident.

____ 4. The hotel offers the optimum in accommodations. They only guests who ever return there (with friends and relations) are the roaches.

Multiple Choice

  1. When he’s caught in a tight spot, Peter has an unfortunate ___ to lie. As a result, few people trust him anymore.
  1. RetrospectB. propensityC. zenithD. sham
  1. Asians tend to ____ the elderly, but in America, age does not necessarily bring respect.
  1. BerateB. venerateC. juxtaposeD. fritter
  1. If Bart’s parents leave him alone with his sister, for even thirty seconds, he ____ a fight with her.
  1. SubsidizesB. collaboratesC. instigatesD. juxtaposes
  1. When I asked my father if he liked my new dress, he ___, saying, “That green is a terrific color.”
  1. EquivocatedB. veneratedc. relinquishedD. collaborated
  1. Our brains interpret our ___ impressions for us. For instance, the images of things we look at must go to the brain so we can actually “see” them.
  1. InadvertentB. scrupulousC. sensoryd. resilient
  1. Jaime’s shyness may be a ___ to an acting career, in which it helps to be aggressive.
  1. PropensityB. dissidentC. zenithD. detriment
  1. I tried to ___ the laugh rising in my throat, but seeing the boss looking all over his desk for the glasses he had pushed up on his head was too funny.
  1. SquelchB. venerateC. berateD. scoff
  1. The invitation we sent my parents to attend a friend’s birthday party was a ___. We were actually giving a surprise party in honor of their anniversary.
  1. DetrimentB. propensityC. solaceD. sham

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Detriment / discretion / dissident
Estrange / euphoric / impeccable
Inane / instigate / lethargy
Liaison / maudlin / optimum
Propensity / regress / resilient
Scoff / sensory / sham
Something that causes damage, harm or loss / Good judgement / A person opposed to established rules or beliefs
To make unsympathetic; alienate / Overjoyed / Flawless; perfect
Foolish; silly / To start something; to stir up / A great lack of energy
A person who is a link to others / Overly emotional / Best possible
A natural preference or tendency / To return to a an earlier, worse, condition or behavior / Able to recover quickly
To laugh at or mock / Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling / Something that is fake
solace / sporadic / squelch
subsidize / Venerate / vicarious
zenith
peace / random / To hold back
To support financially / To respect / Experienced through imagination
the highest point or peak
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Lessons 1-5 Word Scramble

Please unscramble the words below

1. / nzithe / tip top
2. / crasivuoi / experienced through imagination
3. / evnreeat / to respect
4. / ssuzibedi / to pay for someone else
5. / huecqsl / to hold back
6. / dsicprao / randomly
7. / seaocl / peace
8. / hams / a fake
9. / sryones / having to do with the senses
10. / fcsof / to laugh at
11. / nerslieit / come back quickly
12. / sgeresr / revert to a former, bad state
13. / pyopnreist / an inclination
14. / ipmotum / best case
15. / idamnul / overly emotional
16. / oiinsal / a person who is a link
17. / hgetlyar / tiredness
18. / etsiniatg / to start something
19. / ainne / foolish
20. / pcliaeecmb / perfect