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Analogies
In each of the following, circle the item that best
completes the comparison.
See
4 T38
for explanations
of answers.
See page
pages
–T48 for explanations
of answers.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
resources are to destitute as
plots are to insidious
bribes are to venal
guises are to incognito
relatives are to bereft
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
pliable is to fold as
remiss is to twist
unkempt is to comb
supple is to bend
uncanny is to explain
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
grimace is to pain as
nod is to assent
yawn is to exhilaration
wink is to nostalgia
squint is to nonchalance
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
pinnacle is to loom as
attainment is to extend
chasm is to gape
sojourn is to embark
path is to converge
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
indomitable is to overcome as
infallible is to solace
impervious is to penetrate
insidious is to coerce
invulnerable is to heal
8. memory is to expunge as
a. artifice is to deceive
b. gibe is to extol
c. debt
is to liquidate
sentence
is to delete
d. experiment is to retrogress
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
eyes are to scrutinize as
fingers are to redress
feet are to plod
ears are to brandish
toes are to muse
9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
cogent is to force as
opulent is to poverty
facile is to effort
urbane is to modesty
pungent is to bite
Choosing the
Right Meaning
10.
a.
b.
c.
d.
deft is to adroit as
inclement is to balmy
punitive is to punishable
truculent is to belligerent
omniscient is to infallible
wary is to caution as
stolid is to insight
meticulous is to care
cursory is to diligence
tentative is to firmness
Read each sentence carefully. Then circle the item that
best completes the statement below the sentence.
See
4 for
of answers.
Seepage
pages
T38explanations
–T48 for explanations
of answers.
If a piece of evidence is not cogent—that is, if it does not speak to the matter at
hand—no court in the land will admit it.
1. The word cogent is used in line 1 to mean
a. convincing
b. relevant
c. genuine
(2)
d. hearsay
As the heavens poured forth their tears, the bereft parents slowly followed the
tiny casket through the gates of the cemetery.
2. The word bereft in line 1 is best defined as
a. grief-stricken
b. lacking in
c. financially
through loss
resources
embarrassed
(2)
d. deprived of
strength
His only reply to my suggestion was an ironic smile that made me feel slightly
foolish and very uncomfortable.
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3. In line 1 the word blanched is best defined as
a. whitened
b. discolored
c. seasoned
d. boiled briefly
Students have for generations memorized and recited the pensive lines of Walt
Whitman’s great elegy “O Captain! My Captain!”
4. In line 1 the word pensive most nearly means
a. formal
b. thoughtful
c. melancholy
d. reflective
Rugged weather had kept the fishing boats at their harbor moorings for the better
part of a week.
5. The best definition for the word Rugged in line 1 is
a. Irregular
b. Rocky
c. Blunt
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Two-Word
Completions
(2)
(2)
d. Stormy
Circle the pair of words that best complete the meaning
of each of the following sentences.
See page
for explanations
of answers.
See
pages4 T38–T48
for explanations
of answers.
1. Though I’m perfectly willing to put up with the occasional hour or two of
that my job involves, the prospect of spending my entire
day on menial or unpleasant tasks is
.
a. larceny . . . daunting
c. drudgery . . . intolerable
b. fodder . . . repugnant
d. mire . . . despicable
2. Reporters who are willing to tell a jury what they have learned but refuse to
their sources are
to be brought up
on charges of contempt of court.
a. sully . . . immune
c. console . . . fated
b. maltreat . . . concerted
d. divulge . . . liable
3. At the end of the grim novel, the spendthrift hero, who has recklessly
his entire fortune on riotous living, is buried in a
grave.
a. rejuvenated . . . vagrant’s
c. relinquished . . . accomplice’s
b. impoverished . . . envoy’s
d. squandered . . . pauper’s
4. Although the disastrous crash of 1929 did
many of those
who had sunk money into the stock market, a few wily investors did eventually
manage to
some or all of their losses.
a. impair . . . render
c. reprieve . . . salvage
b. impoverish . . . recoup
d. forestall . . . surmount
5. In verses that have resounded through the centuries, Homer recounts the daring
of the
heroes who fought so
fearlessly beneath the walls of Troy.
a. exploits . . . intrepid
c. statutes . . . subversive
b. tirades . . . dissolute
d. hordes . . . militant
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Read the passage below. Then complete the exercise at the bottom
of the page.
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A Pennyfor
forY
Your
A Penny
ourThoughts?
Thoughts?
An old saying holds that “the love of money is the root of all evil.” Whatever you think of
this warning, you can agree that money is certainly the root of a rich vocabulary of money
words and economic terms. Just think of all the money words we use in our daily lives:
names of coins and bills; words such as buy, sell, invest,
and borrow; and common banking terms such as debit,
credit, deposit, and withdrawal. The field of
economics—the social science that deals with the
production, distribution, and consumption of goods and
services—has given us a wealth of terminology. Are we
in a bear market or a bull market? Do you have a
balanced stock portfolio? Do you have any outstanding
liabilities (Unit 8)—that is, debts?
Money lends itself to valuable expressions and
quotations as well. Ben Franklin reminds us that “A penny
saved is a penny earned.” Shakespeare warns us that
“All that glitters is not gold.” Efficiency experts caution us
that “Time is money.” Do you worry that money “burns a
hole in your pocket”? Are you a spendthrift or are you
parsimonious? Spend some time acquainting yourself
N.Y. Stock Exchange, Oct. 28, 1997. A
with a few of these priceless language resources.
record one billion shares were sold.
In Column A below are 8 more words whose origins lie in the world of economics.
With or without a dictionary, match each word with its meaning in Column B.
Column A
d
h
e
a
g
b
f
c
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Column B
depression
recession
inflation
asset
surplus
deficit
monopoly
interest
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a. any useful or valuable resource you own that has
exchange value
b. the amount by which a sum of money falls below the
required amount; shortfall; inadequacy, insufficiency
c. a charge made for the use of money, expressed as
a percentage
d. a period of widespread decline in an economy,
characterized by a serious decrease in business
activity, falling wages and prices, and unemployment
e. an increase in consumer prices; a decline in the
purchasing power of money
f. exclusive control of the means of producing or selling
goods or services in a given market
g. a quantity or amount in excess of what is needed
or used
h. a temporary decline in business activity
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