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Analogies
In each of the following, circle the item that
best completes the comparison.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
languid is to vigor as
bleak is to timeliness
sparse is to direction
stagnant is to motion
brazen is to intention
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
illustrious is to eminent as
steadfast is to unflinching
cherubic is to devilish
ghastly is to humane
subversive is to obtrusive
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
emancipate is to bondage as
subjugate is to servitude
parole is to incarceration
liberate is to independence
adjourn is to convention
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
diffuse is to concise as
momentous is to significant
lackadaisical is to diligent
odious is to repugnant
lucrative is to obese
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
pensive is to ponder as
sardonic is to condone
incredulous is to believe
flippant is to suggest
skeptical is to doubt
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
brawny is to strength as
rugged is to genius
comely is to beauty
wily is to wisdom
lithe is to intelligence
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
chide is to reprimand as
squander is to salvage
abridge is to disentangle
recoil is to proliferate
compensate is to remunerate
9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
irreverent is to respect as
irate is to anger
arbitrary is to sophistication
doleful is to joy
sterling is to wealth
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
incessant is to relentless as
laborious is to arduous
superfluous is to essential
despicable is to credible
rabid is to apathetic
10.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Choosing the
Right Meaning
words are to garble as
dreams are to succumb
hopes are to aspire
thoughts are to muddle
emotions are to forestall
Read each sentence carefully. Then circle the item that
best completes the statement below the sentence.
“Love is a spirit all compact of fire.
Not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire.” (Shakespeare)
1. The word aspire in line 2 is used to mean
a. soar
b. yearn
c. seek
(2)
d. desire
That fortune hunters catch scent of her so quickly may be due to the fact that the
heiress fairly reeks of money.
(2)
2. The word reeks in line 2 most nearly means
a. spends huge amounts
c. gives the impression
b. smells unpleasantly
d. saves a great deal
Fresh spinach must be blanched before it is sautéed for dishes such as eggs
Florentine.
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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.
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
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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