Chapter Five
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Determined by personal judgment, not rule or
reason; based on impulse
Motivated by financial gain; greedy
An indirect reference
A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease
or condition
A mild or vague term used as a substitute for one
considered offensive or unpleasant
To calm, especially by giving in to the demands of
Lacking originality; overused; commonplace
To stain the honor of someone or something
To attack physically or verbally
Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others;
unselfish
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There have been people _____enough to sell their own
children for the right price.
“Someone hasn’t shown me his report card,” my mother said,
making a(n) _____ to my brother.
It takes a(n) _____ person to adopt a disabled child.
The mugger ______ed his victims with a baseball bat.
The local undertaker insists on using a(n) _____ for the chapel
of his funeral parlor. He calls it the “slumber room.”
The report that the halfback was addicted to drugs _____(e)d
the team’s image.
The only thing that would _____ the dead boy’s parents was
the imprisonment of the drunk driver who killed him.
Abraham Lincoln was thought to have had Marfan’s _____, a
group of symptoms which include unusually long bones and
abnormal blood circulation.
The judge’s harsh sentence was _____. Rather than being
based on past similar cases or on the seriousness of the crime,
it was based on the judge’s opinion of the defendant.
“You’re special” probably appears on thousands of greeting
cards, but when someone says it to you and means it, it never
seems _____.
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Allusion
Altruistic
Appease
Arbitrary
Assail
Banal
Euphemism
Mercenary
Syndrome
Taint
a. allusion
f. Banal
b. altruistic
g. euphemism
c. appease
h. mercenary
d. arbitrary e. assail
i. syndrome j. taint
1-2. _____ people tend to place the public welfare above their own selfinterest. In contrast, ______ people will exploit anyone for profit –
they will even sell harmful products.
3-4. The angry customer loudly _____(e)d for having sold her a broken
clock. The salesman quickly _____(e)d her by giving her a full
refund.
5-6. My boss judges performance in a(n) _____ manner, praising and
scolding according to his moods. And when he says, “Please stay a
few minutes longer today,” “a few minutes” is a(n) ______ for “an
hour.”
7-8. A certain rare _____ includes a very odd symptom – an
uncontrollable urge to use the obscene language. This disease can
_____ a victim’s reputation, because some people who hear the
foul language won’t understand the reason for it.
9-10. The critic hated stale language. Instead of writing a(n) _____
comment such as “That ballerina is light on her feet,” he made an
interesting _____ to the dancer’s movements: “She was never
heavier than moonlight.”