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WORD POWER. VOCABULARY For the High School Student HAROLD LEVINE. CIVILIAN. noun Person who is not a member of the military, or police, or fire-fighting forces Eight of the passengers were soldiers and one was a marine; the rest were civilians. COMPLICATED. Adjective

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WORD POWER

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  1. WORD POWER VOCABULARY For the High School Student HAROLD LEVINE

  2. CIVILIAN • noun • Person who is not a member of the military, or police, or fire-fighting forces • Eight of the passengers were soldiers and one was a marine; the rest were civilians.

  3. COMPLICATED • Adjective • Hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate • If some of the requirements for graduation seem complicated, ask your guidance counselor to explain them to you.

  4. CONCUR • Verb • Agree; coincide; be of the same opinion • The rules of the game require you to accept the umpire’s decision, even if you do not concur with it.

  5. CONFIRM • Verb • State or prove the truth of; substantiate; verify • My physician thought I had broken my wrist, and an X-ray later confirmed his opinion. • CONFIRMATION • Noun • Proof; evidence; verification

  6. DIGRESS • Verb • Turn aside; get off the main topic; deviate • At one point, the speaker digressed to tell of an incident in her childhood, but then she got right back to the topic.

  7. FRAGILE • Adjective • Easily broken; breakable; weak; frail • The handle is fragile; it will easily break if you use too much pressure.

  8. GALORE • Adjective • Aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; abundant (galore always follows the word it modifies) • There were no cabs on the side streets, but on the main street there were cabs galore.

  9. GENUINE • Adjective • Actually being what it is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authentic • Jeannette wore an imitation fur that everyone thought was genuine leopard skin.

  10. HOSTILE • Adjective • Of or relating to an enemy or enemies; unfriendly; inimical • In the heat of battle, allies are sometimes mistaken for hostile forces.

  11. IMPATIENT • Adjective • Not patient; not willing to bear delay; fretful; anxious • Five minutes can seem like five hours when you are impatient.

  12. INTER • Verb • Put into the earth; bury; entomb • Many American heroes are interred in Arlington National Cemetery • INTERMENT • Noun • Burial; entombment; sepulture

  13. MITIGATE • Verb • Make less severe; lessen; alleviate; soften; relieve • With the help of novocaine, your dentist can greatly mitigate the pain of drilling.

  14. NOVICE • Noun • One who is new to a field or activity; beginner; apprentice; neophyte; tyro • There are two slopes: one for experienced skiers and one for novices.

  15. ORIGINAL • Noun • Work created firsthand from which copies are made; prototype; archetype • This is a copy of THANKSGIVING TURKEY by Grandma Moses. The original is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  16. ORIGINAL • Adjective • Belonging to the beginning; first; earliest; initial; primary • Inventive; creative • Miles Standish was one of the original colonists of Massachusetts; he came over on the “Mayflower.” • ORIGINALITY • Noun • Freshness; novelty; inventiveness

  17. FILL THE STERISKS: civilian; complicated; concur; confirm; digress; fragile; galore; genuine; hostile; impatient;; inter; mitigate; novice; original • There are two slopes: one for experienced skiers and one for ***. • With the help of novocaine, your dentist can greatly *** the pain of drilling. • There were no cabs on the side streets, but on the main street there were cabs ***. • At one point, the speaker *** to tell of an incident in her childhood, but then she got right back to the topic. • The rules of the game require you to accept the umpire’s decision, even if you do not *** with it

  18. RARITY • Noun • Something uncommon, infrequent, or rare • Rain in the Sahara Desert is a rarity.

  19. RESUME • Verb • Begin again • School closes for the Christmas recess on December 24 and resumes on January 3. • Retake; reoccupy • Please resume your seats.

  20. SHRINK • Verb • Draw back; recoil; wince • Wendy shrank from the task of telling her parents about the car accident, but she finally got the courage and told them. • Become smaller; contract • Some garments shrink in washing.

  21. SOBER • Adjective • Not drunk; not intoxicated • Our driver had avoided strong drink because he wanted to be sober for the trip home. • Earnest; serious; free from excitement or exaggeration. • When he learned of his failure, George thought of quitting school. But after sober consideration, he realized that would be unwise.

  22. SUFFICE • Verb • Be enough, adequate, or sufficient; serve; do • I had thought that $60 would suffice for my school supplies. As it turned out, it was not enough.

  23. VACANT • Adjective • Empty; unoccupied; tenantless; not being used • I had to stand for the first half of the performance because I could not find a vacant seat. • VACANCY • Noun • Unfiled position; unoccupied apartment or room

  24. SENTENCE COMPLETION • The showers have just stopped, but they may soon *. • Their directions were *; your were easy to follow. • Why are you * to me? Aren’t we friends? • We hope to move in as soon as there is a(n) * apartment. • Experts can tell the difference between a copy and the *. • How many more chairs do you need? Will five *? • Paul doesn’t play tennis as well as Amy; he is a(n) *.

  25. If you *, you will waste our time. Stick to the topic. • There is one * in the cabinet; the rest are army officers. • It may be unpleasant, but we must not * from doing our duty. • Jobs, then, were not plentiful; now, there are openings * . • Is there a way to * the pain? It is very severe. • What evidence do you have to * your claim? • These cups are * ; handle them with care. • At the gravesite, the relatives helped to * the deceased.

  26. precocious • exceptionally early in development or occurrence <precocious puberty> • exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age <a precocious child> • — pre·co·cious·ly adverb— pre·co·cious·ness noun— pre·coc·i·ty noun

  27. jo·cose\jō-ˈkōs, jə-\ • adjective • Definition of JOCOSE1: given to joking : merry • 2: characterized by joking : humorous • — jo·cose·ly adverb— jo·cose·ness noun— jo·cos·i·ty noun • »Examples of JOCOSE • <the comedian's jocose introductions kept the awards ceremony from becoming a stodgy affair> • Origin of JOCOSELatin jocosus, from jocus jokeFirst Known Use: 1673

  28. Stodgy \ˈstä-jē\ • stodg·i·erstodg·i·est • Definition of STODGY • 1: having a rich filling quality : heavy <stodgy bread> • 2: moving in a slow plodding way especially as a result of physical bulkiness • 3: boring, dull <out on a peaceful rather stodgy Sunday boat trip — Edna Ferber> • 4: extremely old-fashioned : hidebound <received a pompously Victorian letter from his stodgy father — E. E. S. Montagu> • 5a : drabb : dowdy— stodg·i·ly adverb— stodg·i·ness noun • »Examples of STODGY<the sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy> • First Known Use of STODGY 1854

  29. shrink sober suffice vacant vacancy precociousjocose stodgy resume rarity • Boring; dull; extremely old fashioned • Humurous; merry • Something uncommon • Exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age • Unfilled position • Be enough, adequate, or sufficient • Not intoxicated • Draw back; recoil; wince • Begin again. QUIZ

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