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WORD POWER

WORD POWER. VOCABULARY For the High School Student HAROLD LEVINE. GROUP 3. 1. CACHE /’ kash /. Noun Hiding place to store something After confessing, the robber led detectives to a cache of stolen gems in the basement. 2. COMMEND. Verb Praise; mention favorably; compliment

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WORD POWER

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

  2. GROUP 3

  3. 1. CACHE /’kash/ • Noun • Hiding place to store something • After confessing, the robber led detectives to a cache of stolen gems in the basement.

  4. 2. COMMEND • Verb • Praise; mention favorably; compliment • The volunteers were commended for their heroic efforts to save lives. • COMMENDABLE • Adjective • Praiseworthy; laudable

  5. 3. CUR • Noun • Worthless dog • Lassie is a kind and intelligent animal. Please don’t refer to her as a “cur.”

  6. 4. DESPOTIC • Adjective • Of a despot (a monarch having absolute power); domineering; dictatorial; tyrannical; autocratic • DESPOTISM • Noun • Tyranny; dictatorship

  7. 5. DISPUTE • Verb • Argue about; debate; declare not true; call into question; oppose; challenge • Charley disputed my solution until I showed him definite proof that I was right. • DISPUTATIOUS • Adjective • Argumentative • contentious

  8. 6. EDIFICE • Noun • Building, especially a large or impressive building • The huge edifice under construction near the airport will be a hotel.

  9. 7. ERA • Noun • Historical period; period of time; age; epoch • The atomic era began with the dropping of the first atomic bomb in 1945.

  10. 8. INITIATE • Verb • Begin; introduce; originate; inaugurate • The Pilgrims initiated the custom of celebrating Thanksgiving Day. • Put through the ceremony of becoming a member; admit; induct • Next Friday our club is going to initiate three new members • INITIATION • Noun • Induction; installation

  11. 9. JOLLY ROGER • Noun • Pirates’ flag; black flag with white skull and crossbones • The Jolly Roger flying from the mast of the approaching ship indicated that it was a pirate ship.

  12. 10. MULTITUDE • Noun • Very large number of people or things; crowd; throng; horde; swarm • There was such a multitude outside the store waiting for the sale to begin that we decided to return later. • MULTITUDINOUS • Adjective • Many; numerous

  13. 11. PERCEIVE • Verb • Become aware of through the senses; see; note; observe; behold; understand • When the lights went out, I couldn’t see a thing, but gradually I was able to perceive the outlines of the larger pieces of furniture. • PERCEPTION • Noun • Idea; conception

  14. 12. PORTAL • Noun • (usually plural) door; entrance, especially, a grand or impressive one; gate • The original doors at the main entrance have been replaced by bronze portals.

  15. 13. RESERVED • Adjective • Restrained in speech or action; reticent; uncommunicative; tightlipped; taciturn • Mark was reserved at first but became much more communicative when he got to know us better. • Unsociable; aloof; withdrawn

  16. 14. RESTRAIN • Verb • Hold back; check; curb; repress; keep under control • Midred could not restrain her impulse to open the package immediately, even though it read, “Do not open before Christmas.”

  17. 15. RETRACT • Verb • Draw back; withdraw; take back; unsay • You can depend on Frank. Once he has given his promise, he will not retract it.

  18. 16. SPINE • Noun • Chain of small bones down the middle of the back; backbone • The ribs are curved bones extending from the spine and enclosing the upper part of the body. • SPINELESS • Adjective • Having no backbone; weak; indecisive; cowardly

  19. 17. STROLL • Noun • Idle and leisurely walk; ramble • It was a warm spring afternoon, and many people were out for a stroll.

  20. 18. TIMOROUS • Adjective • Full of fear; afraid; timid • I admit I was timorous when I began my speech, but as I went along, I felt less and less afraid.

  21. 19. TUITION • Noun • Payment for instruction • When I go to college, I will probably work each summer to help pay the tuition.

  22. 20. VERSION • Noun • Account or description from one point of view; interpretation • Now that we have Vera’s description of the accident, let us listen to your version. • Translation • THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO was written in French, but you can read it in English version.

  23. SENTENCE COMPLETION

  24. A(n) *** of desperate depositors gathered outside the closed ***. • If you prove me wrong, I will gladly *** my statement. • It is hoped that the settlement just reached will *** a new *** of cooperation between labor and management. • Most of us would be too *** to try sky-diving. ERA, RETRACT, TIMOROUS MULTITUDE, INITIATE, DISPUTE

  25. Since you *** my *** of what was said at today’s meeting, I am eager to hear your interpretation. • Many college students hold part-time jobs to help pay their ***. • In our *** down Broadway, we passed one magnificent *** after another. EDIFICE, TUITION, STROLL, VERSION, DISPUTE

  26. Sit up straight. Slouching tend to deform the ***. • It is hard to *** why any people would prefer to keep their saving in a(n) *** at home, instead of an insured saving bank. • Why are you so *** today? Don’t you have anything to say? RESERVED, CACHE, SPINE, PERCEIVE

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