Unit Three: Chapter 16

Unit Three: Chapter 16 • charisma • poignant • contemporary • prevalent • contend • proponent • conversely • quest • extrovert • traumatic

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 1charisma – noun •Kamal has such charismathat when he ran for class president, almost every person in the tenth grade voted for him. His classmates couldn’t resist Kamal’s magnetic personality. •Great Britain’s Princess Diana obviously had great charisma. She continues to have numerous loyal fans—long after her death. Charisma means A. feelings. B. personal appeal. C.luck.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 1charisma – noun •Kamal has such charismathat when he ran for class president, almost every person in the tenth grade voted for him. His classmates couldn’t resist Kamal’s magnetic personality. •Great Britain’s Princess Diana obviously had great charisma. She continues to have numerous loyal fans—long after her death. Charisma means A. feelings. B. personal appeal. C.luck. In the first item, the words magnetic personality tell you that charisma means “personal appeal.” In the second item, if Princess Diana continues to have numerous loyal fans, she must have had great personal appeal.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 2contemporary – adjective •Beth likes contemporaryfurniture, but her husband prefers antiques. •My grandfather says that compared to kids in his day, contemporaryyoungsters are soft and lazy. Contemporary means A. common. B. old-fashioned. C.today’s. A contemporary armchair

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 2contemporary – adjective •Beth likes contemporaryfurniture, but her husband prefers antiques. •My grandfather says that compared to kids in his day, contemporaryyoungsters are soft and lazy. Contemporary means A. common. B. old-fashioned. C. today’s. In contrast with her husband’s preference for antiques, Beth likes today’s furniture. In the second item, the words in his day is a clue that contemporary means “today’s.” A contemporary armchair

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 3contend – verb •The defense attorney contendedthat his client was insane and therefore could not be held responsible for the murder. •Scientists contendthat no two snowflakes are identical, but how could they possibly prove it? Contend means A. to wish. B. to deny. C.to declare.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 3contend – verb •The defense attorney contendedthat his client was insane and therefore could not be held responsible for the murder. •Scientists contendthat no two snowflakes are identical, but how could they possibly prove it? Contend means A. to wish. B. to deny. C. to declare. A defense attorney would declare his client could not be held responsible. Scientists declare this unprovable “fact” about snowflakes.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 4conversely – adverb •Ron, who is basically bored by food, eats in order to live. Conversely, Nate loves food so much that he seems to live in order to eat. •Mary drives her children to school whenever it rains. Conversely, Thea makes her kids walk because she thinks a little rain never hurt anyone. Conversely means A. in contrast. B. in a modern way. C.similarly.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 4conversely – adverb •Ron, who is basically bored by food, eats in order to live. Conversely, Nate loves food so much that he seems to live in order to eat. •Mary drives her children to school whenever it rains. Conversely, Thea makes her kids walk because she thinks a little rain never hurt anyone. Conversely means A. in contrast. B. in a modern way. C.similarly. Nate’s love of food is in contrast to Ron’s being bored with food. Thea’s making her kids walk in the rain is in contrast to Mary’s driving her kids when it rains.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 5extrovert – noun •Surprisingly, not all performers are extroverts. Offstage, many are quiet and shy. •Ms. Stein hired Roberto to greet and chat with her clients because he’s such an extrovert. Extrovert means A. a supporter of causes. B.a timid person. C.a sociable person.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 5extrovert – noun •Surprisingly, not all performers are extroverts. Offstage, many are quiet and shy. •Ms. Stein hired Roberto to greet and chat with her clients because he’s such an extrovert. Extrovert means A. a supporter of causes. B.a timid person. C. a sociable person. In the first item, the words quiet and shy contrast with the meaning of extrovert—“a sociable person.” Ms. Stein would want a sociable person to greet and chat with her clients.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 6poignant – adjective •The service honoring American soldiers missing in action was touching. A speech by a friend of one of the soldiers was particularly poignant. •I cried when I read a poignantstory about a dying girl who gave away all of her dolls to “poor children.” Poignant means A. affecting the emotions. B.correct. C.lively.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 6poignant – adjective •The service honoring American soldiers missing in action was touching. A speech by a friend of one of the soldiers was particularly poignant. •I cried when I read a poignantstory about a dying girl who gave away all of her dolls to “poor children.” Poignant means A. affecting the emotions. B.correct. C.lively. In the first item, the word touching is a clue that poignant means “affecting the emotions.” In the second item, the word cried is a clue that poignant means “affecting the emotions.”

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 7prevalent – adjective •Television sets are more prevalentin the United States than bathtubs. Over half of American homes have three or more TVs. Far fewer homes have more than one bathtub. •Unemployment was prevalentduring America’s Great Depression. By 1932, over twelve million people were out of work. Prevalent means A. favorable. B.found frequently. C.unlikely.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 7prevalent – adjective •Television sets are more prevalentin the United States than bathtubs. Over half of American homes have three or more TVs. Far fewer homes have more than one bathtub. •Unemployment was prevalentduring America’s Great Depression. By 1932, over twelve million people were out of work. Prevalent means A. favorable. B. found frequently. C.unlikely. The statistics given in the first item demonstrate that television sets are more frequently found in U.S. homes than are bathtubs. If over twelve million people were out of work, unemployment was widespread (found frequently) in 1932.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 8proponent – noun •I voted for Senator Williams, a proponentof improved services for the elderly,because I feel that many older people need greater assistance. •Although Elaine quit work to take care of her children, she is a proponentof employer-supported day care. Proponent means A. a recipient. B.an opponent. C.a supporter.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 8proponent – noun •I voted for Senator Williams, a proponentof improved services for the elderly,because I feel that many older people need greater assistance. •Although Elaine quit work to take care of her children, she is a proponentof employer-supported day care. Proponent means A. a recipient. B.an opponent. C. a supporter. Someone who feels older people need assistance would vote for a supporter of improved services for the elderly. In spite of the fact that Elaine quit to care for her children, she is a supporter of employer-supported day care.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 9quest – noun •During Carlo’s questfor the perfect pizza, he sampled the cheese pizza at twenty-seven different restaurants. •Ponce de Leon’s questwas for the Fountain of Youth; what he found instead was Florida. Quest means A.a hunt. B.a question. C.a design.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 9quest – noun •During Carlo’s questfor the perfect pizza, he sampled the cheese pizza at twenty-seven different restaurants. •Ponce de Leon’s questwas for the Fountain of Youth; what he found instead was Florida. Quest means A. a hunt. B.a question. C.a design. If Carlo tried pizza at twenty-seven restaurants, he must have been on a hunt for the perfect pizza. In the second item, the word found is a clue that quest means “a hunt.”

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 10traumatic – adjective •Divorce can be less traumaticfor children if their fears and feelings are taken into account as the divorce takes place. •My cousin has had nightmares ever since his traumaticexperience of being trapped in a coal mine. Traumatic means A.familiar. B.reasonable. C.extremely upsetting.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. 10traumatic – adjective •Divorce can be less traumaticfor children if their fears and feelings are taken into account as the divorce takes place. •My cousin has had nightmares ever since his traumaticexperience of being trapped in a coal mine. Traumatic means A.familiar. B.reasonable. C. extremely upsetting. A divorce can be an extremely upsetting event in the life of a child. Being trapped in a coal mine would be an extremely upsetting experience—upsetting enough to cause nightmares.

Unit Three: Chapter 16