1100 Words You Need to Know

1100 words you need to know Lesson 1 Words: replete/voracious/indiscriminate/eminent/steeped 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

A good library is___________________ whit many different kinds of books. The _______________ author received the Nobel Prize for literature. My cousin is so _________________ in schoolwork that his friend call him a bookworm After skiing, I find that I have a _________________ appetite. Modern warfare often results in the _______________ killing of combatants and innocent civilians alike.

Definitions 6) Replete 7) Voracious 8) Indiscriminate 9) Eminent 10) Steeped

a) Of high reputation, outstanding b)Completely filled or supplied with c) choosing at random without careful selection d)desiring or consuming great quantities e) socked, drenched, saturated

Lesson 2 Words: Abound/Technology/ Prognosticate/ Automaton/ Matron 11) The mayor refused to___________________ as to his margin of victory in the election. 12) The time is approaching when human workers may be replaced by _______________. 13) A clever salesman will always ask a _________________ if her mother is at home. 14) The western plains used to___________ whit bison before these animals were slaughtered by settlers. 15) Man may be freed from back breaking labor by the products of scientific___________. Definitions 16) Abound a) An older married woman 17) Technology b) Branch of knowledge dealing whit engineering, applied sciencie. 18) Prognosticate c) A robot, a mechanical “person” 19) Automaton d) To exist in great numbers 20) Matron e) To predict or foretell a future event Lesson 3 Words: Paradox/ Realm/ Annals / Compound/ Tinge 21) His gloom was now________________ by the failing mark on his geometry test. 22) The____________ of sport are replete with the names of great Negro athletes. 23) One of the great ______________ of American life is that thought minority groups have suffered injustices, nowhere in the world have so many varied groups lived together so harmoniously. 24) A___________ of garlic is all that’s necessary in most recipes. 25) The cruel kind would not allow the prince to enter his___________, restricting him to the forest which abounded whit wild animals. Definitions 26) Paradox a) A trace, smattering, or slight degree 27) Realm b) A statement which at first seems to be absurd or self-contradiction but witch may in fact turn onto be true 28) Annals c) to increase or add to 29) Compound d) historical records 30) Tinge e) Special field of something or someone; kingdom.

Lesson 4 Words: Badger/implore/drudgery/interminable/perceive 31) She does her homework on Friday to save herself from the _________ of having to do it during the weekend. 32) The teacher continually_____________the pupil for the missing assignments. 33) The eminent scientist __________ difficulties in putting the invention into practice. 34) The sick child’s mother__________ the doctor to come immediately. 35) I listened to the boring lecture for what seemed an ____________ fifty minutes Definition 36) Badger 37) Implore 38) Drudgery 39) Interminable 40) Perceive

a) Unpleasant, dull or hard work b) Unending c) to plead urgently for aid or mercy d) to understand, know, become aware of e) To pester, nag, annoy persistently.

Real Stories II A tornado Strikes Check your understanding 1) The Tornado 2) Mr. Bryant’s wife 3) The high-pitched whistle Mr. Bryant heard that the furnace blew up 4) Mr. Bryant and the garage door 5) The William’s house

a) was eerie b)roared and whistled like a locomotive c) heard a noise like an explosion and thought d) was hit by a roof e) Were lifted right up in the air

Improving Vocabulary 1) Soaked 2) A speeding locomotive 3) Roared like a Lion 4) Furnace for heat 5) Exploding noises 6) High- pitched sound 7) Eerie sound 8) Split the wood 9) Brief as a minute 10) Impossible

a) made very wet b) a train engine c) something in which to make a fire d) blowing up e) shrill, like a scream f) strange g) cut from end to end h) short i) not to be lost j) made a loud, deep noise

Word building 1) The United States export machines to many countries from one to other 2) During the Christmas season many people exchanging gifts 3) The fans were excited when their local hero caught the wining touchdown pass 4) He answered all the questions except the last one 5) He explained how solved the problem described

a) Change b) sends out c) leaving out d) stirred e) told

Coincides Check your understanding 1. another title that would best explain the main idea of this story is 2. when Pamela’s family saw her picture, they 3. Mr. Talnadge was able to help Pamela find her family because 4. Pamela was separated form her family for 5. the expression “running into a blind alley” means

b) Together, after twenty years. c) thought she looked like other members of the family b) he searched carefully in every city he visited b) most of her life d) reading a point in your search where there is no more information

Reading out 1. Francis Talnadge did not 2. a coincidence happened when

a) arrange for the family to meet in a restaurant b) Pamela sat next to her brother without knowing him

First things first Arrange these events in the history’s order 1) Pamela took part in the miss Universe contest 2) Mr. Talmadge planned to check telephones books in every cite that visited 3) Mr. Tallmadge planned found terry’s telephone number in the directory 4) Pamela’s family saw a family likeness in her picture 5) Pamela won the miss Indiana beauty contest 6) Pamela met her brothers and sisters Improving vocabulary Stunning locks 1. Stunning 2. Adopted child 3. Competed in a contest 4. Remarked on the likeness 5. Family was united 6. He search for her 7. Want to celebrate 8. She commented 9. Girl across the aisle 10. brunette

tuning look a) very good looking b)a person with dark brown or black hair c) taken as one’s own d) took part in a contest e) sat silently f)spoke e) spoke loudly f) brought together g) looked for h) enjoy a special occasion i) spoke j) open space between rows of seats

Word Building 1. Uniform material 2. A union states 3. Unite different groups 4. United Nations 5. An army unit 6. unanimous 7. unique art of work 8. song in an unison 9. unilateral action 10. universal custom

a) bring together; make one b) made into one c) of the some quality d) one part of a whole e) a joining together f) as one voice g) one-sided h) only one of its kind i) throughout the word j) agreed to be all