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BUILDING VOCABULARY SKILLS Fourth Edition Sherrie L. Nist Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two Chapter 7 concede disclose conservative scapegoat contrary superficial denounce sustain deter transition Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 1 concede – verb Our aunt hates to admit an error. She will never concede that she might be wrong. After pretending it was easy learning to use the new computer, Ross had to concede that he was struggling and ask for help. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. Used with the permission of Randy Glasbergen Concede means A. to forget. B. to admit. C. to prove. “I concede that the sofa’s a wreck, but I won’t admit to knowing how it happened. ” Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 1 concede – verb Our aunt hates to admit an error. She will never concede that she might be wrong. After pretending it was easy learning to use the new computer, Ross had to concede that he was struggling and ask for help. Used with the permission of Randy Glasbergen Concede means A. to forget. B. to admit. C. to prove. “I concede that the sofa’s a wreck, but I won’t admit to knowing how it happened. ” In the first item, the words to admit tell you what concede means. In the second item, in order to ask for help, Ross would have to admit that it wasn’t so easy as he had pretended it was. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 2 conservative – adjective When the mayor suggested a new method of recycling garbage, a conservative member of the audience called out, “What we’ve done in the past is good enough. Why change things? ” Conservative means A. playful. B. amused. C. traditional. Conservative clothing Infrogmation via Wikimedia Commons Kumudpant via Wikimedia Commons Lauren’s conservative relatives were shocked when she broke with tradition and wore a rose-colored wedding gown. Less conservative clothing Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 2 conservative – adjective When the mayor suggested a new method of recycling garbage, a conservative member of the audience called out, “What we’ve done in the past is good enough. Why change things? ” Conservative means A. playful. B. amused. C. traditional. Conservative clothing Infrogmation via Wikimedia Commons Kumudpant via Wikimedia Commons Lauren’s conservative relatives were shocked when she broke with tradition and wore a rose-colored wedding gown. Less conservative clothing Relatives who are traditional would be shocked when Lauren broke with tradition. If the audience member is opposed to a new method of recycling, he or she must want things done in the traditional way. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 3 contrary – adjective Claire’s father insists that she share his views. He doesn’t allow her to express an opinion contrary to his. Eric. Enfermero via Wikimedia Commons Tisha and her husband have contrary ideas on how to spend a vacation. He wants to sleep on the beach for a week, but she prefers visiting museums. Contrary means The umpire and A. different. the player appear to have contrary B. favorable. views on the umpire’s C. similar. last call. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 3 contrary – adjective Claire’s father insists that she share his views. He doesn’t allow her to express an opinion contrary to his. Eric. Enfermero via Wikimedia Commons Tisha and her husband have contrary ideas on how to spend a vacation. He wants to sleep on the beach for a week, but she prefers visiting museums. Contrary means The umpire and A. different. the player appear to have contrary B. favorable. views on the umpire’s C. similar. last call. If Claire’s father insists she share his views, he must not allow her to express an opinion that is different from his. Sleeping on the beach and visiting museums are two different ways of spending a vacation. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 4 denounce – verb In Nazi Germany, anyone who publicly denounced Hitler as cruel or mad risked imprisonment, torture, and death. © Lita Medinger | Dreamstime. com When Eugene said he saw me steal from another student’s locker, I denounced him as a liar. Denounce means A protestor’s sign A. to imitate. denouncing the rising cost B. to defend. of education C. to condemn. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 4 denounce – verb In Nazi Germany, anyone who publicly denounced Hitler as cruel or mad risked imprisonment, torture, and death. © Lita Medinger | Dreamstime. com When Eugene said he saw me steal from another student’s locker, I denounced him as a liar. Denounce means A protestor’s sign A. to imitate. denouncing the rising cost B. to defend. of education C. to condemn. Anyone who publicly condemned their leader risked punishment and death. In the second item, the speaker condemned Eugene for accusing him of stealing. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 5 deter – verb No one is sure how much the threat of capital punishment deters murder. Beth’s parents disapproved of her dating someone from a different culture, but their prejudice didn’t deter her—she still dated Po-Yen. Forest & Kim Starr via Wikimedia Commons Deter means A. to discourage. B. to encourage. C. to change. Heavy rain does not deter this cyclist. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 5 deter – verb No one is sure how much the threat of capital punishment deters murder. Beth’s parents disapproved of her dating someone from a different culture, but their prejudice didn’t deter her—she still dated Po-Yen. Forest & Kim Starr via Wikimedia Commons Deter means A. to discourage. B. to encourage. C. to change. No one knows how much the threat of capital punishment discourages murder. If Beth continued to date Po-Yen, her parents’ prejudice must not have discouraged her. Heavy rain does not deter this cyclist. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 6 disclose – verb When I applied for financial aid, I had to disclose my family’s annual income. But it embarrassed me to reveal this information. Ed Yourdon via Wikimedia Commons The police don’t disclose all the facts of a murder to the newspapers. That way, there will be some information which only the murderer would know. Disclose means A young girl A. to reveal. disclosing a secret B. to deny. C. to replace. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 6 disclose – verb When I applied for financial aid, I had to disclose my family’s annual income. But it embarrassed me to reveal this information. Ed Yourdon via Wikimedia Commons The police don’t disclose all the facts of a murder to the newspapers. That way, there will be some information which only the murderer would know. Disclose means A young girl A. to reveal. disclosing a secret B. to deny. C. to replace. Some people would be embarrassed to reveal their family’s income. If the police don’t reveal all the facts, there will be some information only the murderer would know. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 7 scapegoat – noun Several girls put dye into their high school swimming pool. In need of a scapegoat, they blamed another student who knew nothing about the prank. Because the manager wanted a scapegoat for his own mistake, he fired an innocent employee. Scapegoat means A. a correction. B. educated. C. someone to blame. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 7 scapegoat – noun Several girls put dye into their high school swimming pool. In need of a scapegoat, they blamed another student who knew nothing about the prank. Because the manager wanted a scapegoat for his own mistake, he fired an innocent employee. Scapegoat means A. a correction. B. educated. C. someone to blame. The girls needed someone to blame. The word blamed is a clue. If the manager fired an innocent employee for his own mistake, he must have wanted someone to blame. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 8 superficial – adjective Sal and Anita are interested only in appearances. They are so superficial that it’s impossible to have a deep friendship with them. Laurence Facun via Wikimedia Commons My teacher said my essay on divorce was too superficial because I didn’t go into the subject in detail. Superficial means A. lacking depth. B. complicated. C. satisfactory. An injury that is NOT superficial. slgckgc via Wikimedia Commons A superficial injury Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 8 superficial – adjective Sal and Anita are interested only in appearances. They are so superficial that it’s impossible to have a deep friendship with them. Laurence Facun via Wikimedia Commons My teacher said my essay on divorce was too superficial because I didn’t go into the subject in detail. Superficial means A. lacking depth. B. complicated. C. satisfactory. An injury that is NOT superficial. slgckgc via Wikimedia Commons A superficial injury If Sal and Anita are interested only in appearances, they must lack depth. The word deep is a clue. An essay that does not go into the subject in detail would lack depth. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 9 sustain – verb My diets usually last three days at the most. I can’t sustain my willpower any longer than that. An opera singer can sustain a high note for a long period of time. Sustain means A. to remember. B. to delay. C. to continue. U. S. NARA via Wikimedia Commons A World War II poster encouraging workers to sustain their good safety record Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 9 sustain – verb My diets usually last three days at the most. I can’t sustain my willpower any longer than that. An opera singer can sustain a high note for a long period of time. U. S. NARA via Wikimedia Commons A World War II poster encouraging workers to sustain their good safety record Sustain means A. to remember. B. to delay. C. to continue. If the diets last only three days, the speaker must not be able to continue his or her willpower beyond that. An opera singer can continue a high note. The words for a long period of time are a clue. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 10 transition – noun Mark’s parents were amazed at how easily he made the transition from full-time student to full-time employee. “The transition from being childless to being a parent is extreme, ” said the new father. “Last week, only two quiet people lived at our house. Suddenly, we’re sharing space with a third, noisy person. ” Siddharth Mallya via Wikimedia Commons Transition means A. an explanation. B. a trip. C. a change. Red and orange leaves are a sign of the transition from summer to fall. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Ten Words in Context 10 transition – noun Mark’s parents were amazed at how easily he made the transition from full-time student to full-time employee. “The transition from being childless to being a parent is extreme, ” said the new father. “Last week, only two quiet people lived at our house. Suddenly, we’re sharing space with a third, noisy person. ” Siddharth Mallya via Wikimedia Commons Transition means A. an explanation. B. a trip. C. a change. Going from full-time student to fulltime employee is a change. Adding a third, noisy person to a house that has two quiet people is a change. Red and orange leaves are a sign of the transition from summer to fall. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 Complete the item with the correct word from the box. A. concede F. disclose 1. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition The teenagers who smashed the window made an innocent bystander the _____, claiming he had thrown the rock. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 1. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition The teenagers who smashed the window made an scapegoat claiming he had innocent bystander the _____, thrown the rock. The innocent bystander is blamed for the vandalism of the teenagers. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 2. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition To _____ a high grade-point average throughout college requires much studying. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 2. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition sustain a high grade-point average throughout To _____ college requires much studying. If one wishes to maintain a high grade-point average, one must study. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 3. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition The environmental group _____(e)d a local chemical company for polluting the river. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 3. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition The environmental group _______ denounced a local chemical company for polluting the river. An environmental group would openly condemn a company that pollutes. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 4. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition Even after Stuart listed scientific facts that support his theory, the teacher refused to _____ that Stuart might be right. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 4. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition Even after Stuart listed scientific facts that support his concede that Stuart theory, the teacher refused to _____ might be right. In spite of the facts, the teacher would not admit Stuart might be right. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 5. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition A childhood stutter didn’t _____ Leo. He overcame his speech handicap and reached his goal of being a radio announcer. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 5. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition A childhood stutter didn’t _____ deter Leo. He overcame his speech handicap and reached his goal of being a radio announcer. If Leo became a radio announcer, he must not have been discouraged by his childhood stutter. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 6. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition I try to judge people by their character, not by something as _____ as physical appearance. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 6. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition I try to judge people by their character, not by something superficial as physical appearance. as _____ It is shallow to judge people by their physical appearance. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 7. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition Knowing my passion for chocolate, my mother refused to _____ the location of the bite-size Hershey bars, which she was saving for company. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 7. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition Knowing my passion for chocolate, my mother refused disclose the location of the bite-size Hershey bars, to _____ which she was saving for company. If the mother wants to save the Hershey bars for company, she would refuse to reveal their location. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 8. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition Making the _____ from her own apartment to a nursing home has been difficult for my grandmother. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 8. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition Making the _____ transition from her own apartment to a nursing home has been difficult for my grandmother. Moving from her own apartment to a nursing home is a change. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 9. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition Though Geena and Tom are happily married, they cast _____ votes in almost every election—she’s a Republican and he’s a Democrat. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 9. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition Though Geena and Tom are happily married, they cast contrary votes in almost every election—she’s a _____ Republican and he’s a Democrat. If she’s a Republican and he’s a Democrat, they are likely to cast totally different votes. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 10. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition When Dawn brought home a boyfriend with a Mohawk and several body piercings, her _____ parents, who prefer everything old-fashioned and traditional, nearly fainted. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Sentence Check 1 A. concede F. disclose 10. B. conservative C. contrary G. scapegoat H. superficial D. denounce E. deter I. sustain J. transition When Dawn brought home a boyfriend with a Mohawk and several body piercings, her conservative _____ parents, who prefer everything old-fashioned and traditional, nearly fainted. A Mohawk and body piercings would upset people who favor traditional values. The word traditional is a clue. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review Try to define each of the words from this chapter. The words will appear one at a time as you advance the slides. Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce To openly condemn; express disapproval of Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce concede Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce concede To admit to something Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce concede disclose Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce concede disclose To reveal; make known Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce concede disclose conservative Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce concede disclose conservative Tending to resist change; favoring traditional values and views Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce concede disclose conservative superficial Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce concede disclose conservative superficial Lacking depth or meaning; shallow Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede disclose conservative superficial Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede To keep something going; continue; maintain disclose conservative superficial Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose conservative superficial Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose A change from one activity, condition, or location to another conservative superficial Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose deter conservative superficial Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose deter conservative To prevent or discourage superficial Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose deter conservative scapegoat superficial Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose deter conservative scapegoat superficial Someone blamed for the mistakes of others Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose deter conservative scapegoat superficial contrary Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose deter conservative scapegoat superficial contrary Totally different; opposite; conflicting Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two/ Chapter 7 Chapter Review denounce sustain concede transition disclose deter conservative scapegoat superficial contrary Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
Unit Two Chapter 7 concede disclose conservative scapegoat contrary superficial denounce sustain deter transition Copyright © 2015 Townsend Press. All rights reserved.
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