VOCABULARY LEVEL E UNIT 3 VOCABULARY LEVEL E

VOCABULARY LEVEL E – UNIT 3

VOCABULARY LEVEL E – UNIT 3 pre-test 1. adversary 11. harass 2. alienate 12. inclement 3. artifice 13. muse 4. coerce 14. negligible 5. craven 15. perpetuate 6. culinary 16. precedent 7. delete 17. punitive 8. demise 18. redress 9. exhilarate 19. sojourn 10. fallow 20. urbane

This is the story of Tommy, the Amicable toothbrush.

This is also the story of the adversaries, or enemies that Tommy encountered when he went to live in the bathroom. Tom m adv y is m ers ary y ! Yes, Tommy is my enemy too! adversary – (n. ) an enemy, opponent

From the very first day Tommy was brought home from Wal-Mart, Tommy felt not part of the group and alienated. The other toothbrushes alienated Tommy because Tommy was different. Let’s alienate Tommy because he’s different! alienate – (v. ) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile Okay! We won’t talk to him at all!

The other toothbrushes would think of nasty but clever little artifices to make Tommy’s life unpredictable and scary. Yes, they always tried to trick him. Just jump off that diving board into the pool! It’s fun! No Tommy! Don’t fall for that mean artifice! artifice – (n. ) a clever trick; clever skill; trickery

The adversarial toothbrushes even tried to coerce Tommy to be mean to Sally Soap Bar, but he would not do it. Tie Suzie up with this floss, or we’ll steal your batteries! No way guys! You can’t force me to do it! No – sir-ree! I won’t be coerced! coerce – (v. ) to compel; force Don’t let them coerce you, Tommy!

No, no one could coerce Tommy to do anything because he was no craven. He was not craven at all. He was very brave! I’m no craven. I’m very brave! Only cowards are craven! craven – (n. ) coward (adj. ) cowardly

Tommy learned to be brave, not craven, a long time ago at culinary school. No craven toothbrush could operate the hot, hot ovens at culinary school. Certainly, no craven would ever dare to use the wild, wild beaters! Mr. Culinary’s School of Cooking and Baking culinary – (adj. ) of or related to cooking or to the kitchen

Many culinary students unfortunately had been permanently deleted from the face of the earth because they got stuck in the hot, hot ovens. Tragically, other unfortunate culinary students were beaten by the wild, wild beaters! Mr. Culinary’s School of Cooking and Baking delete – (v. ) to erase, wipe out

The demise of a culinary student was always a sad event at culinary school. The hot, hot oven and the wild, wild beaters left Tommy bereft of many friends. Mr. Culinary’s School of Cooking and Baking Any culinary student who tangles with us will face his demise! demise – (n. ) the death of someone or something

However, when brave (not craven) culinary students finally learned to master the hot, hot oven and the wild, wild beaters, the students were happy and exhilarated. Yes, culinary school was an exhilarating experience! Rats! Look at all those stinkin’ happy and exhilarated culinary students! exhilarate – (v. ) to enliven, cheer, give liveliness to

After graduating with honors from culinary school, Tommy the Amicable Toothbrush tried his hand at farming, but he didn’t do very well. He always forgot to plant seeds in his fields, so his fallow fields produced no crops. Tommy decided to start a new life. He went to Wal-Mart to see if somebody would buy him so he could find a new home. These fallow fields won’t grow any crops! fallow – (adj. ) unseeded or untilled; inactive

He was bought very quickly, but sadly, as soon as he got to his new home, he was constantly harassed with artifices from his new adversaries in the bathroom. We are your adversaries, and we will harass you! Yes, we plan to torture you night and day! harass – (v. ) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

The stormy, inclement atmosphere of his new home made Tommy very sad. Let’s always make things unpleasant and inclement for Tommy! inclement – (adj. ) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

He would muse and muse for hours trying to think of how to fix this problem. I’ve been musing like this for hours! I just don’t know how to think myself out of this problem! muse – (adv. ) to think about in a dreamy way; ponder

Suzie Soap Bar felt bad for Tommy and wanted to be his friend. The adversarial toothbrushes usually left Suzie Soap Bar alone because they considered her too negligible to even bother with. Let’s be friends! Who cares what she does. She’s not important. She’s sure is negligible! negligible – (adj. ) so unimportant that it can be ignored

However, the mean toothbrushes did not consider Tommy negligible. They would perpetuate their harassment of Tommy by continuing to alienate him with cruel artifices. We’ll trick Tommy forever and ever! Yes, we will perpetuate our mean ways forever and ever! perpetuate – (v. ) to make permanent or long lasting

Once the precedent of making being mean to Tommy was started, it seemed as though it would be a perpetual part of their daily routines. We must always follow the precedent I started of always being mean to Tommy! Yes, we’ll always follow that example! CK Y I TR MM TO S AS R Y HA MM O T K IC Y R T MM TO SS A R Y HA MM TO S AS R Y HA MM O T K IC Y R T MM TO precedent – (n. ) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

Even though Tommy was sick of being harassed, he would never attempt any punitive actions against the mean toothbrushes. He was too amicable. Why don’t you try to get them back, Tommy. Be punitive! I’m just not a punitive guy, Suzie. I just turn the other cheek. punitive – (adj. ) inflicting or aiming at punishment

But one day Suzie Soap bar couldn’t bear to watch Tommy’s adversaries harass him any longer. She wanted to redress the horrible situation. I, Suzie Soap Bar, will seek redress for Tommy! Yes, yes, I will make everything right! redress – (v. ) to set right; to remedy (n. ) relief from wrong or injury

One morning, Tommy noticed nobody was harassing him. He looked across the sink and saw only an empty toothbrush holder where the mean toothbrushes used to be. Tommy asked Suzie where the mean toothbrushes had gone. Suzie told Tommy that the mean toothbrushes were on a little sojourn. Yes, Tommy, they are on a little sojourn! Gee, I hope they have a nice little sojourn (not)!

Tommy was surprised and relieved when the mean toothbrushes never returned. The mean toothbrushes were quickly replaced with more cultured, sophisticated and urbane toothbrushes. Tommy, the urbane toothbrushes and Suzie all lived happily ever after. I daresay we are a bit urbane, aren’t we? urbane – (adj. ) refined in manner or style, suave Why yes, indeed! Culture is my middle name!

VOCABULARY LEVEL E – UNIT 3 quiz 1. adversary 11. harass 2. alienate 12. inclement 3. artifice 13. muse 4. coerce 14. negligible 5. craven 15. perpetuate 6. culinary 16. precedent 7. delete 17. punitive 8. demise 18. redress 9. exhilarate 19. sojourn 10. fallow 20. urbane