Week 18 Vocabulary Genocide n the deliberate destruction

Week 18 Vocabulary

Genocide (n) the deliberate destruction of a group of people

zaftig (adj) having a full, shapely figure

predilection (n) a preference toward someone or something

faux (adj) artificial; false; not genuine

foray (n) a surprise attack

conjecture (n) a judgment or opinion based on little or questionable evidence

allocate (v) to distribute, allot, or designate

gratis (adj) free; without charge

materialistic (adj) wanting material possessions

belabor (v) to work at something beyond practicality; to overstress

progeny (n) offspring; children

quintessential (adj) the most typical; ideal

rudimentary (adj) basic; not refined or well developed

monolithic (adj) massive, uniform, and solid

manifesto (n) a public declaration of policies or intentions

zaftig genocide quintessential foray faux conjecture manifesto Few outsiders knew for sure the condition of the city in the days following the violent revolution, but most _______ described a place of rampant looting and lawlessness after the rebels’ _______ into the capital city. Winston, the nearest correspondent, traveled to the city to report the situation, and what he found shocked him. Poorquality copies of the revolutionaries’ _______ hung on bullet-riddled walls nest to posters of a smiling, _______ woman advertising a chain of fitness clubs. Orphaned children and distraught mothers roamed the streets as remnants of the near-_______ that had occurred in the weeks leading to the uprising.

rudimentary predilection allocate monolithic conjecture quintessential belabor Horace attributes his career as a skyscraper window-washer to his _______ for being in high places. He also says that the _______ rule of the trade is not, “Don’t look down, ” but, “Always attach your safety harness. ” Anyone with a[n] _______ knowledge of climbing knows that equipment fails and people fall if they haven’t taken any precautions. “I can’t _______ the point enough, ” said Horace. “Safety, safety. ” After the brief interview, Horace climbed back into his elevator scaffold and began the ascent back to the forty-first story of the _______ building that he was cleaning this week.

gratis progeny monolithic genocide materialistic allocate faux Cindy was not _______, but she still refused to buy the leather furniture; she really believed that having plastic furniture was tacky. When she _______ a large portion of her savings for purchasing things for her new home, she promised herself to buy only items that would retain some of their intrinsic, if not monetary, value. The ornate furnishings that she ultimately selected would last for a long time, perhaps long enough for her _______ to enjoy. After making the substantial purchase, Cindy was happy to learn the store would deliver the items to her home _______.