Academic Vocabulary Academic Words (4th Edition) by Unknown

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3 Use the vocabulary words to complete the following analogies. For instructions and practice, see

Completing Analogies on page 4.

V OCABUL AR Y L I S T

levity

testimony

anecdote

visualization

summation

derogatory

verity

impromptu

relevant

ramification

1. shopper : customer :: story :

2. complimentary : you have a beautiful home ::

: what an ugly house

3. bought a new sweater : purchase :: the sun is hot :

4. insult : anger :: joke :

5. escape : disappearance :: branching out :

6. exercise : take a long walk ::

: picture a sunnv beach

7. unconnected : unrelated :: p ertin en t:

8. charity : I gave fifty dollars to the Cancer Society ::

: I saw him rob the bank

9. intended : planned ::

: spontaneous

10. f ir s t: l a s t :: opening :

Word Wise

Context Clue Mini-Lesson 4

This lesson uses the general meaning of a sentence or passage to help you understand the meaning

of the underlined word. In the paragraph below, circle any words that give you clues to the

meaning. W rite your definitions of the underlined words in the blanks that follow the paragraph.

The area looked devoid of any chance for life. The ground was hard, and the few plants around

looked dead. But the pioneers felt the land was arable. They carefully tended the land, and within

five years it was transformed into a verdant paradise. Orchards o f apples and pears sprinkled the

landscape; lettuce, com, and other vegetables filled the fields; and flowering trees adorned each

yard. The pioneers had known that to cultivate the area all they needed was patience and hard

work, which they had gladly supplied.

Your Definition

1. D e v o id ____________________________________________________________________

2. Arable

3. V erdant_____________________________________________________________

4. C ultivate__________________________________________________________________________

C H A P T E R 14

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