Question

exercise 7c
fill in each blank with the most appropriate word from lesson 7. use a word or any of its forms only once.

1. bulbs planted during the fall remain ______ until spring.
2. the mitre, a tall, pointed hat, is part of a bishop’s ______.
3. greek temples such as the parthenon were built as ______ for the deities.
4. at her ______ as chancellor of the university, she received the traditional staff of office.
5. lady macbeth, who walks through the castle washing her hands in her sleep, is perhaps the most famous ______ in literature.
6. that student is fortunate who is as comfortable in the ______ of math and science as in that of the humanities.
7. the armies of alexander the great established ______ over the entire middle east.

lesson 8
man’s tireless body!
the mind is playful when free from pretense.
key words
allege
dehation
potable
carnivorous
elude
poison
collusion
harbivorous
precocious
concoct
imbibe
saline
culine
metiluous
voracious
coquio, coquere, coxi, coctum
<l \to cook\

1. concoct (kan kǒkt) co = cum <l \with\

tr. v. 1. to mix ingredients, as in cooking;
we concocted a salad of exotic fruits.

1. to invent; devise.

Explanation:

1. The context refers to bulbs staying dormant underground through winter, so a word meaning "unsprouted/hidden" fits.
2. A bishop's formal, official clothing is the correct term here.
3. Greek temples were built as sacred spaces dedicated to gods, so a word meaning "sacred dwelling" is appropriate.
4. The role of university chancellor is a formal, official position, so a word meaning "official position/term" fits.
5. Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking scene is a well-known example of a false, disturbed state of awareness.
6. The sentence contrasts math/science with humanities, so a word meaning "branches/areas" of study is correct.
7. Alexander the Great's military had a well-known, widespread reputation across the Middle East.

Answer:

1. dormant
2. regalia
3. sanctuaries
4. tenure
5. delusion
6. domains
7. renown