Question

exercises - unit one
exercise 1. complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

1. in order to overcome some provincial tendencies in my own thinking, i...
2. the company attempted to induce its employees to take shorter vacations by...
3. in one of my more petulant moods, i told my noisy roommate to...
4. the army was considered invincible because...
5. a protracted struggle between the two countries over land resulted in...
6. it seemed rather impetuous of our club president to simply...
7. because we knew that once george made up his mind, he would be completely intractable, we...
8. many piano players find that loud noises and visual distractions are not conducive to...
9. the governor decided to retract his statement because...
10. nothing evinces the powerful effects of pollution like...
11. when paleontologists find a dinosaurs bones in an area, they can deduce that...
12. the impetus for the riot that took place in the town square was most likely...

exercise ii. fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. one word will not be used.
petulant evince invincible protracted retract

1. the ______________ debate between the two senators bored some people, but also led to some important reforms.
2. i hardly expected a grown man to become that ______________ when i awakened him at three in the morning.
3. harry may be a good chess player, but hes not ______________
4. when i realized i was wrong, i decided to ______________ everything i had said.

Explanation:

1. For "The ______ debate between the two senators bored some people, but also led to some important reforms.", "protracted" means lasting a long time, which fits a long - lasting debate.
2. For "I hardly expected a grown man to become that ______ when I awakened him at three in the morning.", "petulant" means irritable or ill - tempered, which describes a person's reaction when woken up.
3. For "Harry may be a good chess player, but he's not ______", "invincible" means unbeatable, which makes sense in the context of a chess player not being unbeatable.
4. For "When I realized I was wrong, I decided to ______ everything I had said.", "retract" means to take back or withdraw a statement, which is appropriate when one realizes they are wrong.

Answer:

1. protracted
2. petulant
3. invincible
4. retract