Question

3rd day
new words
ominous tremulous repudiate cessation bristle
courtroom drama
there was an ominous silence when the jittery defendant rose in court. he explained in a tremulous voice what had led him to immediate his confession. he repudiated the charge that he had been at the scene of the crime the night of the crime. the audience began to bristle with indignation when he demanded a cessation of the noise. although the district attorney bristled with anger, the defendant kept insisting that his rights had been violated because he had not been told that he could see a lawyer before confessing.
sample sentences
fit the new words into the blanks.

1. after the weatherman had seen the ______ clouds, he prognosticated* rain.
2. the general attempted to ______ the testimony of the lieutenant, claiming that the young officer was not an authority on low - level bombing.
3. upon seeing the snake, the cat began to ______ with fear.
4. the widow’s ______ hands revealed her nervousness.
5. the ______ of the bombing in yugoslavia was urged by the pope.

definitions
match the new words with their meanings.

1. ominous ______ a. a stopping
2. tremulous ______ b. to reject, decline
3. repudiate ______ c. stiffen with fear or anger
4. cessation ______ d. threatening
5. bristle (v.) ______ e. quivering

today’s idiom
skid row: disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people \on the skid\
the presence of so many bars has turned our neighborhood into another skid row.
answers are on page 306

Explanation:

1. "Ominous" clouds are threatening, so "ominous" fits the first blank.
2. The general tried to reject the testimony, so "repudiate" is for the second blank.
3. A cat stiffens with fear when seeing a snake, so "bristle" for the third.
4. Tremulous hands show nervousness, so "tremulous" for the fourth.
5. The Pope urged a stopping of the bombing, so "cessation" for the fifth.

6 - 10: Match the words with their definitions based on the above - described meanings.

Answer:

1. ominous
2. repudiate
3. bristle
4. tremulous
5. cessation
6. d
7. e
8. b
9. a
10. c