Question

7 juxtapose (jukstə-pōz) -verb juxtapose means the photograph dramatically juxtaposed white birch trees and a dark gray sky. dottie spread her new dress out on her bed and then juxtaposed all her scarves and jackets to it to see which combination would look best. a. to cover up. b. to put side by side. c. to replace. 8 lethargy (lěthər-jē) -noun lethargy means although wendy seemed to recover from the flu, one symptom persisted—lethargy. she felt exhausted for weeks. with the hot weather, lethargy descended upon the class. the students had trouble staying awake, and even the instructor gazed dreamily out the window. a. inactivity. b. hopelessness. c. foolishness. 9 sporadic (spə-rădik) -adjective sporadic means it rained continuously until noon. after that, there were only sporadic showers. dave makes sporadic attempts to give up smoking, but his occasional efforts have been halfhearted. a. steady. b. irregular. c. long. 10 subsidize (sŭbsə-dīz) -verb subsidize means during college, many students are subsidized by their parents, while others rely on grants or loans. public television is subsidized by various grants and by individual and community donations. a. to pay for. b. to advertise. c. to criticize. matching words with definitions following are definitions of the ten words. clearly write or print each word next to its definition. the sentences above and on the previous page will help you decide on the meaning of each word. 1. ________________ to place close together, especially in order to compare or contrast 2. ______________ a great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness 3. ______________ able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear 4. ______________ without sense or meaning; foolish 5. ______________ a person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion 6. ______________ to decorate; beautify by adding details 7. ______________ to support financially; provide a grant or contribution 8. ______________ to spend or waste a little at a time 9. ______________ unintentional; accidental 10. ________________ happening now and then; occasional caution: do not go any further until you are sure the above answers are correct. then you can use the definitions to help you in the following practices. your goal is eventually to know the words well enough so that you dont need to check the definitions at all.

Explanation:

1. "juxtapose" means to place close together for comparison or contrast as seen in the example of placing items side - by - side.
2. "lethargy" is a great lack of energy or inactivity as Wendy's post - flu exhaustion shows.
3. No word in the given list matches the definition "Able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear".
4. No word in the given list matches the definition "Without sense or meaning; foolish".
5. No word in the given list matches the definition "A person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion".
6. No word in the given list matches the definition "To decorate; beautify by adding details".
7. "subsidize" means to support financially as shown by parents subsidizing students and public TV being subsidized by donations.
8. No word in the given list matches the definition "To spend or waste a little at a time".
9. No word in the given list matches the definition "Unintentional; accidental".
10. "sporadic" means happening now and then or occasional as in sporadic showers and sporadic attempts to quit smoking.

Answer:

1. juxtapose
2. lethargy
3. No match
4. No match
5. No match
6. No match
7. subsidize
8. No match
9. No match
10. sporadic