Question

sentence check 1 using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. use each word once. a. disparity b. forestall c. insidious d. insinuate e. interrogate f. obsequious g. omnipotent h. opportune i. permeate j. retribution 1. when our dog was sprayed by a skunk, the smell soon _(e)d the house. 2. to _ complaints about unrepaired potholes, the township set up a “pothole hotline” and promised to fill in any reported hole within two days. 3. because no one else’s hand was raised, i considered it a(n) _ moment to ask a question. 4. in many countries, political prisoners who are being _(e)d by the secret police are likely to be tortured in an attempt to force answers from them. 5. when the earl of essex plotted against his queen, elizabeth i of england, _ was swift and harsh: she had him beheaded for treason. 6. “there seems to be quite a _, ” shannon objected to the car dealer, “between your cost and the sticker price.” 7. the effects of certain prescription drugs, such as valium, can be _. people who take them may slip into addiction without being aware of it. 8. according to legend, king canute—an ancient ruler of england, denmark, and norway—thought he was _. he actually ordered the tide to stop rising. 9. instead of directly saying “buy our product,” many ads use slick images to _ that the product will give the buyer sex appeal, power, or prestige. 10. the headwaiter’s manner toward customers who looked rich was _. ignoring the rest of us, he gave them the restaurant’s best tables and hovered over them, all smiles. note: now check your answers to these items by turning to page 179. going over the answers carefully will help you prepare for the next two practices, for which answers are not given. sentence check 2 using the answer lines provided, complete each item below with two words from the box. use each word once. 1 - 2. the wide _ between men’s and women’s pay in the company led to a protest by the women. the management tried to squelch° the protest and _(e)d that the women were subversive° and were trying to ruin company morale. 3 - 4. the noxious° chemical spray used to eradicate° tentworms had _ effects: after killing the worms, it gradually seeped down, _(e)d the soil, and poisoned duck lake.

Explanation:

1. The smell spreading through the house means it "permeated".
2. Setting up a hot - line to stop complaints is to "forestall" them.
3. A good time to ask a question is an "opportune" moment.
4. Secret police questioning political prisoners is "interrogating" them.
5. The queen's harsh punishment for treason is "retribution".
6. The difference between cost and sticker price is a "disparity".
7. Prescription drugs with hidden, harmful effects are "insidious".
8. Ordering the tide to stop rising shows a belief in being "omnipotent".
9. Ads using images to suggest something is "insinuating".
10. A waiter being overly fawning to rich customers is "obsequious".

For the second part:
1 - 2. The difference in pay is a "disparity", and saying women are subversive is "insinuating".
3 - 4. The harmful effects of the chemical spray are "insidious", and it spreading through the soil is "permeating".

Answer:

1. I. permeate
2. B. forestall
3. H. opportune
4. E. interrogate
5. J. retribution
6. A. disparity
7. C. insidious
8. G. omnipotent
9. D. insinuate
10. F. obsequious

1 - 2. A. disparity, D. insinuate
3 - 4. C. insidious, I. permeate