Eng a Laudable List of Verbs

A LAUDABLE LIST OF VERBS NOTE: You are responsible for knowing ALL words defined in each list as well as the prefixes/suffixes and words defined in the boxes (in this case, cur/curr/cours and mis/mit). acquiesce. chastise. augment. condone. amass. disseminate • coalesce • concur. digress • laud • disperse. eHace ACQUIESCE v. to give in and agree peaceably; to assent, comply n. acquiescence When Dad set 1 a.m. as our curfew, my sister Amy and I acquiesced because we knew he meant business. For me, it's easier to acquiesce than to argue forever, which I hate. CHAS11SE v. to scold severly or punish; castigate, censure Every day we chastise Dude, my insanely brave, five-pound Yorkshire terrier. But Meatloaf, Amy's sixteen-pound cat, has almost never been chastised, probably because she's too smart to get caught. AUGMENT v. to increase; to make something greater or bigger Dad said, "Ted, I'll augment your allowance for your senior year, in return for more help at home." That could mean major labor, but I have to augment my savings before college. CONDONE v. to overlook or pardon an offense; to excuse For too long, our family has condoned Dude's mad-dog tendencies. We keep making excuses for him, unlike my high school principal, who rarely condones misbehavior. AMASS v. to accumulate, collect; to gather, come together I don't need to amass a huge fortune, but a bit of extra money would be nice-for camping gear, of course. Whenever ours is amassed in one place, I see how much we need. DISSEMINATE v. to disperse or spread everywhere (knowledge or ideas) as if sowing seeds Our school paper, The Central Times, tries to disseminate the information all students need. As editor, I hope the paper also disseminates the spirit of Central High. 17 18 SAT WORD FLASH CUR/CURR/COURS = to run, course cursory-sketchy, not thorough; hasty or superficial a cursory glance a regrettably cursory reading precursol"-a forerunner that hints at the future; harbinger the first robin, a welcome precursor of spring Also: cursive, excursion, current, curriculum, discourse, incur, cursor, occur, concur, discursive COALESCE v. to mix or come together from separate elements Thoughts about my last editorial fmally coalesced into one good idea. Amy couldn't believe I was actually writing about her play cast, a group of radically different kids that I saw coalescing into a supportive stage family. CONCUR v. to agree, assent; to approve; to coincide After much discussion, our family concurred on a camping site for next summer. Luckily, Dad's vacation time is concurrent with the best time to visit the park we selected. DIGRESS v. to wander off course in speaking or writing I often digress into related topiCS as I get into a speech. I think these digressions are humorous, but my teacher has started saying, "Ted, if you keep digressing, I'll mark you down. You must stay on target." MISS/MIT = to send emit-to voice; to give off, as fumes or anger emitted a low groan emit foul fumes emission standards mission-a definite Job or task; the mission establishment itself (usuaUy religious) needing a clear mission the old adobe Jesuit mission Also: omit, omission, commit, commission, permit, permission, transmit, transmission, missive, missile A LAUDABLE LIST OF VERBS 19 LAUD v. to praise, commend, acclaim, extol We rarely say, "You are to be lauded for that achievement" anymore, favoring the word praised or commended instead. But I often hear "What a laudable accomplishment." DISPERSE v. to spread aU over; to disseminate; also, tofan out or scatter in a random way With promotion of school events as one goal, we disperse copies of The Central Times to each class. Most kids came to the recent basketball tournament and dispersed like so many bats afterward, flitting home to study for exams. EFFACE v. to erase or obliterate; to wear away (as by time) I'm counting on time to efface the memories of when I've made a total idiot of myself, just as weather has gradually effaced the harsh or exaggerated features of nature. List of Abbreviations Take a minute to familiarize yourself with the following abbreviations, which are used in the vocabulary lessons. n. noun v. adj. adv. verb adjective adverb s. pI. singular plural usu. usually lit. literally L Fr. Sp. Gr. Ger. Latin French Spanish Greek Germanic MEMORY FIX To learn these new words, write each one on a sheet of paper. Also write a synonym or definition for each and say the words aloud as you work. r; ILL IN THE BLANKS .I From the words in this chapter, select the one that best completes the meaning and logic of each phrase below. Note which tense or form of the word is required for sense. 1. wouldn't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ unless I could yield with a clear conscience 2. can't possibly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that rude behavior 3. harsh weather that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the writing on the tomb 20 SAT WORD FLASH 4. fonnal enough to say instead of scold 5. an opinion that fortunately 6. "all glory, with mine , and honor" goes the hymn 7. to _______ as much as possible, the goal of Scrooge McDuck 8. eager to _______ the number of qualified students 9. careful to focus on the problem and not _ _ _ _ _ __ 10. a thorough reading, please, not a _______ one 11. a rambling, talk that put everyone to sleep 12. where the two paths 13. hope to into one wider path the news to as many as possible 14. quit milling around and L: ------- peaceably now a low cry of astonishment before falling silent ANALOGIES Circle the one word pair in each list below that expresses the same relationship as the pair in capital letters. 1. CHASTISE: MISBEHAVIOR (A) start: argument (B) castigate: students (C) laud: success (D) represent: hope (E) remunerate: reward 2. FOOTPRINTS: EFFACE (A) scars: hide (B) gulley: widen (C) target: omit (D) memorial: dedicate (E) record: obliterate A LAUDABLE LIST OF VERBS 3. ACQUIESCE: YIElDING 21 (D) emit : smelling comply : hesitating (B) disperse : scattering (C) concur : running (A) commit : halting (E) 4. PATII: STRAY (A) lecture : digress (D) duties : remiss (B) book : review (C) illness : recur (E) 5. PARDON: OFFENSE elements : coalesce (A) amass : wealth (D) censure : actions (B) punish: wrongdoing (C) condone : error (E) disseminate : cheer MATCHING Circle the two words or phrases that best explain the meaning of each of the words in bold type. ~ ,/~" ( 1~ acquiesce (A) dispute (B) assent (C) drench (D) yield '~ ~./ 2. emit (A) utter (B) voice (C) take in (D) abhor - ", : 5J amass \J (A) ritual (B) accumulate (C) gather (D) Southern for "disaster" G augment ' (A) enlarge (B) add to (C) alter (D) price "" 3. i castigate (A) scorn (B) chastise (C) scold (D) tie up 4. precursor (A) forerunner (B) patron (C) arbiter (D) harbinger 7. disperse (A) avoid (B) strew around (C) arrange (D) disseminate 8. coalesce (A) join (B) roil around (C) come together (D) disturb