พ. 26 มี.ค.

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A. For each item below, write the examples that suggest the meaning of the underline word.

1. When I finally get around to cleaning out my refrigerator, I always find something vile (vll) at the back of a shelf, such as moldy fruit or old smelly beans.
2. The Easter egg hunt featured cryptic (krip’tik) clues such as, “You’ll find a prize somewhere narrow” and “Look for the pink.”
3. Verbose (var’bos) writing can be hard to follow. For instance, “At this point in time, we have an urgently felt need for more and greater financial resources” is less clear than “We need money now.”
   B. Each item below includes a word or words that are a synonym of the underline word. Write the synonym of the italicized word in the space provided.
   4. “I’ll try any ride in this amusement park except the Twister,” said Nick. “I’ll venture (ven’chsr) getting sick to my stomach, but I won’t risk my life.”
   5. Americans spend millions each year on a quest (kwest) for the perfect weight-loss plan. Their search is for a pill or diet that will allow them to eat much and exercise little.
   6. Samuel Langhorne Clemens wasn’t the first author to use the pseudonym (sodd’n-im’) Mark Twain. A newspaper writer of the time used the same false name.
   C. Each item below includes a word or words that are an antonym of the underline word. Write the antonym of each underline word. Then, on the answer line, write the meaning of the underline word.
4. Computer manuals are often very hard to understand, so I was surprised to discover how lucid (loo’sid) this one is.
   c. long
   b. expensive
   c. clear
   d. new
5. When my sister first got her job at the recording studio, she was excited to go to work each day. Now after ten years, she’s blase (bla-za’) about her work and wants to change jobs.
   a. tardy
   b. thrilled
   c. bored
   d. curious