Vocabulary Unit 1

1. Vocabulary Unit 1 authoritative / clamor / meager / pedestrian / vanquish / wan

2. 1. authoritative • (adjective) • official, coming from a believable or reliable source

3. 1. authoritative • a. We say that a person who knows a lot about a particular subject is an authority on that subject. Such a person could make an authoritative statement about his or her area of expertise.

4. 1. authoritative • b. We settled our argument about the value of a Pete Rose baseball card by going to the authoritative source for such information, the Beckett price guide.

5. 1. authoritative • c. When our group made its presentation in social studies, I felt that we spoke both understandably and authoritatively on the subject we'd been given to research.

6. 2. clamor • (noun) a public outcry; any loud and continued noise • (verb) to call for by loud, continuous cries

7. 2. clamor • a. When the cable company announced that it was raising its monthly rates, it led to a clamor of complaints. (noun--a clamor)

8. 2. clamor b. Hearing the clamor coming from the cafeteria, Mr. Butts went to see what all the noise was about. (noun--the clamor)

9. 2. clamor • c. The clamor of voices could be heard from some distance away. (noun--the clamor)

10. 2. clamor • d. There was so much noise and confusion in the gym at the end of the tournament that we had to clamor to make ourselves heard. (verb--to clamor)

11. 2. clamor • e. A group of protestors were clamoring at the factory gates. (verb--clamoring)

12. 3. meager • (adjective) • a small amount, less than desirable, poor, unsatisfactory; • thin, slight

13. 3. meager • a. I don't think I'll be able to last until lunchtime on such a meager breakfast. a. I don't think I'll be able to last until lunchtime on such a meager breakfast.

14. 3. meager • b. I'm not sure how she manages to support herself and her children on such a meager paycheck.

15. 3. meager • c. There has been such meager rainfall this spring that farmers' crops are dying.

16. 4. pedestrian • (noun) one who travels on foot, a walker • (adjective) ordinary, dull, unimaginative

17. 4. Pedestrian

18. Vocabulary Unit 1 authoritative / clamor / meager / pedestrian / vanquish / wan

19. 1. authoritative • (adjective) • official, coming from a believable or reliable source

20. 1. authoritative • a. We say that a person who knows a lot about a particular subject is an authority on that subject. Such a person could make an authoritative statement about his or her area of expertise.

21. 1. authoritative • b. We settled our argument about the value of a Pete Rose baseball card by going to the authoritative source for such information, the Beckett price guide.

22. 1. authoritative • c. When our group made its presentation in social studies, I felt that we spoke both understandably and authoritatively on the subject we'd been given to research.

23. 2. clamor • (noun) a public outcry; any loud and continued noise • (verb) to call for by loud, continuous cries

24. 2. clamor • a. When the cable company announced that it was raising its monthly rates, it led to a clamor of complaints. (noun--a clamor)

25. 2. clamor b. Hearing the clamor coming from the cafeteria, Mr. Butts went to see what all the noise was about. (noun--the clamor)

26. 2. clamor • c. The clamor of voices could be heard from some distance away. (noun--the clamor)

27. 2. clamor • d. There was so much noise and confusion in the gym at the end of the tournament that we had to clamor to make ourselves heard. (verb--to clamor)

28. 2. clamor • e. A group of protestors were clamoring at the factory gates. (verb--clamoring)

29. 3. meager • (adjective) • a small amount, less than desirable, poor, unsatisfactory; • thin, slight

30. 3. meager • a. I don't think I'll be able to last until lunchtime on such a meager breakfast. a. I don't think I'll be able to last until lunchtime on such a meager breakfast.

31. 3. meager • b. I'm not sure how she manages to support herself and her children on such a meager paycheck.

32. 3. meager • c. There has been such meager rainfall this spring that farmers' crops are dying.

33. 4. pedestrian • (noun) one who travels on foot, a walker • (adjective) ordinary, dull, unimaginative

34. 4. pedestrian

35. Vocabulary Unit 1 authoritative / clamor / meager / pedestrian / vanquish / wan

36. 1. authoritative • (adjective) • official, coming from a believable or reliable source

37. 1. authoritative • a. We say that a person who knows a lot about a particular subject is an authority on that subject. Such a person could make an authoritative statement about his or her area of expertise.

38. 1. authoritative • b. We settled our argument about the value of a Pete Rose baseball card by going to the authoritative source for such information, the Beckett price guide.

39. 1. authoritative • c. When our group made its presentation in social studies, I felt that we spoke both understandably and authoritatively on the subject we'd been given to research.

40. 2. clamor • (noun) a public outcry; any loud and continued noise • (verb) to call for by loud, continuous cries

41. 2. clamor • a. When the cable company announced that it was raising its monthly rates, it led to a clamor of complaints. (noun--a clamor)

42. 2. clamor b. Hearing the clamor coming from the cafeteria, Mr. Butts went to see what all the noise was about. (noun--the clamor)

43. 2. clamor • c. The clamor of voices could be heard from some distance away. (noun--the clamor)

44. 2. clamor • d. There was so much noise and confusion in the gym at the end of the tournament that we had to clamor to make ourselves heard. (verb--to clamor)

45. 2. clamor • e. A group of protestors were clamoring at the factory gates. (verb--clamoring)

46. 3. meager • (adjective) • a small amount, less than desirable, poor, unsatisfactory; • thin, slight

47. 3. meager • a. I don't think I'll be able to last until lunchtime on such a meager breakfast. a. I don't think I'll be able to last until lunchtime on such a meager breakfast.

48. 3. meager • b. I'm not sure how she manages to support herself and her children on such a meager paycheck.

49. 3. meager • c. There has been such meager rainfall this spring that farmers' crops are dying.

50. 4. pedestrian • (noun) one who travels on foot, a walker • (adjective) ordinary, dull, unimaginative