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Chapter One Learning New Words From the Context

Chapter One Learning New Words From the Context. Part 3 Commonsense Contexts Group 6. 1. Accommodate (v.). A. hold or contain without crowding or inconvenience; have room for The new restaurant will accommodate 128 persons. B. oblige; do a favor for; furnish with something desired

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Chapter One Learning New Words From the Context

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  1. Chapter OneLearning New Words From the Context Part 3 Commonsense Contexts Group 6

  2. 1. Accommodate (v.) A. hold or contain without crowding or inconvenience; have room for • The new restaurant will accommodate 128 persons. B. oblige; do a favor for; furnish with something desired • I’m sorry I have no pen to lend you. Ask Norman. Perhaps he can accommodate you.

  3. 2. Apprehend (v.) A. to anticipate (foresee) with fear; dread • Now I see how foolish I was to apprehend the outcome of the test. I passed easily. B. arrest • The escaped prisoners were apprehended as they tries to cross the border.

  4. 3. Apprehension (n.) A. Alarm; uneasiness • We waited with apprehension to hear from the police that all was clear. B. Apprehensive (adj.) fearful; afraid Patti is apprehensive when she has to stay at home; she is afraid something bad will happen.

  5. 4. Cleave (v.) • Stick; adhere; cling; be faithful Some of the residents are hostile to the new ways; they cleave to the customs and traditions of the past.

  6. 5. Conceal (v.) • Keep secret; withdraw from observation; hide; secrete I answered all questions truthfully, for I had nothing to conceal.

  7. 6. Content (adj.) • Satisfied; pleased • If you are not content with the merchandise, you may return it for an exchange or a refund.

  8. 7. Culprit (n.) • One guilty of a fault or crime; offender; wrongdoer • The last time we were late for the party, I was the culprit. I wasn’t ready when you called for me.

  9. 8. Eliminate (v.) • Drop; exclude; remove; get rid of; rule out • The new director hopes to reduce expenses by eliminating unnecessary jobs.

  10. 9. Facetious (adj.) • Given to joking; not to be taken seriously; witty; funny • Bea meant it when she said that she was quitting the team. She was not being facetious.

  11. 10. Fatigue (v.) • Tire; exhaust; weary • Why not take the elevator? Climbing the stairs will fatigue you. B. (n)- exhaustion; weariness The doctor told the only thing wrong with me was fatigue; I needed to get some rest.

  12. 11. Infallible (adj.) • Incapable of being in error; sure; certain; absolutely reliable • When Phil disputes my answer or I question his, we take it to our math teacher. We consider her judgment infallible.

  13. 12. Pilfer (v.) • Steal (in small amounts); purloin • The shoplifter was apprehended after pilfering several small articles.

  14. 13. Province (n.) • Proper business or duty; sphere; jurisdiction • IF your brother misbehaves; you have no right to punish him; that is not your province. B. territory; region; domain • We had to get a passport to be able to cross into the Canadian Province.

  15. 14. Reflect (v.) • Think carefully; meditate; contemplate • I could have given a much better answer if I had had time to reflect.

  16. 15. Reverse (v.) A. Turn completely about; change to the opposite position; revoke; annul • I found guilty, a person may appeal to a higher court in the hope that it will reverse the verdict. B. (N) setback; defeat; reversal • In 1805, Napoleon’s fleet met with a serious reverse at the Battle of Trafalgar.

  17. 15. Reverse (continued) C. Reversible (adj.) able to be worn with either side out • My mom bought me a reversible jacket so that I could wear it more than one way.

  18. 16. Shallow (adj.) • Not deep Nonswimmers must use the shallow part of the pool. B. Lacking intellectual depth; superficial; uncritical Timothy is shallow because he skims along only thinking of himself.

  19. 17. Superfluous (adj.) • Beyond what is necessary or desirable; surplus; needless • We already have enough volunteers; additional help would be superfluous.

  20. 18. Surmount (v.) • Conquer; overcome; climb over • At the end of the third quarter. The visitors were ahead by 18 points, a lead that our team was unable to surmount.

  21. 19. Urban (adj.) • Having to do with cities or towns • In the United States today, the urban population far outnumbers the farm population.

  22. 20. Vicinity (n.) • Neighborhood; locality; region about or near a place • Katerina lost her keys in the vicinity of Pine Street and Wyoming Avenue.

  23. 21. Vocation (n.) • Occupation; calling; business; trade; profession • Ruth will be studying to be an engineer. Bob plans to enter teaching. I, however, have not yet chosen a vocation.

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