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VOCABULARY 5

VOCABULARY 5. AUSTIN ENGLISH 11. The food at the party was too copious ; the guests stuffed themselves, but there were still platters and bowls of food left over. DOES COPIOUS MEAN OF POOR QUALITY PLENTIFUL PERSUASIVE. COPIOUS.

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VOCABULARY 5

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  1. VOCABULARY 5 AUSTIN ENGLISH 11

  2. The food at the party was too copious; the guests stuffed themselves, but there were still platters and bowls of food left over. DOES COPIOUS MEAN OF POOR QUALITY PLENTIFUL PERSUASIVE COPIOUS

  3. The dearth of snow this winter disappointed my children. They had received new sleds for Christmas but never got a chance to use them. DOES DEARTH MEAN A SURPLUS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT A SHORTAGE DEARTH

  4. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is considered one of the most eloquent speeches of all time, but on the day he gave it, many in the audience were insulted. They thought it was too short. DOES ELOQUENT MEAN STIRRING CONFUSING SIMPLE ELOQUENT

  5. Bernice wanted to make a home-cooked meal for her friends but was puzzled by all the jargon in the cookbook. What did braise mean? Or saute? Or mince? DOES JARGON MEAN GRAMMATICAL ERRORS TECHNICAL LANGUAGE HUMOR JARGON

  6. Mrs. Hill thought Kirk’s attitude showed too much levity. “You should laugh less and spend more time thinking about serious things,” she said. DOES LEVITY MEAN SERIOUSNESS SURPRISE LIGHTHEARTED-NESS LEVITY

  7. The brook meandered through the valley, disappearing into the underbrush, then coming into view again, and here and there even turning back on itself. DOES MEANDER MEAN TO WANDER TO HURRY TO FALL MEANDER

  8. The lecturer kept getting sidetracked, because audience members repeatedly asked questions about peripheral matters that had little to do with her topic. DOES PERIPHERAL MEAN ESSENTIAL OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE DOUBTFUL PERIPHERAL

  9. If you seek damages under a “lemon law,” be prepared to substantiate your claim that your car is a lemon. You’ll need to show all your repair bills and correspondence. DOES SUBSTANTIATE MEAN TO REPORT TO REPEAT TO PROVE SUBSTANTIATE

  10. Jared arrived late for class. Hoping to remain unobtrusive he quickly slid into a seat at the end of the last row. DOES UNOBTRUSIVE MEAN NOT NOTICEABLE NOT EASILY FORGOTTEN NOT IMPORTANT UNOBTRUSIVE

  11. Andy reaches decisions very slowly. For instance, when we went to get ice cream last night, he vacillated for fifteen minutes between vanilla and chocolate. DOES VACILLATE MEAN TO SPEAK TO HISITATE TO SELECT VACILLATE

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