Level F Unit 13 Your TAsk

1. Level F Unit 13Your TAsk • Name two physical encumberances of Piggy. • There is a sentence regarding Macbeth. On the lines following the sentence, agree or disagree with the statement. • Make an antonym context clue and antonym signal word for the slides which are askew.

2. abet • To allow a man in his condition behind the wheel of a car is to ____ a potential crime. • I will not in any way ____ their plans to play a cruel and humiliating trick on an unoffending person. • Well-meaning but misguided friends _____ his plans to run away to Hollywood and “become a movie star”.

3. aver • I will ____ your fitness to do the work to any prospective employer who inquires. • When they offered to help him, he proudly ____ that he could handle the situation entirely on his own. • Although we have had our disagreements, I will ___ now that she was always been scrupulously honest in her dealings with me.

4. blatant • Your comments showed a ____ disregard for my feelings. • I don’t think you can really accuse the producers of ____ favoritism simply because they chose a friend for the title role. • I know that he is wealthy and comes from a ‘prominent’ family, but does that excuse his ____ disregard for good manners?

5. broach • Though he did not like scrambled eggs, he opted not the _____ the subject for fear of offending his hosts • “When I _________ this topic two years ago”, I observed, “ my ideas were met with a very different reception”

6. buttress • He has read so widely and in such depth that he can produce facts to _____ any argument he advances. • Dr. Slavin’s original diagnosis, although questioned by several colleagues, was strongly _____ by the results of his lab tests. • The towering walls of many medieval cathedrals are prevented from falling down by huge “flying _____”: on the outsides of the buildings.

7. carousal • Vikings are notorious for having enjoyed a _______ after each of their battles. • The New Year’s Eve party started off quietly enough, but it soon became a full fledged ____. • I like a god time as much as anyone, but I don’t think that the celebration of our nation’s birthday should be a full-fledged _______

8. collate • We decided to ____ the recipes according to how complicated they are. • If the pages aren’t _____ properly, they’ll be out of proper sequence when our class magazine is bound. • With tireless patience, the wily detective ____ bits and pieces of evidence until he gained an insight into how the crime had been committed.

9. connisseur • She was a _____ of both music and film. (fix this with a better context clue. Use an antonym and antonym signal word) One need not be a ______ of modern dance to recognize that Martha is exceptionally talented in that field. I don’t know anything about quiches or souffles, but I am a true ______ when it comes to pizza.

10. disconsolate • Shakespeare’s Macbeth hardly seemed ____ when his wife dies, and bluntly says he has no time to grieve. • What could be more _____ than the long drive home on a rainy night after we lost the championship by one point!!! • I know you are really disappointed at not getting that job, but don’t allow yourself to feel so _____ that you won’t have the energy to look for another.

11. encumber • I feared that joining another club would ______ me with too many obligations. • She is so _____ with family obligations that she rarely has a free moment for herself. • You will never be able to complete this hike if you _____ yourself with so much ‘essential equipment’.

12. Foment • Toward the end of the film, the peasant leader attempts to ____ a storming of the scientist’s castle. • Isn’t it ridiculous to say that that the disease was _____ by ‘outsiders’ when we all know that it was caused by filthy conditions inside the institution? • It would be impossible to ____ racial discord in a school where students of different backgrounds understand and respect one another.

13. grisly • Katherine Ann Porter’s “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” reveals the ____ affects/effects of the influenza virus during the epidemic that followed WWI. • The mangled bodies of the victimes told their own ____ story what had happened. • I truly felt that reality could never be as _____ as the horrible phantoms that were disturbing my dreams.

14. herculean • We carried the desk into the house successfully but saw that getting it up the stairs would be a _____ effort. • Cleaning oup the old beach house seemed an almost impossible task, but she attacked it with ______ energy.

15. impassive • Since nervous laughter is the sign of an inexperienced actor, I tried to adopt an _____ expression on stage. • Although she remained outwardly _____ during the trial, I could sense the emotional turmoil beneath the surface. • Psychologists tell us that people who seem to be unusually ____ are often the ones most likely to lose control of their emotions in times of stress.

16. inauspicious • Our road trip got off to an _____ start when we ran out of gas within five miles from home. • The big game had a truly ____ start for s when our star quarterback fumbled and lost the ball on the first play. • The opening of our show took place most _____ in the midst of a transit strike and a record-breaking snowstorm.

17. Incontrovertible • The document was remarkable for its tact yet also ______ in its facts. • The testimony of three different witnesses, all confirming the same basic facts, made the guilt of the accused _____. • What we need is not opinions or “educated guesses” but ____ proof that can stand up under the closest examination.

18. nonplussed • Prepared as she thought she was for contingencies, she found herself ____ by the surprising turn of events. • I was utterly _____ when I realized that football practice and the rehearsal for class were at the same time. • I wasn’t so much surprised at not getting the job as I was _____ by his strange explanation that I was overqualified.

19. opportune • If you intend to give the dog a bath, you had better pick an ____ moment, and then pounce! • When I saw the worried expression on the face of my employer, I realized that it was not an ___ time to ask for a raise. • If you are going to wait for an occasion that seems ____ in every respect, then you may have to wait forever.

20. prolific • Haydn was a more ______ composer than Mozart, in part because he lived much longer. • He is such a(n) _____ writer that his books occupy almost an entire shelf in the school library. • In spite of her long and _____ career, her reputation today rests entirely on one great play.

21. rejoinder • When he explained where he had been and what he had done, her ______ was sharp and critical. • Now that you mention it, I don’t think that “Sez you” was a particularly effective ______ to her trenchant and insightful criticisms of your proposal.

22. Completing the Sentence • Blatant • Abet • Broached • Herculean • Collated • Grisly • Opportune • Conniseur • Carousal • Incontrovertible • Prolific • Inauspicious • Encumbered • Aver • Impassive • Disconsolate • Buttresses • Nonplussed • Foment • rejoinder

23. Choosing the Right Word • Buttressed • Carousal • Abetted • Encumber • Disconsolate • Broach • Prolific • Herculean • Impassive • Nonplussed • Rejoinders • Averred • Opportune • Conniseur • Blatant • Grisly • Inauspiciously • Fomented • Collated • incontrovertible