Chapter 16 Vocabulary – Toxin

 

Part I-Connotation: based on how the word is used in the following phrase, give a logical, implied meaning for the word. This should not be from a dictionary but from your understanding. Please put your answers on a separate piece of paper.

 

1. Exposé                        cover the story and make a big exposé
2. Onus                           the industry insists the onus is on the consumers
3. Misgivings                  She looked out at the slaughterhouse with misgivings.
4. Impish             Kim said with an impish smile
5. Nondescript                he was a nondescript man with a alight paunch
6. Faux pas                     oblivious to Kim’s verbal faux pas
7. Cacophony                  Kim was initially blow over by the cacophony of noise
8. Viscerally                   I didn’t think I’d react quite so viscerally
9. Inscrutably                 He was staring at Kim inscrutably.
10. Enigmatic                    His enigmatic expression had not changed
11. Intermittent                It was an intermittent percussive sound
12. Unabated                    this unabated carnage made him feel weak
13. Nonchalance               Kim was impressed by Jed’s nonchalance.
14. Blithely                       Derek…blithely tore open the envelope
15. Botched                      There was a botched attempt on the doctor’s life last night.
16. Vigilant                       the man will be highly vigilant
17. Recommenced            Kim recommenced sweeping
18. Aperture                     it disappeared through an aperture into an adjoining room
19. Pandemonium When he didn’t see him in the pandemonium, Kim took a chance
20. Absenteeism               had to face fewer absenteeisms than usual
21. Tacitly                         Hiring illegal aliens was tacitly condoned
22. Scapegoat                   he wasn’t going to end up being a scapegoat
23. Raucous                      he suddenly could hear the sustained raucous buzz
24. Camaraderie              despite the pall of death…the camaraderie was evident
25. Substantiated             his suspicions were substantiated

 

Chapter 16 Matching – Toxin

 

Part II-Denotation: on a separate piece of paper match the vocabulary word with its definition. You will probably need a dictionary to accomplish this.

 

26. Exposé                        A. a social blunder       
27. Onus                           B. of, relating to, or resembling a mystery
28. Misgivings                  C. able or tending to cause annoyance: irresponsibly playful
29. Impish             D. the quality or state of having an air of indifference
30. Nondescript                E. dealing with crude or elemental emotions
31. Faux pas                     F. alertly watchful especially to avoid danger
32. Cacophony                  G. to start over again, especially at the beginning
33. Viscerally                   H. not present or attending
34. Inscrutably                 I. to exhibit an issue for public veneration
35. Enigmatic                    J. to foul up hopelessly
36. Intermittent                K. expressed or carried on without words or speech
37. Unabated                    L. belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind
38. Nonchalance               M. disagreeably harsh or strident
39. Blithely                       N. one that bears the blame for others
40. Botched                      O. an opening or open space
41. Vigilant                       P. the bearing of a load; obligation or responsibility
42. Recommenced            Q. coming and going at intervals : not continuous
43. Aperture                     R. being at full strength or force
44. Pandemonium S. harsh or discordant sound
45. Absenteeism               T. to establish by proof or competent evidence
46. Tacitly                         U. a feeling of doubt or suspicion concerning a future event
47. Scapegoat                   V. a spirit of friendly good-fellowship
48. Raucous                      W. a wild uproar
49. Camaraderie              X. not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood
50. Substantiated             Y. of a happy lighthearted character or disposition