Chapter 18 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. Fitfully                        he’d slept fitfully and had awakened the final time just after five
  2. Ambivalent                 Kim was…ambivalent about allowing her to share the current risk.
  3. Acutely                       the thought mad him acutely paranoid
  4. Chided                        Recognizing his paranoia, Kim chided himself
  5. Vigilante                     has taken the law into his own hands vigilante style
  6. Preposterous              Webster…told the Times that this is a preposterous allegation
  7. Dejectedly                  He sank dejectedly into the only chair.
  8. Despondent                he seemed far more despondent than she had expected
  9. Opted                          the people who were paying him opted to destroy my credibility
  10. Ramifications             I was worried about the legal ramifications
  11. Travesty                     I’ll fight this travesty but definitely from afar
  12. Diminutive                  Mrs. English was a diminutive, silver-haired lady
  13. Unequivocally “Never,” Mrs. English said unequivocally.
  14. Conscientious             As conscientious as he was, he couldn’t leave
  15. Denouement               The denouement started presumably with the merger
  16. Coerced                      it is unknown if she is being coerced
  17. Adheres                      Mercer Meats adheres to, in fact, surpasses all USDA requirements
  18. Fodder                        He overruled me, saying it was tabloid fodder
  19. Intuition                      I’ve learned to respect your intuition

 

Chapter 18 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.

 

  1.  Fitfully                       A. contrary to nature, reason, or common sense
  2. Ambivalent                 B. to decide in favor of something
  3. Acutely                       C. uncertainty as to which approach to follow
  4. Chided                        D. indicating small size
  5. Vigilante                     E. something necessarily following from a set of conditions
  6. Preposterous              F. in a manner that leaves no doubt
  7. Dejectedly                  G. a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
  8. Despondent                H. characterized by sharpness or severity
  9. Opted                          I. to compel to an act or choice
  10. Ramifications             J. cast down in spirits
  11. Travesty                     K. breaking of regularity or quiet by uncontrolled movement
  12. Diminutive                  L. inferior material used to supply a heavy demand
  13. Unequivocally M. the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  14. Conscientious             N. quick and ready insight
  15. Denouement               O. to bind oneself to observance
  16. Coerced                      P. to voice disapproval to
  17. Adheres                      Q. feeling or showing extreme discouragement
  18. Fodder                        R. governed by or conforming to the dictates of moral goodness
  19. Intuition                      S. a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and

punish crime summarily

 

 

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