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24<br />

UNIT 1<br />

Lesson 7<br />

VOCABULARY STRETCH<br />

Get out your dictionary and thesaurus! The challenging words in this lesson were<br />

especially chosen to stretch the limits of your vocabulary.<br />

LOOK IT UP!<br />

EVERYDAY LIVING WORDS<br />

Circle the word that correctly completes each sentence. Before selecting a word,<br />

(1) read the dictionary definitions of all the boldface words, and (2) check out the<br />

context clues in each sentence.<br />

1. Some people who lose their jobs become ( indigent / impeccable ).<br />

2. Brad’s solution to the problem may not be ( malleable / viable ).<br />

3. Rita’s ( profligate / requisite ) spending makes us worry.<br />

4. Steven’s ( austere / vapid ) remarks in class are annoying to the<br />

teacher.<br />

5. In a materialistic society, ( decorum / avarice ) is common.<br />

Now write sentences of your own, using the boldface words you did not use to<br />

complete the sentences above.<br />

1. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />

________________________________________________________________<br />

2. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />

________________________________________________________________<br />

3. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />

________________________________________________________________<br />

4. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />

________________________________________________________________<br />

5. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />

________________________________________________________________

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