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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 />
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2. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />
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3. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />
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4. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />
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5. WORD: _______________________ SENTENCE: ______________________________<br />
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