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The World of Words: Vocabulary for College Success ... - eLibrary

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Exercises 55ExercisesPart 2■ Matching <strong>Words</strong> and DefinitionsMatch the word and definition. Use each choice only once.1. conservative a. favoring gradual progress and re<strong>for</strong>m2. thrive b. dominance3. defer c. to replace4. hegemony d. to understand5. chaos e. favoring traditional beliefs6. supplant f. to delay7. reactionary g. opposing progress in an extreme way8. pacify h. to calm9. apprehend i. to grow strong10. epitome j. confusionk. best examplel. favoring great change■ <strong>Words</strong> in ContextComplete each sentence with the best word. Use each choice only once.You may have to capitalize some words.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.a. apprehend e. hegemony i. radicalb. chaos f. pacify j. liberalc. defer g. supplant k. conservatived. epitome h. thrive l. reactionary1. erupted when someone in the crowd yelled“Fire!”2. Marla’s 150-pound weight loss caused a(n)change in her appearance.3. Two thousand years ago, the <strong>of</strong> Romeextended over most <strong>of</strong> the known world.

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