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114 Chapter 4 Other Useful English WordsExercisesPart 2■ Matching Words and DefinitionsMatch the word and definition. Use each choice only once.1. pinnacle a. extreme admiration2. cultivate b. good judgment3. successive c. use of a positive word in place of a4. withstandnegative one5. euphemismd. to grow6. mammothe. following without interruption7. copiousf. very large8. procrastinateg. top9. mitigatingh. plentiful10. discretioni. to delayj. making less severek. not to surrenderl. in order of time■ Words in ContextComplete each sentence with the best word. Use each choice only once.a. adulation e. discretion i. pinnacleb. chronology f. euphemism j. procrastinatec. copious g. mammoth k. successived. cultivate h. mitigating l. withstand1. The boy’s stopped when he realized his baseballhero had taken steroids.2. Being awarded the Olympic Gold Medal was theof the swimmer’s career.3. The office worker tried to the friendship ofhis supervisor.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.