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

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Chapter Exercises 3252. Nonchalant way to bury your head in the sanda. don’t cash in a winning lottery ticketb. bawl out policeman who gave you a warningc. toss a parking ticket in the garbage3. Delusion <strong>of</strong> a destitute persona. homelessness b. bench to sit on c. great riches4. Noncommittal response to being given carte blanche to shopa. I’m not sure I can accept your <strong>of</strong>fer. b. I am very disappointed.c. I gladly accept your <strong>of</strong>fer.5. A tongue-in-cheek response to someone who deviated from directionsa. You should have done it like you were told.b. Wow! You really followed those directions well.c. That is so funny!Chapter Exercises■ Practicing Strategies: New <strong>Words</strong> from Word ElementsUse your knowledge <strong>of</strong> word elements to determine the meanings <strong>of</strong> thesewords and complete each sentence. Use each choice only once. You mayneed to capitalize some words.a. anthrophobia e. deplane i. nonpr<strong>of</strong>itb. bona fide f. Fido j. phobicc. de<strong>for</strong>estation g. incredulous k. verisimilituded. demote h. infidel l. veryCopyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.1. When you cannot believe something, you are .2. Bona means “good,” so something presented in good faith is.3. is causing loss <strong>of</strong> trees all over the world.4. Fear <strong>of</strong> other human beings is .5. After the aircraft lands, passengers and enterthe airport terminal.

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