The following is a part of a vocabulary textbook titled "1100 words You Needs to Know." It was written in 1971. I think the book is getting old, but many people who have passed Eiken 1st Grade did this book to enrich English vocabulary. That's why I have been studying the material.
(FYI, from the below,
letters in red are the 10th week's new works, while
blues are the ones from previous weeks' words. It is difficult to remember all of the new words in once, so the text repeats the previously learned words in later weeks.)
Week 10 - Day 1
(New words ...
inclement,
peruse,
premonition,
desist,
recoil)
JERRY HART'S SIXTH SENSE
An
uneasy feeling had made Jerry Hart miserable all day long. It was difficult to explain, but the similar sensations in the past had been accurate - trouble was on the way. Just as some people can predict the
onset of
inclement weather because of an aching in their bones, so could Jerry
detect incipient disaster. He sat at his desk, trying to
peruse a company report but his efforts were
ineffectual. The
gnawing at his insides, the tinge of uneasiness, the
premonition of calamity that besieged him would not
desist. When the phone rang, he
recoiled with fear - it was his wife and she was hysterical. Their son had been bitten by a mad dog!
Sample sentences - Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. After being
admonished by his father, he began to (??????) the want ads daily.
2. When the black cat crossed her path, Ellen had a (??????) of disaster.
3. The
pickets promulgated a warning that they would not (??????) in their efforts to
enhance their standard of living.
4. As the snake prepared to strike, the girls (??????) in horror.
5. She blame her absence from the game on the (??????) weather, but we knew that was
sour grapes.
Definitions - Match the new words (6 to 10) with their meanings (a to e).
6. inclement 7. peruse 8. premonition 9. desist 10. recoil
(a) unfavorable, stormy (b) to read carefully (c) cease (d) forewarning (e) draw back
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Week 10 - Day 2
(New words ...
pertinent,
mastiff,
obsess,
doleful,
wan)
CRISIS!
As soon as Jerry Hart could get the
pertinent facts from his wife, he dashed out of the office on his way home. He
jostled people in the hallway, implored the elevator operator to hurry, and with
flagrant disregard for an elderly gentleman jumped in to the cab he had
hailed. The twenty-minute taxi ride seemed
interminable and all the while horrible thoughts occurred to Jerry. Visions of an ugly
mastiff with foaming jaws
obsessed him. A crowd of people had gathered in front of his house so that Jerry had to force his way through them. Little Bobby was on his bed, surrounded by a doctor, a policeman, Jerry's
doleful wife, his two daughters, and a half-dozen
wan neighbors.
Sample Sentences - Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. The stockbroker was (??????) with the idea of becoming a painter.
2. My nervous neighbor bought a
pugnacious (??????) to frighten burglars.
3. (??????) expressions abounded throughout headquarters on the night of the election.
4. During the trial the
astute lawyer was able to
elicit the (??????) information from the key witness.
5. After the tension, his normally
ruddy face was (??????) and tired.
Definitions - Match the new words with their meanings.
6. pertinent 7. mastiff 8. obsess 9. doleful 10. wan
(a) sad, melancholy (b) to the point (c) sickly pale, (d) to haunt, preoccupy, (e) large dog
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Week 10 - Day 3
(New words ...
histrionics,
elusive,
frustrate,
symptomatic,
interject)
A TIME FOR DECISION
The doctor explained the situation calmly, avoiding
histrionics. First of all, they didn't know whether the dog had rabies. Secondly, the
elusive dog had
frustrated all attempts to find him so far. Finally, the decision would have to be made whether Bobby was to undergo the painful vaccination administered daily for two weeks. Mrs. Hart said that a neighbor who had seen the dog claimed that it had been
foaming at the mouth, barking, and
growling constantly - all
symptomatic of
rabies. But the policeman
interjected that there hadn't been a case of a mad dog in the country in over twenty years; he
repudiated the neighbor's report, advocating that they do nothing for at least another day. Mr. and Mrs. Hart sat down to think about their next step.
Sample sentences - Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. The
warden (??????) the prisoners' attempt to escape by adding more guards.
2. Most viewers hate it when a commercial is (??????) into a suspense drama.
3. Saying that he would not tolerate her (??????), the director fired the
temperamental actress.
4. All his life he found happiness (??????), but wealth easy to come by.
5. The
sordid rioting was (??????) of the problems facing the large cities.
Definitions - Match the new words with their meanings.
6. histrionics 7. elusive 8. frustrate 9. symptomatic 10. interject
(a) having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative (b) hard to grasp (c) insert, interrupt
(d) display of emotions (e) counteract, foil, thwart
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Week 10 - Day 4
(New words ...
inert,
salient,
imminent,
squeamish,
engrossed)
THE PERTINENT FACTS ABOUT RABIES
"Give me some of the
rudimentary information about the disease, Doc," said Jerry, glancing toward the
inert figure of his son. "Well, as you know, the malady used to be called 'hyropohobia' (fear of water) because one of the symptoms is an inability to swallow liquids. Actually, it is caused by a live virus from the
saliva of an infected animal. If saliva gets into a bite wound, the victim may get rabies. The virus travels along the nerves to the spine and brain. Once the
salient characteristics appear (ten days to six months) then death is
imminent." "What are the symptoms?" asked Mrs. Hart. "Pain and
numbness, difficulty in swallowing, headaches and nervousness. Also, muscle
spasms and
convulsions." The
squeamish neighbors who were
engrossed in the doctor's remarks
grasped. "I think we should go ahead with the injections," the
distraught Mrs. Hart said. "I've heard enough."
Sample Sentences - Use the new words in the following sentences.
1. The senator
loathed it when people said that an atomic war was (??????).
2. When his (??????) partner complained about a lack of ethics, the businessman laughed at his innocence.
3. (??????) in his crossword puzzle, he failed to notice the
paucity of customers in the restaurant.
4. One of the (??????) features of her poetry is a dependence upon
euphemisms.
5. Seeing the (??????) player, the manager dashed out onto the field.
Definitions - Match the new words with their meanings.
6. inert 7. salient 8. imminent 9. squeamish 10. engrossed
(a) outstanding, prominent (b) without power to move (c) likely to happen, threatening (d) absorbed (e) easily shocked, over sensitive
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Day 5 Word search
The Potato that Strangled Idaho
People who are
(Q1.....a new word from Day 4) about the sight of blood or
(Q2.....a new word from Day 1) in horror from most forms of violence would do well to avoid some of the movies now being shown at their local cinemas. Producers have learned that films that scare the patrons out of their seats, ironically, put millions of fans into those seats, keeping them
(Q3.....a new word from Day 4) in the goose pimple - inducing spectacles that flash across the screen.
Of course, each movie carries with it a rating that indicates its suitability for certain age groups, either because of its subject matter, language, presentation, or level of violence. Pictures with a "G" rating are approved for all audiences, while, at the other end of the scale, those that are given an "X" rating are for adults only with no children allowed under any circumstance. Getting an "R" rating indicates that the movie is restricted (no one under 18 admitted without an adult) but some Hollywood
moguls consider the "R" to be the magnet that insures box office success. And we can be sure that as long as shock films ring up a merry tune on the cash registers, producers will not
(Q4.....a new word from Day 1) from making them.
A director who specializes in making
gory films involving monsters, vampires, and brutal serial killers boasted in a college lecture that his work was in good taste. One student who disagreed was provoked to
(Q5.....a new word from Day 3) that in his opinion the diet of "
shock-schlock" movies was in worse taste than those pictures that contained
vulgar language and nudity. "At least they're honest," he declared.
Q1 either word of Day 4)
inert,
salient,
imminent,
squeamish,
engrossed
Q2 either word of Day 1)
inclement,
peruse,
premonition,
desist,
recoil
Q3 either word of Day 4) inert, salient, imminent, squeamish, engrossed
Q4 either word of Day 1) inclement, peruse, premonition, desist, recoil
Q5 either word of Day 3) histrionics, elusive, frustrate, symptomatic, interject
