‘eks kroo’ shé atin ing ions of the words. Then do the exercises that follow. avid adj. 1. Havinga strong desire for, to the point of greed. avid Avid for the attention of their baby-sitter, the children shouted and tumbled about on the floor. 2. Eager; enthusiastic. Marcia is an avid skier who spends each weekend on the slopes. brusque adj. Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff. brusk The lawyer's brusque questioning intimidated the witness. brusqueness n. The quality or state of being brusque. With a brusqueness unlike her, Melanie ended the phone conversation, concise adj. Short and to the point. kansis’ "Speed Kills"is a concise way of warning drivers of the danger of going too fast. demean _v. To cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character. dimen’ Don't demean yourself by denying what everyone knows to be true. demeaning adj. Degrading. June felt that being scolded in front of her friends was demeaning. despicable adj. Deserving contempt or scorn. des pik’ bal Stealing from the class treasury was a despicable thing to do. emulate — v. To try to equal; to imitate. em’ yoo lat_ Musicians around the world have tried to emulate Louis Armstrong's soulful trumpet playing. evoke, 1. To call forth; to produce. @vok’ After the oil spill, the governor's appeal for clean-up volunteers evoked a huge response from people in the state. 2. To bring to mind, often by suggestion. The tinkling notes from the music box evoked for me the carefree joys of childhood. evocative adj. (é vik’ tiv) Creating something again, especially through the imagination. The costumes and music of the film were evocative of Paris in the 1920s. adj. Very painful. The ointment soothed the excruciating burn on Ronald's arm. Wordly Wise 3000 + Book 8 1 auvanigna LON 00-155 9proprietor pseudonym 2 inaugurate ind” gyarat pervade parvad" pra prl’a tar 60" da nim rebuff re buf” resilient ‘ail’ yant Lesson 1 adj. 1. Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune. v. 1. To install in office with a formal ceremony. Presidents of the United States are inaugurated in January following the November election. 2. To begin officially or mark the opening of. On Tuesday, Mayor Ovalles inaugurated a free vaccination program for all children under five living in the city. inauguration n. The act of installing in office. Governor Maitland was at her desk within hours of her inauguration. v. To spread throughout. Laughter pervades the house whenever Aunt Sara visits us, pervasive adj. Spreading throughout. We could tell from the pervasive odor of disinfectant that the cleaning crew had mopped every floor. rn, An owner of a store or other business The proprietors of the downtown shops planned a sidewalk sale for the first weekend in June. 1. Afictitious name used by an author; a pen name. Female British authors of the nineteenth century often had to use a male pseudonym in order to get their books published. v. 1. To reject bluntly. The owners rebuffed all attempts to take over their successful computer company. 2. To drive back. Although the men in the Alamo were determined to rebuff Santa Anna's forces, in the end they were defeated. rn. 1. Ablunt rejection. Caroline's offer to Fred to patch up their quarrel met with a rebuff. 2. An abrupt setback in progress. After a storm delayed their start, the climbers experienced another rebuff when a rock slide shut down one of the trails. After slipping to third place, the Red Sox were resilient enough to regain first place. 2, Returning quickly to an original shape or condition. ‘Awool sweater is more resilient after washing than a cotton one. resilience n. 1, The ability to recover. Steven's body showed great resilience after the chemotherapy treatment. 2, The ability to spring back. Tennis balls lose resilience after three or four sets of vigorous play.turbulent adi 1. Chaotic; unruly, tur’ bya fant Parents’ divorce, 2. Stormy; tempestuous. My brother and I tried our best to stay calm during the turbulent period of our Such a turbulent sea prevented all boats from leaving the harbor, furbulence n. 1. Great disturbance or agitation, The turbulence of the 1960s included peace ‘marches, civil rights protests, and assassinations, 2. Rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere, The “Fasten Your Seatbelts” s Ga Ia eee Choose two phrases to forma s Word List 1. Write each sentenc 1gn flashed on when the plane encountered ‘entence that correctly uses a word from ¢ in the space provided, 1. (@) Toinaugurate someone isto (c) To rebuff someone is to. (0) try to win that person's favor. (dl) instal that person in office, 2. (a) be unreliable or untrustworthy. (c) Tobe avid is to (b) havea strong desire for something. (d) To be resilient is to 3) istosummon itfrom memory. (©) To pervade something (b) To emulate something 4. (a) one that is ignored, (d) is to spread throughout it, () Adespicable comment is (b) one that deserves contempt. (d) a brusque comment is Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 8 3 aWW3"1dNa LON O0-is5.05, (a) returns to its original shape. (c) Something that is evocative _ —— — errr et a (b) Something that is resilient (d) is easily damaged. _ at 6. (a) one that is favorable. "(© Abrusque remark is (b) one that is abruptin manner. (d) Aconcise remark is 7. (a) Aproprietor is (© astory made up on the spur of ‘the moment. (b) a fictitious name. (d) Apseudonym is 8, (a) try to imitate that person. (c) To emulate someone is to {b) try to influence that person. (4) To demean someone is to 9, (a) An evocative poem (© isone thats dificult to understand, (b) A concise poem (@) has the ability to bring back feelings. 10. (a) To demean someone is to (©) reject that person. (b) To rebuff someone is to (@) praise that person. avid brusque concise a demean despicable emulate evoke excruciating inaugurate pervade proprietor pseudonym rebuff resilient turbulent 4 LessonPRU Telia ott] Improve each of the following sentences by crossing out the bold Phrase and replacing it with a word (or a form of the word) fromm Word List 7 1. The swelling in Denise's ankle was so painful that she could hardly stand it, 2. From Ms. Hernandez’s abrupt manner, the students understood immediately that something was wrong. 3. The 1930s was a very disturbed and agitated decade in European history. 4. When the lawyer attempted to harm the reputation of the witness by calling her a liar, the judge intervened, 5. Who is the person with the legal right to the ‘ownership of the furniture business? © Without any explanation, Emi bluntly rejected Brandon’ offer to help change the tire. 7. Uncle Joshua used to be an eager and enthusiastic fan of the Hartford Whalers until the team moved to North Carolina and changed its name to the Carolina Hurricanes, 8. Aworker needs to be able to recover quickly from misfortune in order to Survive in these difficult times, 9. The installation into office of Elena Kagan asa Justice of the Supreme Court occurred in 2010, 10. Emest Hemingway wrote in a style that was short and to. the point. Wordly Wise 3000+ Books 5 alvondnaionoa-1ss@avid brusque concise demean despicable emulate evoke excruciating inaugurate pervade proprietor pseudonym rebuff resilient turbulent 6 Lesson 1 Rei iccuars Circle the letter or letters of each correct answer. A question may have more than one correct answer. 1. Which of the following might employ a pseudonym? (@) awriter (ca president of a country (b) a Supreme Court judge (d)a small business 2. Which of the following can have a proprietor? (a) acomer store (c)a small business (b) a small child (d) a government agency 3, Which of the following has resilience? (@) aperson (alawn (b) adoormat (d) a question ‘4, Which of the following can be pervasive? {a) time (0) fear (b) silence (d) a smell 5, Which of the following can be inaugurated? (@) apresident ()abad habit (b) a delivery service (d) a promise 6. Which of the following can be evoked? {@) aloose tooth ()ahappy memory (b) a grudging response (d) a broken ski pole 7. Which of the following might suffer a rebuff? (a) anannouncement (ca proposal (b) an attack (d) a friendly gesture 8, Inwhich of the following might there be turbulence? {a) arelationship (0) the ocean (b) the air (d) a lawnDer est Choose from the two words provided and use each word Just once when filling in the spaces. One space should be left blank. brusque / abrupt 1 Iwas greeted with a(n) eng when asked if could help. 2 Aln)_____ person seems always to be ina hurry, 3 Thebuscametoain) sto when a dog ran in front of it rebuff / reject 4 Myoulike youcan a carchand take another from the top of the deck, 5. Thesoldierswereableto____ the enemy's charges, & Theagency will applications that are not properly signed and dated, emulate / imitate 7. To walk on the moon is afeat that no one s likely to —_ anytime soon, 8.To____ someone else's answers during a test can get a student in serious trouble, 9. To the sound of bird calls is quite an accomplishment, demeaning / despicable 10. There is nothing ——— about asking for help if you need it. "1. Therewasa—____ expression on his face as he warned us of the danger, 12. Itis — to buy a puppy and mistreat it. turbulent / stormy 13. Everyone screamed as the __ the raft. 14 The principal's voice grew as he spoke of his concern for the school's future. rapids almost overturned 15. The forecast of _ weather caused the cancellation of all ferry crossings. auvoniana 10N 09-155 9 Wordly Wise 3000+ Books 7avid concise demean despicable emulate excruciating inaugurate pervade proprietor pseudonym rebuff resilient ‘turbulent 8 Lesson} Pett elo Read the passage. Then answer the questions that follow it. A Poet of the People Maya Angelou was honored by William Jefferson Clinton when he invited her to read a poem she had written to celebrate his nas the forty-second president of the United States. inaugurat ‘This wasaa fitting tribute to the woman whose eary life had seemed so empty of promise when she was born Marguerite Johnson in st. Louis, Missoutl, sixty-four years before, She sums up that Ife concisely in these lines from one of her poems”... birthing Is hard / and dying is mean / and living @ tral in between” When she was stlla small child, her parents divorced; she and her older brother Bailey were raised by their grandmother, Annie Henderson, affectionately known as Momma, Mrs. Henderson was the proprietor of the only general store in Stamps, Arkansas, owned by an African-American. In her first book, | Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou evokes Momma's powerful presence as she lovingly describes the way her grandmother coped ‘with the bigotty and racial hatred that was widespread in the country inthe 1930s. It was this resi nce that most impressed Angelou and which she herself tried to emulate throughout her life, One example of such bigotry involved a visit to the dentist, Angelou was suffering from an excruciating toothache. Momma had no choice but to take her granddaughter to the town’s only dentist, who was white When she saeked him to treat the little girs toothache, he rebuffed her using extremely demeaning language. He told her that he would rather put his hand ina dogs mouth than treat a black person, Momma reminded him that she had helped inn in the past by making him interest-free loans; now she was asking a favor in return, But he brusquely asserted that his debts had been paid. He ordered her to leave. After taking her grandchild out of the office, Momma returned and stood her ground. She demanded that the dentist pay her 2 fair rate of interest on the loans she had made him. Finally, he handed over fen dollars, a large sum in those days. Only then did she depart, her dignity intact. she traveled over thirty miles with her granddaughter to Texarkana, where the nearest African-American dentist practiced.When Angelou was eight years old, she and her brother went to live with their mother in St. Louis. There her mother’s boyfriend abused her. He threatened to harm Bailey if she told anyone, When Angelou became il, her mother discovered the despicable abuse. The boyfriend was brought to trial and convicted. But the shock of the experience left Angelou unable to speak fora year. In spite of her troubled and turbulent childhood, a spirit of optimism pervades / Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Init, Angelou pays tribute to those who helped and encouraged her. Among them was a neighbor named Bertha Flowers. She gave Angelou books and introduced her to the pleasures of reading poetry, drama, and great novels. As a result of Flowers’ influence, ‘Angelou became an avid reader. This led later to her dream of becoming a writer. Four more volumes of autobiography and many collections of poetry followed / Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. All appeared under her pseudonym, Maya Angelou, a name she began using in the 1950s. twas a long and difficult road that she had traveled, but it led to the presidential platform where she read her poem “On the Pulse of Morning" to an audience of millions on that cold January day. Angelou had triumphed over many difficulties, strengthened by the deep faith expressed in these lines, from the poem, “Lift up your hearts / Each new hour holds new chances / For a new beginnin: > Answer each of the following questions in the form of a sentence. Ifa question does not contain a vocabulary word from the lesson’s word list, use one in your answer. Use each word only once. 1. Why s it inaccurate to say that Momma was Mrs. Henderson's pseudonym? 2. Why would you not use the word coneise to describe the title of Angelou'’s first book? 3. Why did Angelou compose “On the Pulse of Morning"? Wordly Wise 3000 + Book 8 9 aivanland LON Oa I5s@4, Why did Mrs, Henderson have to be knowledgeable about business? 5, Why was Momma desperate to get her granddaughter to a dentist? 6. How did the dentist let Momma know that she was not welcome? 7. Why is Angelou's mother’s boyfriend someone one would not emulate? 8. In what way did the dentist show despicable behavior? 9, What is the meaning of evoke as it is used in the passage? - 10. What is one way that Angelou showed resilience in her life? avi brusque concise demean 11. What is one example from the passage of Angelou's turbulent childhood? despicable emulate evoke excruciating ‘12. What details in the passage suggest that Bertha Flowers's treatment of Angelou inaugurate was not brusque? pervade proprietor pseudonym rebuff resilient turbulent 10 Lesson13, In the 1930s, why is it likely that most African Americans experienced racial 14, 15, bigotry? How do you know that Angelou did not rebuff President Clinton's request for a poem? ‘What is the meaning of avid as itis used in the passage? UE a SANA eata Nags * The original meaning of the verb demean, “to conduct oneself” suggested neither good nor bad behavior. (lane's young cousins demeaned themselves in a proper manner during their stay with her.) Even though this meaning contin- ues, a second meaning, “to act in a way that lowers one’s reputation ‘or character” has largely replaced it (You demean yourself by asking favors of someone who has treated you so badly.) The original meaning of the verb survives in demeanor, the noun form, which means "the man- ner in which one behaves or con- ducts oneself” (No one could tell from Bills demeanor that he was very angry) *People sentenced to death in Roman times were often cruci- fied, a form of execution in which the hands and feet of the victim were nailed to a cross until death occurred, usually after a long time. Since the pain suffered by those executed in this way must have been extreme, itis easy to see how ‘excruciating came to mean "very painful” or “agonizing The word is formed from the Latin crux, which ‘means "a cross.” *Pseudonym, a false name used by writers and others in place of their real name, is formed from the Greek roots pseudo, “false” and onuma,"name Wordly Wise 3000 + Book 8 u