Lesson Four: Vocabulary: Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary: Lesson Four Name: ______________________________________ Period: ______
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1. elude: (v) to escape notice; to get away from
2. fallow: (adj) inactive; unproductive
3. blight: (n) anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation (less worth)
4. obsequy: (n) a funeral rite or ceremony
5. denizen: (n) an occupant; inhabitant
6. fealty: (n) obligated loyalty or faithfulness
7. entice: (v) to attract by offering reward or pleasure
8. gratify: (v) to please
9. laggard: (n) a slow person, especially one who falls behind
10. gambit: (n) maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
Exercise 1: Words in Context

fealty entice elude fallow blight denizen gambit
1. Overuse of the soil and an extended drought contributed to the __________________________ known in history as the
Dust Bowls. In the Midwest, __________________________fields lay barren for a decade, forcing many
__________________________ of the community to give up their farms and seek employment in the cities, where
industry __________________________ them with promises of steady, but ultimately minuscule, paychecks. In the years
that followed the Dust Bowl, farmers stopped over-plowing fields because they knew that no one could
__________________________ nature’s wrath (anger).
laggard entice gambit obsequy denizen fealty gratify
2. The king knew that his plan for a surprise attack would be a(n) __________________________ that would test the
__________________________ of his soldiers, but it was the only chance he had of thwarting the invading fleet. Speed
would be the key to success; one __________________________ in the ranks could jeopardize the entire operation if the
soldier were not in place at the right time. As an incentive to fight well, the king promised to
__________________________ each soldier with twenty acres of land after the battle. The promise was unprecedented,
but on the other hand, if the army should fail, then the soldiers would be lucky to have proper
__________________________ because the invaders did not plan to take prisoners.
Exercise 2: Sentence Completion
Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.
1. The manager gratified the complaining customer by_____________________________________________________________________
2. The oil spill was a blight that caused_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. The villagers had limited fealty for the new king because he____________________________________________________________
4. Tim tried to elude the mosquitoes by ____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Mikhail’s gambit during the chess game cost him________________________________________________________________________
6. Many denizens of the beach community like to __________________________________________________________________________
7. The laggard didn’t get tickets to the concert because he ________________________________________________________________
8. The brochure enticed Annette to visit the island because _______________________________________________________________

9. The fallow economy forced many investors to ___________________________________________________________________________
10. Instead of a typical obsequy, the dying man requested__________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

The root chroma means “color.”
The prefix mono means “one.”
The prefix poly means “many.”
The root morph means “form” or “shape.”
1. Using literal translations as guidance, define the following words without using a dictionary.
a. Polychromatic: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
b. Monochromatic: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
c. Polygon: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
d. Polymorphic: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
e. Monorail: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
f. Monosyllabic: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Someone who speaks in a single pitch, whose voice does not raise or lower, is said to speak in a(n) _______________.
Doing ________________________ things might become monotonous after a few hours.
3. List as many words as you can think of that contain the prefix sub or the suffix ize.
POLY-- --MORPH--
Exercise 4: Inferences
Complete the sentences by inferring information about the italicized word from its context.
1. The team would have won the relay race if it had not been for the laggard who ______________________________________
________________________________________________.
2. The coach’s gambit left his players vulnerable, but the bold move______________________________________________________
________________________________________________
3. If Lonnie tried to elude his friends in the mall, then he probably_______________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
Exercise 5: Critical Reading
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________

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Exercise 1: Words in Context

laggard entice gambit obsequy denizen fealty gratify

2. The oil spill was a blight that caused_______________________________________________________________________________________

4. Tim tried to elude the mosquitoes by ____________________________________________________________________________________

5. Mikhail’s gambit during the chess game cost him________________________________________________________________________

6. Many denizens of the beach community like to __________________________________________________________________________

7. The laggard didn’t get tickets to the concert because he ________________________________________________________________

8. The brochure enticed Annette to visit the island because _______________________________________________________________

10. Instead of a typical obsequy, the dying man requested__________________________________________________________________

Exercise 3: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

3. If Lonnie tried to elude his friends in the mall, then he probably_______________________________________________________

Exercise 5: Critical Reading

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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