Vocabulary+Unit+4

Vocabulary Unit 4 (Lessons 13-15)

Lesson 13 Exercise A: Be sure that your definition matches the dictionary's for the given words. Making an educated guess first helps you when you run into an unfamiliar word in your reading! Don't skip that step!

Exercise B: Exercise C: 1. disparage, 2. falter, 3. volatile, 4. jeopardy
 * Number || Remove || Replace with ||
 * 1. || rough and wildly crashing || turbulent ||
 * 2. || insecure and constantly changing || volatile ||
 * 3. || stricken || afflicted ||
 * 4. || great danger || jeopardy ||
 * 5. || people forced to seek safety || refugee ||
 * 6. || fact that life can come to an end || mortality ||
 * 7. || show disrespect || disparage ||
 * 8. || move unsteadily || falter ||
 * 9. || person on the run || fugitive ||
 * 10. || tire and drain energy from || debilitate ||

Exercise D: 1. volatile, 2. mortality, 3. debilitate, 4. turbulent, 5. refugee

Lesson 14

Exercise A: Try to guess at meanings, then look them up. Figuring out words from context is an important skill. Exercise B: 1.resillient 2. zealous, 3. gall, 4. optimist, 5. fortitude, 6. infallible 7. mobilize 8. console 9. conviction 10. persevere

Lesson 15 Exercise A: Try to guess the meaning from the sentence, then look it up. Figuring out words in context is an important skill. Exercise B: 1. crucify, 2. crucial, 3. crusade, 4. excruciating 5. cruise 6. crux, 7. crucifix, 8. cruciform, 9. cruiser, 10. crucifixion Exercise C: 1. wrong: crucify;. 2. wrong: crusade, 3. correct. 4. wrong: crucific, 5. correct.

Review 1. a, 2 d, 3. b, 4. a, 5. c, 6. a, 7. d, 8. a, 9. b, 10. d