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Lessons 02-05
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• The trait of being resolute ex. There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of _____ to make it happen.
What is RESOLVE?
100
• Perplexed ex. [He gave me] a _____ look, a most ingratiating smile and most amiable hello...With that smile, whatever he meant by it, a smile that he doubtlessly wouldn't remember, he impressed me, in the rigidity of my embarrassment that it is unmanly to burden others with one's grief. —Frederick Exley, A Fan's Notes
What is QUIZZICAL?
100
• Cause to become ex. He has affected to _____ the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
What is RENDER?
100
• A collection of writings ex. As a result, over time, the chats build up into a _____ of deep historical knowledge. — New York Times (Mar 11, 2015)
What is CORPUS?
100
• In fortunate circumstances financially ex. When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was _____.
What is PROSPEROUS?
200
• To hold fast or prevent from moving ex. It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you _____.
What is IMMOBILIZE?
200
• Diffusing warmth and friendliness ex. [He gave me] a quizzical look, a most ingratiating smile and most _____ hello...With that smile, whatever he meant by it, a smile that he doubtlessly wouldn't remember, he impressed me, in the rigidity of my embarrassment that it is unmanly to burden others with one's grief. —Frederick Exley, A Fan's Notes
What is AMIABLE?
200
• Annoy continually or chronically ex. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to _____ our People, and eat out their substance.
What is HARASS?
200
• A business firm recognized by law as a single body These companies, such as State Farm Mutual and Health Care Service _____ are among the largest insurance companies in the nation. — Time (Jun 3, 2015)
What is CORPORATION?
200
• Ostentatiously lofty in style ex. Howard [Cosell] was the elitist New York know-it-all, the _____ lawyer Middle America loved to hate.
What is BOMBASTIC?
300
• A small and inadequate amount ex. There is no _____ of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
What is SCARCITY?
300
• Large in number or quantity ex. They were very uptight. [Colts wide receiver] Raymond Berry had been thinking about writing the book himself so he kept some really _____ notes. He shared all that with me.
What is COPIOUS?
300
• The act of submitting, usually surrendering power to another ex. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into _____ with his measures.
What is COMPLIANCE?
300
• A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge ex. They are preparing to file suit to get a writ of _____ _____ on behalf of captive elephants, such as those used in circus performances. — Nature (Apr 21, 2015)
What is HABEAS CORPUS?
300
• The dead body of a human being The _____ was encased in a transparent coffin, giving the crowds and television cameras a chance to view it. — Washington Post (Apr 20, 2015)
What is CORPSE?