Unit 13
Tell the root and the definition of the root in the word adhere
her= to stick, cling
Tell the root and the definition of the root in the word upheaval
heave= to lift or throw
Tell the collocations of prosecute
prosecute someone for something
_______ measures are taken to avoid _______ people hacking into the company’s account.
Precautionary; unscrupulous
The _______ at the end of the book serves as a ______ to the original information.
appendix; supplement
The surprising _______ of the Detroit Tigers in September _______ the baseball world as the Tigers won 14 consecutive games en route to their first postseason appearance since 2014.
surge; stupefied
Tell the derivatives of responsive
respond(v.) responsiveness(n.)
What is the definition of chasten?
to discipline and punish; to subdue
The __________ of the poem that tells a story about an _______ hero receives the first prize in the competition.
recitation; epic
The teacher _______ the students one by one at the start of the lesson to check attendance and then _________ some important concepts.
enumerated; underscored
_______ will rarely give up because of the bad circumstances; instead, they will ______ through difficulties and strive for success.
Optimists; cope
The loser of the election is______ after the votes are ________ by the officials.
glum; tallied
The boy went______ in the class when his classmate told a joke and he got ________ by the teacher.
berserk; chastened
Not being _______ by challenges and thinking about the good sides of one event is a distinctive _____ of an ________.
deterred; trait; optimist
A _____ would often give up on easy tasks just because of a small problem and _____ behind others.
pessimist; lag
A_______ English speaker can do well in _______ of poems or stories, but since public speaking, or making speeches,is regarded as one of the most difficult parts of English, one needs more than coherent language to appeal to the audience.
fluent; recitations
_______ are usually strict and harsh.They expect workers to be very _______.
Taskmasters; submissive
A ________ meal, according to_____ , consists of vegetables, dairy products, and some meat.
wholesome; data
The company decided to ______ with an organization overseas to _______ their profit because their economical situation was not favorable.
amalgamate; supplement
The soldiers swear ______ to their country to ____ to the rule that in battlefields, soldiers shall never surrender.
allegiance; adhere
The beggar ______ the streets in search of a place to rest in a _____ mood.
prowled; sulky
Lots of so called “ alchemists” in the Middle Ages were obsessed in the ________ idea of alchemy. They were extremely________ about glory but hardly ever succeeded in this “junk science”.
far-fetched; self- seeking
If you _______ a person who is _______ , never ______ against them because it is meaningless to argue with these kinds of people.
encounter; uncouth; retaliate
We______ a_______ when our ______ boss fired us.He provided us with lots of advices about the future and we carefully heeded his suggestions.
encountered; beacon; self- seeking
The astronomers watched _____ bodies day and night under complete _______ about their purpose.
celestial; misapprehension