English 9 Wordly Wise Lesson 11

The state has agreed to _____ the costs of providing nursing-home care.

• defray

• fallacy

• decompose

• envisage

Animal flesh becomes odoriferous as it begins to ______.

• envisage

• decompose

• amenity

• defray

Which of the following best demonstrates the meaning of the word FACETIOUS?

• We took a roundabout route because the road through Bristol was closed.

• The coach handed his star hitter a baseball bat and said to hold it by the skinny end.

• The motorbike skidded on a patch of ice and went out of control.

• The doctor told him he should exercise more regularly.

A fallacy is...

• A false or mistaken idea.

• An episode or experience that is calm or carefree.

• Scarcity.

• Real; able to be touched.

Which of the following best demonstrates the meaning of the word SUPERSEDE?

• Fuel injection has made the automobile carburetor a thing of the past.

• Upon Queen Victoria's death, her son ascended the throne as Edward VII.

• His legs going like pistons, Wylie broke the record for the 100-meter race.

• Mr. Ebersole was put in charge of the assembly line's fifty workers.

The _____ of the harvest became very clear when we looked at the half-empty barrel of apples.

• furor

• fallacy

• paucity

• emanate

The amount of clay in the soil prevents it from being very _____, so rainwater often accumulates in large pools.

• porous

• idyll

• tangible

• complacent

A(n) amenity is...

• To supply the money for; to pay

• A feature that contributes to physical comfort.

• To come out from a source.

• To decay or break down into basic elements.

Which of the following best demonstrates the meaning of the word ENVISAGE?

• In her book, the author claims that a world without war or hunger is feasible.

• Lena apologized for dropping by without calling first and said she hoped she wasn't disturbing us.

• It took four hours of difficult climbing to reach the peak of Mt. Belvedere.

• My blueberry muffin contained exactly four blueberries.

Which of the following best demonstrates the meaning of the word AVERSION?

• Clyde's thoughts were so muddled that he found it difficult to concentrate.

• We took a roundabout route because the road through Bristol was closed.

• The living-room rug has begun to fray around the edges.

• When served broccoli, she refused to eat it.