Eng9 L11 Vocab Review

Air conditioning is a (an) _____ that many in the torrid South considered essential.

• aversion

• amenity

• furor

• idyll

to picture in one's mind; to imagine something in the future

• supersede

• decompose

• envisage

• emanate

Pick TWO of the following that demonstrate the meaning of the word "aversion."

• My parents don't like us to watch television while we eat dinner.

• Sadie loves reading and will do so any chance she gets.

• Helene's disgust with city life led her to rent a cabin in the mountains for a year.

• Joelle loves gardening.

"I don't need to study," was Sam's _____ answer when reminded of tomorrow's test.

• averse

• idyllic

• porous

• complacent

All of the following demonstrate the meaning of the word "emanate" EXCEPT...

• Most of the criticism of the company seems to come from people who were fired.

• The next train for Chicago leaves from track four.

• The roses and honeysuckle gave off a strong fragrance.

• The bonfire gave off little heat as it died out.

Our school has money in the budget to _____ the cost of the class's trip.

• defray

• supersede

• emanate

• envisage

Animal flesh becomes odoriferous as it begins to _____.

• emanate

• envisage

• supersede

• decompose

Which of the following are definitions for the word "tangible?"

PICK ALL THAT APPLY.

• real

• able to be touched

• full of tiny holes

• possible to understand or realize

Wanda claims she was just being _____ when she asked if Monica's engagement ring was from a bubblegum machine.

• averse

• facetious

• porous

• idyllic

By the 1960s, airplanes had _____ ships as the most common means for long-distance travel.

• superseded

• envisaged

• decomposed

• emanated