Week 17 Words of the Week

Match the following

• influence by urging

• Copious

• to do something below one's dignity

• Ascertain

• learn or discovery with confidence

• Adulterate

• to make impure

• Cajole

• large in number or quantity

• Condescend

Match the following

• carried away by overwhelming emotions

• Egalitarian

• support with evidence

• Fortuitous

• lucky; occurring by happy chance

• Exaltation

• an authoritative declaration

• Corroborate

• favoring social equality

• Dictum

You may not want to ____________ the beauty of freshly fallen snow by shoveling it.

• ascertain

• adulterate

• cajole

I took _______ notes for the test to make sure I did not forget anything.

• copious

• dictum

• corroborate

He really knows how to ________ people into doing what he wants.

• cajole

• condescend

• ascertain

A doctor must follow the ________ of “First, do no harm.”

• exaltation

• corroborate

• dictum

Her doctors have been unable to __________ the cause of her illness.

• dictum

• fortuitous

• ascertain

Please write a sentence with at least 10 words using five words of your choice.