ENG 8 Lesson 10

n. an alteration or correction

• amendment

• calliope

• clairvoyance

• epic

to move slowly and unsteadily; to move suddenly

• quiver

• lurch

• gruff

• stoic

The Federation added an amendment to the Prime Directive after the discovery of the new planet. Amendment means....

• subtraction
• alteration or correction
• state as true
• exclusion

The sound of the calliope hypnotized the aliens. Calliope means...

• rocks
• facial hair
• an organ-like musical instrument
• affectation

Counselor Troi isn't clairvoyant; she's empathic. Clairvoyant means...

• people that don't believe in ghosts
• a person that cannot tell the future
• the power to see things that are invisible to the senses
• an ability to communicate with people from around the world

Star Trek is quite didactic; it addresses complex social issues in an interesting way. Didactic means....

• word choice
• sentence structure
• designed to teach something
• figure of speech

Captain Picard has a copy of the epic poem Beowulf in his ready room. Epic means....

• The amount of time a writer gives to describing each event.
• The suggested or implied meaning of a word.
• A long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes or gods.
• A writer's or speaker's choice of words

Commander Worf's voice is very gruff. He always sounds slightly angry. Gruff means....

• smart and happy
• tough
• deep and harsh sounding
• weird and sad

The alien race's language was incomprehensible to the Enterprise crew. Incomprehensible means...

• unable to be understood
• strong desire for something
• the highest degree
• high pitched and annoying

The starship lurched when it was hit by the asteroid. Lurched means...

• a concise statement or summary
• sudden and unexpected
• taught someone a subject or skill
• an abrupt, uncontrolled movement