1. Place the words below in Alphabetical Order
Unit Four: Chapter 16
Place the words below in Alphabetical Order
• pique
• satirical
• buoyant
• partisan
• inexorable
• parochial
• irrefutable
• incorrigible
• enervate
• marred
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2. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 1 buoyant – adjective Buoyant means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
1 buoyant
– adjective
• Helium balloons are buoyant because the helium gas in them is lighter than air.
• To help her daughter float in the pool, Barbara bought her a swimsuit that has a buoyant tube around the waist.
Buoyant means
A. capable of floating.
B. tending to sink.
C. invisible.
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Answer: A
The next slide explains the answer.
Photos: NASA (top), Marilyn Peddle (bottom)

3. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 1 buoyant – adjective Buoyant means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
1 buoyant
– adjective
• Helium balloons are buoyant because the helium gas in them is lighter than air.
• To help her daughter float in the pool, Barbara bought her a swimsuit that has a buoyant tube around the waist.
Buoyant means
A. capable of floating.
B. tending to sink.
C. invisible.
Page 92 in textbook.
Balloons are capable of floating in air. A tube that is capable of floating in water could help a child float in a pool.
Photos: NASA (top), Marilyn Peddle (bottom)

4. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 2 enervate – verb Enervate means A. to frighten.
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
2 enervate
– verb
• The doctor warned me that my husband’s medication might enervate him. “While he’s taking it,” she said, “just let him rest as much as he needs to.”
• The heat wave completely enervated Janine. By the sixth day of 90-degree temperatures, she could barely drag herself out of bed.
Enervate means
A. to frighten.
B. to exhaust.
C. to awaken.
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Answer: B
The next slide explains the answer.

5. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 2 enervate – verb Enervate means A. to frighten.
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
2 enervate
– verb
• The doctor warned me that my husband’s medication might enervate him. “While he’s taking it,” she said, “just let him rest as much as he needs to.”
• The heat wave completely enervated Janine. By the sixth day of 90-degree temperatures, she could barely drag herself out of bed.
Enervate means
A. to frighten.
B. to exhaust.
C. to awaken.
Page 92 in textbook.
The word rest suggests that the medicine might exhaust the patient. If Janine could barely drag herself out of bed, she must have been exhausted.

6. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 3 incorrigible – adjective Incorrigible means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
3 incorrigible
– adjective
• The dog trainer shook her head in frustration. “I’ll give you your money back,” she told Prince’s owners. “This dog is incorrigible. I can’t teach him a thing.”
• Jake has lost many friends because he is such an incorrigible practical joker. He hides frogs in people’s beds, puts tacks on their chairs, and sprinkles “sneezing powder” on their food.
Incorrigible means
A. incurable.
B. intelligent.
C. influential.
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Answer: A
The next slide explains the answer.

7. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 3 incorrigible – adjective Incorrigible means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
3 incorrigible
– adjective
• The dog trainer shook her head in frustration. “I’ll give you your money back,” she told Prince’s owners. “This dog is incorrigible. I can’t teach him a thing.”
• Jake has lost many friends because he is such an incorrigible practical joker. He hides frogs in people’s beds, puts tacks on their chairs, and sprinkles “sneezing powder” on their food.
Incorrigible means
A. incurable.
B. intelligent.
C. influential.
Page 92 in textbook.
If even a professional trainer couldn’t teach the dog to be more manageable, then his misbehavior was incurable. If Jake didn’t stop playing tricks even after his pranks cost him many friends, then he was an incurable practical joker.

8. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 4 inexorable – adjective Inexorable means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
4 inexorable
– adjective
• Although my grandmother is still in pretty good health, old age is taking its slow, inexorable toll on her.
• The Martins have an inexorable rule against smoking in their home—no one is allowed to do it, ever.
Inexorable means
A. lenient.
B. unyielding.
C. not exact.
Page 92 in textbook.
Answer: B
The next slide explains the answer.

9. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 4 inexorable – adjective Inexorable means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
4 inexorable
– adjective
• Although my grandmother is still in pretty good health, old age is taking its slow, inexorable toll on her.
• The Martins have an inexorable rule against smoking in their home—no one is allowed to do it, ever.
Inexorable means
A. lenient.
B. unyielding.
C. not exact.
Page 92 in textbook.
The effects of old age are unyielding; not even good health can forever prevent the damage and decline caused by the aging process. If no one ever is allowed to smoke in the house, then the no-smoking rule is unyielding.

10. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 5 irrefutable – adjective Irrefutable means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
5 irrefutable
– adjective
• “It’s irrefutable!” Mike said. “I saw it with my own eyes in a magazine at the supermarket! Humans are definitely being kidnapped by aliens from Saturn!”
• Although many people claim to have seen the Loch Ness monster, no one has ever come up with irrefutable proof that any such creature exists.
Irrefutable means
A. easy to understand.
B. unprejudiced.
C. indisputable.
Page 92 in textbook.
Answer: C
The next slide explains the answer.

11. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 5 irrefutable – adjective Irrefutable means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
5 irrefutable
– adjective
• “It’s irrefutable!” Mike said. “I saw it with my own eyes in a magazine at the supermarket! Humans are definitely being kidnapped by aliens from Saturn!”
• Although many people claim to have seen the Loch Ness monster, no one has ever come up with irrefutable proof that any such creature exists.
Irrefutable means
A. easy to understand.
B. unprejudiced.
C. indisputable.
Page 92 in textbook.
Mike thinks the evidence that aliens are kidnapping humans is “definitely” true and indisputable because he saw it in a magazine. Claims about a monster are contrasted with indisputable proof of its existence.

12. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 6 marred – verb Marred means A. improved.
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
6 marred
– verb
• The shore, once so peaceful and lovely, is now marred by a row of fast-food stands.
• The automobile company’s reputation was marred when it was learned that executives had ignored a dangerous problem with the cars’ brakes.
Marred means
A. improved.
B. disguised.
C. damaged.
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Answer: C
The next slide explains the answer.
Photo: Roger McLachlan

13. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 6 marred – verb Marred means A. improved.
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
6 marred
– verb
• The shore, once so peaceful and lovely, is now marred by a row of fast-food stands.
• The automobile company’s reputation was marred when it was learned that executives had ignored a dangerous problem with the cars’ brakes.
Marred means
A. improved.
B. disguised.
C. damaged.
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The peaceful natural shoreline was damaged by commercial businesses. The company’s reputation was damaged by its executives’ negligence.
Photo: Roger McLachlan

14. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 7 parochial – adjective Parochial means A. timid.
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
7 parochial
– adjective
• Many young people arrive at college with little knowledge of the world, but meeting students and instructors from other places and other cultures helps them overcome their parochial outlook.
• Aunt Violet is interested only in her small circle of family and friends. When we tell her she has a parochial attitude, she says, “I don’t know about other people, and I don’t care.”
Parochial means
A. timid.
B. limited.
C. lacking enthusiasm.
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Answer: B
The next slide explains the answer.

15. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 7 parochial – adjective Parochial means A. timid.
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
7 parochial
– adjective
• Many young people arrive at college with little knowledge of the world, but meeting students and instructors from other places and other cultures helps them overcome their parochial outlook.
• Aunt Violet is interested only in her small circle of family and friends. When we tell her she has a parochial attitude, she says, “I don’t know about other people, and I don’t care.”
Parochial means
A. timid.
B. limited.
C. lacking enthusiasm.
Page 93 in textbook.
If first year students have little knowledge of the world, then their outlooks are limited. Since the aunt limits her interest and concern to only a small circle of people, her attitude toward people is limited.

16. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 8 partisan – adjective Partisan means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
8 partisan
– adjective
• The League of Women Voters is not partisan. In every election, it remains neutral and provides information about all the candidates.
• Rachel’s highly partisan comments sometimes annoy her friends, but her strong views might make her a real asset to a debating team.
Partisan means
A. uncaring.
B. objective.
C. one-sided.
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Answer: C
The next slide explains the answer.

17. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 8 partisan – adjective Partisan means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
8 partisan
– adjective
• The League of Women Voters is not partisan. In every election, it remains neutral and provides information about all the candidates.
• Rachel’s highly partisan comments sometimes annoy her friends, but her strong views might make her a real asset to a debating team.
Partisan means
A. uncaring.
B. objective.
C. one-sided.
Page 93 in textbook.
If the League of Women Voters is politically neutral, it is not one-sided. Rachel annoys her friends by making one-sided comments that express her strong views.

18. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 9 pique – noun Pique means A. a sense of injury.
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
9 pique
– noun
• When her husband told her that she talked too much, a Frenchwoman retorted, “Very well; I’ll never talk again.” Her pique lasted the rest of her life; despite the pleas of her family, she went to her grave still silent.
• Macy’s art project got more attention than Laila’s. Out of pique, Laila told people that Macy had stolen the idea for the project from someone else.
Pique means
A. a sense of injury.
B. a sense of duty.
C. a sense of humor.
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Answer: A
The next slide explains the answer.

19. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 9 pique – noun Pique means A. a sense of injury.
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
9 pique
– noun
• When her husband told her that she talked too much, a Frenchwoman retorted, “Very well; I’ll never talk again.” Her pique lasted the rest of her life; despite the pleas of her family, she went to her grave still silent.
• Macy’s art project got more attention than Laila’s. Out of pique, Laila told people that Macy had stolen the idea for the project from someone else.
Pique means
A. a sense of injury.
B. a sense of duty.
C. a sense of humor.
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The woman must have felt a strong sense of injury if her pride was so wounded by her husband’s remark that she never spoke another word. Laila must have felt a strong sense of injury if she resented the other artist’s success so much that she accused her of plagiarism.

20. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 10 satirical – adjective Satirical means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
10 satirical
– adjective
• The TV shows The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart take a satirical look at current events, mixing political criticism with humor.
• The governor was angry about a satirical article in the newspaper that amused readers by making fun of his many broken promises.
Satirical means
A. admiring.
B. criticizing through ridicule
C. boring.
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Answer: B
The next slide explains the answer.
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans

21. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT 10 satirical – adjective Satirical means
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
10 satirical
– adjective
• The TV shows The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart take a satirical look at current events, mixing political criticism with humor.
• The governor was angry about a satirical article in the newspaper that amused readers by making fun of his many broken promises.
Satirical means
A. admiring.
B. criticizing through ridicule.
C. boring.
Page 93 in textbook.
The phrase “criticism with humor” suggests the shows are criticizing events through ridicule. The article making fun of the governor’s failures was criticizing him through ridicule.
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans