1. Lesson 8 Test Date: 1/25/11 1. Beget (v) – to produce; to make happen 2. Educe (v) – to draw or bring out 3. Glean (v) – to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor 4. Chafe (v) – to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction 5. Effrontery (n) – shameless boldness

2. 6. Imbibe (v) – to drink (especially alcohol) 7. Feign (v) – to pretend 8. Desist (v) – to stop; to discontinue 9. Allude (v) – to hint at; to refer to indirectly 10. Elite (n) – the choice members or best of a group

3. Exercise 1 1. The lawyer tried to ________ a response from the witness. 2. He _______ an interest in the conversation, but his mind wondered elsewhere. 3. Soldiers in the Special Forces are part of the militarys _____. 4. Hatred _____ more hatred. 5. The attorney _______ to a cover-up without actually mentioning it.

5. 6. After the raid, the Vikings feasted and _____ to the point of physical sickness. 7. The freezing wind _____ our faces as we struggled through the storm. 8. The thief had the _________ to demand a reward for returning the money he had stolen. 9. The police ordered the rioters to ______ before someone got hurt. 10. The investigator _______ pertinent information from the witnesses to the crash.