34.His words are very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes. Flashcards
Candidate
Person who is proposed for some office or honor.
a. We can have a maximum of four candidates for the office of president.
b. Each candidate for mayor seemed confident he would be victorious.
c. Derek Jetter is a candidate for baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Precede
Go before; come before; be higher in rank or importance.
a. Lyndon Johnson precedes Richard Nixon as president.
b. In a gallant gesture, Ronnie allowed Amanda’s name to precede his in the program listing.
c. A prominent speaker precedes the ceremony of the granting of the diplomas.
Adolescent ( adj.)
Growing up to manhood or womanhood; youthful; a person from about 13 to 22 years of age.
a. In his adolescent years, the candidate claimed, he had undergone many hardships.
b. There is a fiction abroad that every adolescent is opposed to tradition.
c. Our annual rock festival attracts thousands of adolescent.
Coeducational
Having to do with educating both sexes in the same school.
a. There has been a massive shift to coeducational schools.
b. Coeducational institutions, once thought to have a disruptive effect, have been found to be beneficial.
c. In choosing a college, Ned leans towards schools that are coeducational.
Radical
Going to the root; fundamental; extreme; person with extreme opinions.
Radical changes # slight changes
Radical ideas: very new & different ideas. Radical people: Those who have radical ideas.
a. The tendency to be vicious & cruel is a radical fault.
b. We observe that the interest in radical views is beginning to subside.
c. Because Richard was a radical, the Conservative Party would not accept him as a candidate.
Spontaneous
Of one’s own free will; natural; on the spur of the moment; without rehearsal.
Resentment @/against/of: deep resentment @ being passed over for promotion.
a. The vast crowd burst into spontaneous cheering @ the skillful play.
b. Be cautious with these oily rags because they can break out in spontaneous flame.
c. William’s spontaneous resentment @ the mention of his sister was noted by the observant teacher.
Skim
Remove from the top; move lightly (over); glide along; read hastily or carelessly.
a. This soup will be more nourishing if you skim off the fat.
b. I caught a glimpse of Mark & Marge skimming over the ice.
c. Detective Corby, assigned to the homicide, was skimming through the victim’s book of addresses.
Vaccinate
Inoculate with vaccine as a protection against smallpox & other diseases.
a. There has been a radical( #slight) decline in polio since doctors began to vaccinate children with the Salk vaccine.
b. The general population has accepted the need to vaccinate children against the once-dreaded disease.
c. Numerous examples persist of people who have neglected to have their infants vaccinated.
Untidy
Not neat; not in order.
a. The bachelor quarters were most untidy.
b. We must start a cleanup campaign to keep the campus from being so untidy.
c. Finding the house in such an untidy condition baffled us.
Utensil
noun [ countable ]
a thing such as a knife, spoon etc that you use when you are cooking :
kitchen utensils
a. Several utensils were untidily tossed about the kitchen.
b. Edward’s baggage contained all the utensils he would need on the camping trip.
c. Some people are so old-fashioned that they reject the use of any modern utensil.
Sensitive
Receiving impressions readily; easily affected or influenced; easily hurt or offended.
a. The eye is sensitive to light.
b. From the experiment we may conclude that mercury in a thermometer is sensitive to changes in temperature.
c. James is sensitive about his wretched handwriting.
Wretched == miserable
Temperate
not very hot & not very cold; moderate.
Temperate climate/ zone/ region
a. The U.S is mostly in the North temperate zone.
b. All students received the appeal to be temperate & not to jump to conclusions in judging the new grading system.
c. Mrs. Rollins commended her class for their temperate attitude when she announced the extra assignment.
