KEY WORD FOR COLLEGE

Week Four

DAY 1:Incidental, prorate, maritime, atheism,

delineate

Incidental – unimportant; insignificant (adj)

A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law.

B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill.

C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint.

D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer.

E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

Prorate – to assess, divide, or distribute proportionately (vb)

A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law.

B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill.

C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint.

D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer.

E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

Maritime:mair-ih-time—oceanic; marine (adj)

A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law.

B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill.

C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint.

D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer.

E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

Atheism (n)- disbelief in or denial of a deity’s existenceA. Ships at sea are governed by _____

law.B. They _____ the costs, and everyone

paid part of the bill.C. We _____ our plans by drawing them

on a blueprint.D. Her _____ led her to question school

prayer.E. His knowledge of the creature’s

intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

Delineate (vb)– to outline roughly; to describe

A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law.

B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill.

C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint.

D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer.

E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

DAY 2:Auspicious, cogitate.

Remnant, pungent, fathom

Auspicious(adj)- successful; promising future success

A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house.

B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising.

C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell.D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha

would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.”

E. She always ____before making a decision.

Fathom- to measure; to ascertain (vb)

A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house.

B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising.

C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell.D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha

would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.”

E. She always ____before making a decision.

Pungent(adj)– bitter; sharp

A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house.

B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising.

C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell.D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha

would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.”

E. She always ____before making a decision.

Remnant – leftover; remainder (n)

A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house.

B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising.

C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell.D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha

would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.”

E. She always ____before making a decision.

Cogitate- to mediate; to think (vb)

A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house.

B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising.

C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell.D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha

would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.”

E. She always ____before making a decision.

DAY 3:Impinge, manacle,

luscious, dilemma, piety

Impinge- to intrude; to invade (vb)

A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit.

B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords?

C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit.

D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar.

E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

Manacle – to handcuff; to restrain (vb)

A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit.

B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords?

C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit.

D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar.

E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

Luscious- delectable; delicious (adj)

A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit.

B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords?

C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit.

D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar.

E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

Dilemma – predicament; difficulty (n)

A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit.

B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords?

C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit.

D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar.

E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

Piety:pie-eh-ti – devoutness; holiness (n)

A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit.

B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords?

C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit.

D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar.

E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

DAY 4:Preclude, cite, bilingual,

infidel, fecund

Preclude- to prevent; to hinder (vb)

A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least.

B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand.

C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom.

D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____.

E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.

Cite- to quote; to refer to (vb)

A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least.

B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand.

C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom.

D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____.

E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.

Bilingual – able to speak two languages (adj)

A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least.

B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand.

C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom.

D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____.

E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.

Infidel- unbeliever; pagan (n)

A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least.

B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand.

C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom.

D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____.

E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.

Fecund:feekend – fruitful; productive (adj)

A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least.

B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand.

C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom.

D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____.

E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.