unit 1, lesson 4 green team 3.6.15. vocabulary unit 1
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Unit 1, Lesson 4Green Team3.6.15
VocabularyUnit 1
Strategy: Find Clue Words
• Read pages 92-95• Look for transitions and conjunctions (but,
moreover, however, and, because, since, in fact, although, though, in contrast to, rather, despite, yet, etc.)• Look for phrases that work as a definition or
further explanation of the missing word• Look for punctuation triggers (colon and
semicolon)
Strategy: Find Clue Words
Identify the clue word(s) in each of the following. Then, predict an answer:• The journalist’s description of the crime scene
remained ___, devoid of any bias or emotion.• The candidate was mocked for his ___ response
to the question: his long-winded and rambling reply did nothing to clarify his position.• The critic complained that Hollywood directors
should stop producing technically slick but emotionally ___ movies and begin creating films filled with authenticity and poignancy.
Strategy: Find Clue Words
• The journalist’s description of the crime scene remained ___, devoid of any bias or emotion.
A. esotericB. convincingC. dispassionateD. ironicE. predictable
Strategy: Find Clue Words
• The candidate was mocked for his ___ response to the question: his long-winded and rambling reply did nothing to clarify his position.
A. lucidB. meanderingC. benignD. partisanE. candid
Strategy: Find Clue Words
• The critic complained that Hollywood directors should stop producing technically slick but emotionally ___ movies and begin creating films filled with authenticity and poignancy.
A. savvyB. vacuousC. opulentD. urbaneE. boorish
24. duplicitous (adjective)
•deceitful, dishonest, two-faced
•synonyms: see above
25. lament (verb)
•to express grief or regret
•synonyms: bemoan, deplore
26. mitigate (verb)
• to make or become less severe, intense or painful
•synonyms: lessen, ease, mollify
27. reticence (noun)
• the quality or state of keeping silent; reserve
•synonyms: hesitation, restraint
28. penchant (noun)
• a strong inclination or liking
•synonyms: tendency, affinity, predilection
29. refute (verb)
• to prove to be false or erroneous
•synonyms: disprove, repudiate, cancel
30. rouse (verb)
• to bring or come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, or inactivity
•synonyms: awaken, stir
Reading: Short PassagesUnit 1
• Finish the questions for all short passages in your Kaplan practice packet.
Sentence ErrorsUnit 1
Review: Sentence Correction
1. One reason that a growing number of people
have no family doctor may be that fewer and A B
fewer medical students are choosing to train as C
a general practitioner.D
No errorE
Review: Sentence Correction
D is correct
The sentence contains a number agreement error. Since students is a plural noun, the second part of the sentence should also be plural: as general practitioners.
Review: Sentence Correction
2. Under the proposed law, which many deem A B
too harsh, any motorist convicted of drunk C
driving would spend 30 days in prison and lose
their license for five years.D
No errorE
Review: Sentence Correction
D is the correct answer
The pronoun their is plural and does not agree in number with its singular antecedent, motorist. The sentence should read his or her license.
Review: Sentence Correction
3. The process of learning new languages A
require a commitment to memorization and B
pronunciation practice, even if progress seems C D
slow.
No errorE
Review: Sentence Correction
B is correct
Even through languages is closer to the verb require, its subject is actually the singular process; the error is in B. A and C are correct idiomatic usage. D consistently uses a present tense verb and properly uses the adjective slow to modify the noun progress.
Review: Sentence Corrections
2. The gods of Greek mythology, who were neitherA
omniscient nor particularly ethical, amused B
themselves by taking on disguises and meddling inC D
the affairs of mortals.
No errorE
Review: Sentence Corrections
E is correct
A has a plural verb to match gods, and neither must accompany the nor later in the sentenceB is a correct use of the adverb to modify the adjectiveC and D are parallel and correct use of verb gerunds
Strategy: Understand Common Mistakes
• Complete Usage Common Mistakes #12, 13, 14, 16 in Kaplan Packet
• Practice by answering #1 and #6 on page 147
• Additional practice: pages 188-195