Question

Exercise ii. fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. one word will not be used. solicitous turbulent celerity perturb cogent 1. rather than allowing its characters to develop, the film moves with ____________________ to the gory shootout at the end. 2. if you act a bit more ____________________ toward your clients, they will understand that you really want to help them. 3. marty's ____________________ account of his experiences during the war left the audience with a much clearer understanding of what had really happened. 4. nothing will ____________________ kathleen more than seeing someone be unkind to a child. unit one 9 vocabulary from latin and greek roots fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. one word will not be used. perturb resuscitate exigent assay turbulent 5. because they were under extremely ____________________ circumstances, the committee took immediate action. 6. the troops defending the fort feared that a small enemy force could ____________________ the weaknesses in the defense of the stronghold. 7. my aunt pearl fainted, but we were soon able to ____________________ her. 8. the ____________________ emotions jessie felt on a day-to-day basis sometimes left her exhausted. fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. one word will not be used. turbid exigent alacrity intransigent incite 9. even the most ____________________ sports-hater might be won over by the fast-paced excitement of snowboarding. 10. critics noted that the writer had once produced clear, delightful prose, but his poetry was now merely a(n) ____________________ and confusing stream. 11. when ben had the good fortune to be assigned a report on his favorite musician, he began researching with ____________________. 12. carefully chosen words in the pamphlets may ____________________ readers to stage a protest.

Answer 1

1. celerity - this word is related to the speed of the motion, so it can be related to the film movement in the sentence.

2. solicitous - to be helpful and careful to someone, which can be related to the clients in the situation.

3 and 8 turbulent - the tumultuous and troubled characteristic of something, confusing. On number 3, turbulent refers to Marty's war experiences. On number 8, turbulent refers to Jessie's confusing feelings.

4. perturb - to make someone upset. Kathleen gets upset when someone is unkind to a child.

5 and 9. exigent - something that is urgent, needs immediate attention; very demanding. On number 5, the situation required immediate attention. On number 9, the "sports-hater" - a person - is very demanding on high standards.

6. assay - to see, examine. In the sentence, the troops feared that the enemy force would see their weak spot in the defense of the stronghold and attack from there.

7. resuscitate - to revive, bring someone back to a state of consciousness. When someone has fainted, he/she goes to an unconscious state of mind, therefore the need of resuscitation.

10. turbid - opaque, obscure. In this sentence, the critics compare the writer's poetry to a stream, once bright and clear, now dark, turbid, opaque.

11. alacrity - enthusiastic readiness. Since he was assigned a report on his favorite musician, he was very excited and started writing the report with enthusiasm.

12. incite - to cause someone to an unpleasant response. The chosen words in the pamphlets may be the cause of some protest.