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Vocabulary Quiz#3 Answer

 

      Word Bank

 

Jerkwater,  vaudeville, retrospective, erne's, pasquinade, imbricate ,warison, denigrate, fervid, reticulate, argentiferous ,enmity ,gargoyles ,aghast, Langue, manque ,gossamer ,hare, Maecenases ,mollify

 

 

  1. "We're stranded in some jerkwater town in the middle of nowhere," said Larry when he called to tell us that the car's engine had blown.
  2. Andrew's interest in vaudeville can be traced to his grandparents, who met as performers in the 1920s.
  3. Carla's next film will be a retrospective documentary about her favorite sculptor's work.
  4. “The two men in question were in the vicinity of an erne's nest on Mull in March last year. . .." (Sinclair Dunnett, The Scotsman, February 5, 2000)
  5. The article, a pasquinade mocking the proposed education reform, generated a lot of mail from readers.
  6. The antique mirror had tiny imbricate gold squares around its edge.
  7. The soldiers stood alert at their posts, as per their commander's orders, listening for the warison that would instruct them to advance into enemy territory.
  8. Although some medical experts denigrate the new technology, others believe that the experimental results have been quite promising.
  9. Jennie was such a fervid supporter of the proposed law that she drove all the way to Washington to demonstrate in favor of its passage.
  10. The reticulate pattern of the veins should help you identify the plant by its leaves.
  11. The mineral galena, which is common in the Mississippi River Valley, is often argentiferous and so is sometimes mined for silver as well as for lead.
  12. Having to work on the project together only increased the enmity between Ralph and Debra, who had never gotten along.
  13. The monastery's gargoyles had supposedly been modeled on the faces of monks who had formerly resided there.
  14. In an effort to impress his date, Adam ordered the most expensive items on the menu, then was aghast when the bill arrived.
  15. Langue makes communication possible; without it we could not process and understand each other's utterances
  16. Clarke has a remarkable gift for drawing, but unless he applies himself, he'll always be an artist manqué.
  17. The early morning mists formed gossamer trails through the valley, their frail beauty a stark contrast to the dark, forbidding forest that loomed behind them.
  18. "I found myself, at three a.m. on a dark November night, haring in a rented car through the Irish countryside . . . ." (Renata Adler, Pitch Dark)
  19. Donations from Maecenases of Yiddish literature have greatly enriched the library's collection.
  20. The clerk tried his best to mollify the irate customer.