More Than Silence

The quarantine method for handling bigots implies more than giving them the silent treatment. Prof. Fineberg urges community-relations organizations to scrutinize the nefarious activities of hate-mongers and to be prepared to furnish infor­mation about them to amicable inquirers. When a rabble-rouser is coming, those organizations should privately expose him to opinion-molders. In addition, constructive efforts should be taken to induce people to involve themselves in projects for improving intergroup relations. Bigger than the vexatious immediate problem is the need to find out the cause for such bigotry and to counteract this sinister* malady that afflicts a segment of our society.

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in the following sentences.

1. The ___________________ buzzing of the mosquitoes as they surged * about our heads nearly drove us insane.   2. Our ___________relations with Latin America are an asset* to hemispheric trade. 3. Once the virulent* _______________ had run its course, my temperature dropped. 4. We were distraught* upon hearing the venom* spewed * forth by the —————— bigot.* 5. No sooner did the lawyer ———————— the extortion* note than she called the police.

Definitions: Match the new words with their definitions.

6.scrutinize. a annoying,disapointing

7. nefarious b. villainous, vicious

8. amicable c. examine closely

9. vexatious d. disease

10. malady e. friendly, peaceful

To Idiom: to look a gift horse in the mouth —to be critical of a present (from the practice of judging a horse's age by his teeth)

Although I didn't have much use for Uncle Roy's present, I took it with a big smile since I have been taught never to look a gift horse in the mouth.

10th Week / 1st Day

New Words: inclementperuse premonition desist recoil

in klem΄ qnt pq rüz΄ prē΄ mq nish΄ qn di zist΄ ri koil΄

Jerry Hart's Sixth Sense.

An uneasy feeling had made Jerry Hart miserable all day long. It was difficult to explain, but the similar sensations in the past had been accurate ― trouble was on the way. Just as some people can predict the onset of inclement weather because of an aching in their bones, so could Jerry detect incipient* disaster. He sat at his desk, trying to peruse a company report but his efforts were ineffectual.* The gnawing at his insides, the tinge* of uneasiness, the premonition of calamity that besieged* him would not desist. When the phone rang, he recoiled with fear―it was his wife and she was hysterical. Their son had been bitten by a mad dog!

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in the following sentences.

1. After being admonished * by his father, he began to _________ the want ads daily.

2. When the black cat crossed her path, Ellen had a _________ of disaster.

3. The pickets promulgated* a warning that they would not __________ in their efforts to enhance* their standard of living.

4. As the snake prepared to strike, the girls __________ in horror.

5. She blamed her absence from the game on the ___________ weather, but we knew that was sour grapes.*

Definitions: Match the new words with their meanings.

6. inclement ______ a. unfavorable, stormy

7. peruse ______ b. to read carefully

8. premonition ______ c. cease

9. desist ______ d. forewarning

10. recoil ______ e. draw back

Today's Idiom to pay the piper ― to bear the consequences (from the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin)

The cruel leader was doing well at the present time, but he knew that one day he might have to pay the piper.

10th Week / 2nd Day

New Words: pertinent mastiff obsess doleful wan

pėrt΄ n qnt mas΄ tif qb ses΄ dōl΄ fql won

Crisis! As soon as Jerry Hart could get the pertinent facts from his wife, he dashed out the office on his way home. He jostled * people in the hallway, implored* the elevator operator to hurry, and with flagrant* disregard for an elderly gentleman jumped into the cab he had hailed. The twenty-minute taxi ride seemed interminable* and all the while horrible thoughts occurred to Jerry. Vision of an ugly mastiff with foaming jaws obsessed him .. A crowd of people had gathered in front of his house sothat Jerry had to force his way through them. Little Bobby was on his bed, surrounded by a doctor, a policeman, Jerry's doleful wife, his two daughters, and a half-dozen wan neighbors.

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in the following sentences.

1. The stockbroker was _________ with the idea of becoming a painter.

2. My nervous neighbor bought a pugnacious* _________ to frighten burglars.

3. __________ expressions abounded * throughout headquarters on the night of the election.

4. During the trial the astute* lawyer was able to elicit* the ________ information from the key witness.

5. After the tension, his normally ruddy face was __________ and tired.

Definitions: Match the new words with their meanings.

6. pertinent ______ a. sad, melancholy

7. mastiff ______ b. to the point

8. obsess ______ c. sickly pale

9. doleful ______ d. to haunt, preoccupy

10. wan _______ e. large dog

Today's Idiom on the carpet ― being scolded

Because of her repeated lateness, Betty's boss called her

on the carpet.

10th Week / 3rd Day

New Words: histrionics elusive frustrate symptomatic interject

his΄ trē on ΄ iks i lü΄ siv frus΄ trāt simp΄ tq mat΄ ik in΄ tqr jekt΄

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