Vocabulary 23

(v) to place or deal with close together to show contrasting effects

Gatorade hoped to______a sports drink that would really help athletes perform.

In an argument, it is always a good idea to research the_____or the opposite side of your opinion.

The boy did not have_______money to buy a pack of baseball cards, so he asked his friend to borrow some.

(v) to combine a number of things into a coherent whole

When conducting reasearch, you must take sources and ____the commonalities in all of them in order to form an answer.

(v) to develop all the details of a plan

(n) a claim that disagrees with or goes against a previous claim

A movie with no______at the end of it would be considered incomplete, since every story needs a proper conclusion.

(v) to reword something written or spoken by someone else

The art dealer chose to______his favorite paintings beside one another so that people will discuss their similarities.

(n) some similarities between things that are unlike

(n) contrast; direct opposite of something

(n) a Latin abbreviation that means "for example"

(n) description of how something has been completed or solved

In her________, the poet compared love to an endless well.

As an artist, Helen can______the lines of a person’s face using both pencils and paints.

(adj) enough of something

The pig is unfortunate because it has a derogatory____when its name is associated with people.

The word ‘mule’ is used to refer to a stubborn person, but its _______means ‘a cross between a horse and a donkey.’

v) to clearly show or describe something

(n) an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its actual meaning

As a teacher, I work hard to______current trivia into my lesson plans so my students will find the lessons relevant.

(n) the actual or literal meaning of a word

The cookout consisted of any food that my dad could grill, _______ hot dogs, hamburgers, and steak.

The essay paragraph wasn’t detailed enough and needed more_________by the writer.

Forgetting to_____, the student was reprimanded for quoting the original work without citing the source.

Although the hotel describes itself as a five-star resort, in reality its decrepit building is the_____of a fine hotel.

(v) to combine one thing with another so that they become a whole

(n) addition of details; intricacy