Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 11

Arlington Cemetery is __ ground because it is the burial place for soldiers who have died.

Mark Twain often __ his stories to make them more interesting.

v.  to carry out; to perform

Not until she finished the novel did Janice __ the significance of the title.

n.  a feeling or expression of ill will

At the costume shop, we found just the mask we wanted--one with ___ features and green hair.

Peggy Guggenheim was  well known as a ___ of modern art.   

v.  to understand or comprehend

Iago's ___ plan to encourage Othello's jealousy resulted in murder and suicide.

n.  a person with extensive knowledge, especially of fine arts; a person of refined taste

v.  to create, as a work of art 

adj.  so distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical

Samuel Johnson was a ____ literary figure in eighteenth-century England.

adj.  showing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil

adj.  favorable; not  threatening

adj.  having to do with shepherd or herders

adj.  famous; honored

adj.  kind; gracious; gentle

Luciano Pavarotti's __ made him easily recognizable.

v.  to assume the character or appearance of

v.  to assume the character or appearance of

Though Alberto Giacometti _ many sculptures, he never felt they fully expressed what he meant.

adj.  not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain

Mary __ her wardrobe by making several dresses during summer vacation.

adj.  greatly respected; holy; sacred

The Industrial Revolution contributed to the disappearance of a ___ way of life.

The arch ___ Roman architecture.

It is a crime to __ a police officer

Friendly nurses were a ___ presence in the hospital.

adj.  relating to country life, and often presented as charmingly simple

In order to buy a new bike before summer, Iris _ her saving by baby-sitting the twins next door

v.  to increase in size, amount or degree

v.  to make beautiful by adding decorative elements

The __ masks worn by the dancers frightened the children.  

The driving instructor told me to __ a U-turn.

v.  to add fictitious details to

The look of __ in his eyes sent shudders down my spine.

The entire surface of the cloth had been __ with colored threads stitched in elaborate patterns

___ criminals condemned to death is a controversial practice. 

Simone __ her account of the dog rescue, suggesting that her own role had been crucial.

The poetry of Langston Hughes _ some of the the best work of writers of the Harlem Renaissance.

v.  to recognize as separate or different

adj.  having good judgment; perceptive

A ___ of rare stamps would recognize the famous English "penny black" at once.

The art dealer was able to __ works of genus from those of lesser talents.

Even critics who were able to __ could not tell that the painting was fake.

v. to illustrate by being an example of

Though the weather had been_ when Laura had sailed out onto the lake, later the weather was bad

adj.  heavily and elaborately decorated

I tried to _____ my mother when I answered the phone.