KEY WORD FOR COLLEGE Week Four

DAY 1: Incidental, prorate, maritime, atheism, delineate

Incidental – unimportant; insignificant (adj) A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law. B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill. C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint. D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer. E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

Prorate – to assess, divide, or distribute proportionately (vb) A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law. B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill. C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint. D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer. E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

Maritime:mair-ih-time—oceanic; marine (adj) A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law. B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill. C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint. D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer. E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

Atheism (n)- disbelief in or denial of a deity’s existence A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law. B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill. C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint. D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer. E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

Delineate (vb)– to outline roughly; to describe A. Ships at sea are governed by _____ law. B. They _____ the costs, and everyone paid part of the bill. C. We _____ our plans by drawing them on a blueprint. D. Her _____ led her to question school prayer. E. His knowledge of the creature’s intestinal tract was ____ to his ability to name monsters after body parts.

DAY 2: Auspicious, cogitate. Remnant, pungent, fathom

Auspicious(adj)- successful; promising future success A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house. B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising. C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell. D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.” E. She always ____before making a decision.

Fathom- to measure; to ascertain (vb) A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house. B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising. C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell. D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.” E. She always ____before making a decision.

Pungent(adj)– bitter; sharp A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house. B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising. C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell. D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.” E. She always ____before making a decision.

Remnant – leftover; remainder (n) A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house. B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising. C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell. D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.” E. She always ____before making a decision.

Cogitate- to mediate; to think (vb) A. The last ____ of the debris was cleared, and they started to build a new house. B. He made an ____ debut, and his future as a violinist looked promising. C. Burning tires gives off a _____ smell. D. Bernard couldn’t ____ why Bertha would stuff roasted peanuts up her nose. But, “to each his own.” E. She always ____before making a decision.

DAY 3: Impinge, manacle, luscious, dilemma, piety

Impinge- to intrude; to invade (vb) A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit. B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords? C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit. D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar. E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

Manacle – to handcuff; to restrain (vb) A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit. B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords? C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit. D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar. E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

Luscious- delectable; delicious (adj) A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit. B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords? C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit. D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar. E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

Dilemma – predicament; difficulty (n) A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit. B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords? C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit. D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar. E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

Piety:pie-eh-ti – devoutness; holiness (n) A. They ate the ____ and juicy fruit. B. Garvey’s___ was tougher than on might expect: should he juggle cotton swabs or ninja swords? C. The guards___ the prisoner who was going out for a hospital visit. D. One woman’s ____ was evident in the way she knelt before the altar. E. He ____ on my rights, and I sued him.

DAY 4: Preclude, cite, bilingual, infidel, fecund

Preclude- to prevent; to hinder (vb) A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least. B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand. C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom. D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____. E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.

Cite- to quote; to refer to (vb) A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least. B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand. C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom. D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____. E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.

Bilingual – able to speak two languages (adj) A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least. B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand. C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom. D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____. E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.

Infidel- unbeliever; pagan (n) A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least. B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand. C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom. D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____. E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.

Fecund:feekend – fruitful; productive (adj) A. Translators have to be ____ at the very least. B. I ____ the problem by warning them beforehand. C. Whenever Ryan philosophizes, he always winds up ____ Busta Rhymes’ lyrics as examples of wisdom. D. He was put to death because he was a heretic and an ____. E. She has produced many books in her life because she has a _____imagination.