Level F Unit 11 Your Task: 1.Look to the word SEAR. Find one of Unit 11’s words, and write it on the lines beside the slide. 2.Find and circle effect/affect (there are two) 3.Complete the RPS for this unit 4.Find a sentence with an inadequate context clue. Insert a contrast signal and antonym clue. 5.There is one bolded sentence in both “palpable” and “satiate”. Rewrite these with context clues.

Abstemious*** She came from a long line of quiet, thrifty, and ______ farming folk. Her good health in old age is due in large part to the _____ habits of her younger years. She was so _____ that she extended her self- control even to her beloved books, and read them no more than an hour each day. **** abstemious is a Shakespearean neologism

censurable Because he was unaware of what he had done, we decided that his behavior was not ______. I don’t like to criticize your behavior, but I feel obliged to tell you that your discourtesy to that confused tourist was highly _____. No doubt his efforts to advance his own interests were _____, but let’s try to keep a sense of proportion and not condemn him too much.

contingent _____ on our parents’ approval, we plan to take a trip through Alaska next summer. Since we wished our group to have some say in the town council’s final decision, we sent a small ____ of our most articulate and convincing speakers to the hearings. As the Scottish poet Robert Burns aptly suggests, even the best laid plans are often entirely ______ on events over which we have no control.

corroborate He could tell the court where I was and for how long, but he still needed a witness to _____ his statements. Unless you can produce witnesses to _____ your claim that you were stopped at the red light, the mere assertion will have little to no effect/affect on the jury. All the available evidence _____ my theory that the theft was planned by someone familiar with the layout of the house.

denizen A lover of marine life, she knew all the names of the scaly _____ of our lakes. The old fellow did indeed look like a typical ____ of the racetrack, as described in Damon Runyon’s famous stories. The most tragic aspect of a forest fire is its destructive effects/affects on the innumerable plant and animal _____ of that environment.

discursive Within the ____ account of his life, there was a fairly complete history of the whole village His talk on world affairs was so disorganized and _____ that it left us more confused than ever. Although the essays are highly _____ covering a wide range of topics, they are written with such clarity and grace that they are easy to follow.

disseminate I decided that it was a bad idea to use my position in order to _____ my personal views. The purpose of this program is to _____ throughout the community information about job-training opportunities for young people. Although the Declaration of Independence was framed only to justify a revolution in the British colonies in North America, its ideas and ideals have been ______ throughout the world.

dowdy The actor wore ____ clothing and sunglasses so that no one would recognize him. Though this may not be the smartest-looking blouse I’ve worn, I thought to myself, it certainly doesn’t make me look _____. Some English queens were strikingly elegant and imposing figures; others were somewhat ____ and unprepossessing.

florid The ____ style of architecture in the old part of town as a welcome change from the grim, newer blocks we had seen. Among all those pale and sallow people, her highly ____ complexion stood out like a beacon. Her ____ writing style, abounding in adjectives and fancy metaphors, is far from suitable for factual newspaper stories.

foist During the 19 th century, the unscrupulous Jay Gould ____ thousands of worthless railroad shares on the unsuspecting public. No honest mechanic will try to ____ inferior replacement parts on his customers. Let’s not allow them to ____ on us ideas and programs that have been proved failures in other countries!

gauche Though he was sincere when he thanked his guest for having stayed an extra week, his comment was considered _____. It is hard to believe that people coming from such a refined social milieu could be so ____ and boorish in their behavior. He thought he was being witty and charming, but I regard his conduct at the party as altogether ______.

heresy Saving money to accumulate interest seems to be a _____ in these days of instant credit. When I referred to her favorite singer as an “untalented, overpaid, and conceited lout” she looked at me in shock, as though I had been guilty of _______. The study of history teaches us that many ideas regarded as ___ by one generation are accepted as sound and orthodox by the next.

inculcate It is important to ____ a healthy respect for authority into army recruits. Psychologists tell us that the years of early childhood are the best time to _____ basic concepts of right and wrong. Before we set out to ______ certain principles in our young people, let’s be very sure that these principles are truly desirable for them and their society.

palpable The excitement in the room was almost ___. The stubborn refusal to give me a chance to compete for the scholarship on the same basis as everyone else is a(n) ____ injustice to the whole idea of fair play. Modern nutritionists emphasize that there is a _____ difference between “eating to live” and “living to eat”.

perceptive His _____ eye went at once through the roomful of noisy children to the child who was most ill at ease. Eudora Welty is considered one of the most ____ and insightful American writers of her time. Children are often remarkably _____ in understanding how adults feel about them.

pernicious Night air was once thought to have a ____ effect on infants who were in poor health. Is there any need for me to describe at length the ____ effects of smoking? The more we studied the drug problem, the more we became aware of its _____ influence on the American people today.

salient I think the most _____ feature of the new plan is its similarity to the old plan. A(n) _____ characteristic of every great athlete is the ability to perform at maximum efficiency while under extreme pressure. Out of all the endless flow of dull verbiage in that long lecture, we could recognize only two or three ______ points.

satiate Nothing will _____ my hunger. (Oh, come on, Jerome. You can do better than that!!!) After the long summer vacation, I was ____ with loafing and eager to return to school. Though I rather like the better TV game shows, I find that after a certain point, I’m ____ and ready for more substantial fare.

sear We wanted to serve grilled vegetables, but I ____ them, and they tasted like leather. If you with to seal in the juices and bring out the flavor of your pot roast, ____ it briefly in a hot pan before you put it in the oven. In a series of ____ attacks now known as the Philippics, Cicero launched his entire battery of political invective against the hapless Marc Anthony.

specious Though her resume looked very impressive, her claims of vast experience in the field were _____. If I had the time, I could point out many flaws in the _____ arguments you find so impressive. We are most likely to fall victim to _____ reasoning when we have an emotional desire to believe what we are being told.