1. VOCABULARY For the High School Student HAROLD LEVINE
WORD POWER
VOCABULARY
For the
High School Student
HAROLD LEVINE

2. WORD POWER YEAH!

3. GROUP 8

4. 1. ALTERNATIVE
Noun
Choice; one of two or more things offered for choice
Other or remaining choice
If given the choice of making either an oral or a written report, I would pick the second alternative.

5. 2. BEVERAGE Noun Drink; liquid for drinking
Orange juice is a healthful beverage.

6. 3. BLUNDER noun Mistake or error caused by stupidity or carelessness
Have you ever committed the blunder of mailing a letter without a postage stamp?

7. 4. CONTROVERSY noun Dispute; quarrel; debate; strife
The Republicans and the Democrats have been engaged in a controversy over which party is responsible for the increased taxes.

8. CONTROVERSIAL adjective
Arousing controversy; contentious; disputations

9. 5. CUSTODY Noun Care; safekeeping; guardianship
The treasurer has custody of our club’s financial records.

10. 6. DIMINUTIVE adjective Below average size; small; tiny
To an observer in an airplane high over the city, even the largest buildings seem diminutive. Me

11. 7. DISPEL verb Drive away by scattering; scatter; disperse
The two officers were commended for their skill in dispelling the move and preventing violence.

12. 8. DORMANT
adjective
Inactive as if asleep; sleeping; quiet; sluggish; resting
In early spring, new buds begin to appear on trees and shrubs that have been dormant all winter.

13. 9. EXCLUSIVELY adverb Solely; without sharing with others; undividedly
Mrs. Lopez had bought the encyclopedia for all of her children, but the oldest behaved as if it were exclusively his.

14. EXCLUSIVE
Adjective
Sole; single; unshared

15. 10. EXEMPT
adjective
Freed or released from a duty, liability, or rule to which others are subject.
A certain portion of each person’s income is legally exempt from taxations.
EXEMPTION
Noun
Immunity; impunity

16. 11. IMPERIL Verb Endanger; jeopardize
The fishing vessel was imperiled by high winds, but it managed to reach port safely.

17. 12. LINEAGE
noun
Descent (in a direct line from a common ancestor); ancestry; family; extraction
A study of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s lineage shows that he was descended from a Dutch ancestor who settled in America about 1638.

18. 13. MAJOR adjective Greater; larger; more important; principal
When the major companies in an industry raise prices, the smaller ones usually follow suit.

19. 14. OBJECTIVE noun Aim or end (of an action); goal
Our fund has already raised $650; its objective is $1000.

20. OBJECTIVE
adjective
Involving facts, rather than personal feelings or opinions.
College admission committees consider two kinds of date: subjective evidence, such as letters of recommendation; and objective evidence, such as your scores on college-entrance tests.

21. 15. OPINIONATED adjective
Unduly attached to one’s own opinion; obstinate; stubborn
If you keep arguing that you are right, in the face of overwhelming objective evidence that you are wrong, you are opinionated.

22. 16. PRESENTLY adverb In a little time; shortly; soon; before long
We don’t have to wait long for our bus. It will be here presently.

23. 17. PROCRASTINATE verb Put things off; delay; postpone; defer; dawdle
When a book is due, return it to the library promptly. Otherwise you will be fined 10 cents for every day you procrastinate.

24. 18.PRODIGIOUS
adjective
Extraordinary in size, quantity, or extent; vast; enormous; huge; amazing
The average American city requires a prodigious amount of fresh milk daily.

25. PRODIGY
Noun
Something extraordinary; wonder; phenomenon

26. 19.PROTRACT verb Draw out; lengthen in time; prolong; extend
The visitors had planned to stay for a few hours only, but they were persuaded to protract their visit.

27. 20. RETAIN verb Keep; continue to have, hold, or use
The department store is closing down it restaurant but retaining its lunch counter.

28. RETENTIVE adjective Having the power to retain or remember; tenacious
Dora has a retentive memory.

29. SENTENCE COMPLETION

30. DIRECTIONS: COPY sentences. Fill each blank (asterisked
DIRECTIONS: COPY sentences. Fill each blank (asterisked***) with the lesson word that best fits the meaning of the sentence. 20 points each correct answer.

31. When Reuben learned Friday that the library would close for the weekend, he realized what a(n) *** it was to have ***d with his research paper.
We must stop quarreling. If this committee spends another hour in ***, it will be unable to achieve its ***.
To *** the worker’s apprehensions of losing their jobs, the new employer promised to *** all of them.

32. Most of the time, Pam has to share a swimming lane with others, but today she had one *** for herself.
Though many of the secondary roads are impassable, the *** highways have all been plowed.
Replacing the old bridge will cost a(n) *** amount of money, but there is no practical ***.

33. Neither side is inclined to
Neither side is inclined to *** the dispute much longer; a settlement is expected ***.
In the days of special privilege, individuals of royal *** were generally *** from taxation.
We stopped for a(n) *** to quench our thirst.
When the parents are at work, the children are in the *** of their grandparents.

34. GROUP 8 Alternative Beverage Blunder Controversy Controversial Custody
Diminutive
Dispel
Dormant
Exclusively
Exclusive
Exempt
Exemption
Imperil
Lineage
Major
Objective (n) (adj)
Opinionated
Presently
Procrastinate
Prodigious
Prodigy
Protract
Retain
Retentive

35. FINALS GRADE CONFIGURATION
PERCENT
Descriptions 20
Progress
Report 30
Periodic Assessment
Projects (Skits)
Empower3000
Essays et cetera
100

36. STUDENT
PERCENT
ALMARAZ 42
ARAGON 70
ARANA 55
BANDA 3
BARRAGAN 61
BELTRAN 24
BLAKE 30
CASTANEDA
CELIO 64
CISNEROS 36
CORONA
CRUZ CRUZ 39
CRUZ EYMY 27
DIAZ
DUNAWAY
GUERRERO 58
GUTIERREZ
GUZMAN
HICHOS 21
HURTADO
LOPEZ 15
LUNA 45

37. STUDENT
PERCENT
MALDONADO 30
MARTINEZ 39
MEDINA 48
MENA 24
MONTIEL
MORALES IVAN
MORALES JUAN
OCHOA 42
OLMOS
PAXTOR
ROSAS 15
SALAS
TRUJILLO 45
VASQUEZ 58
ZARAGOZA 70
ZELAYA