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Each word in this lesson's word list appearsin clark $pe in the selectiorr you just read. Think about how the vocabulary *o.d i, ,r.J i., rhe serec_ tion, then write the retter for the best answer to each question. l. Which words coulcl best replace legionsin line 1? (A) reduced quantities (B) secretorganizations (C) limited groups (D) large numbers 2. Which word could besr replace fosterin line Z? (A) promote (B) conquer (O) transfer (D) commrrnicate 3. Which word coulcl besr replaceprofounrt\ in line l2? (A) remarkably (B) cleeply (O) rarely (D) selectively 4. A na.scent language (line: l4) can best be clescribecl as one that is (A) expressive (B) corninq into beins (O) rcjected as roo clifficult (D) imposed on spcakers
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Follow the directions below to write a sentenceusing a vocabularyword. l. Describehow a visitor to Washington,D.C., might react to seeinga historical monument for the first time. Use any form of the word prrfound.
2. Describethe weather on a typicallybleak November day.Use anv fbrm of the word rel,entless.
Describea crowd of people at a sporting event or concert. Use any fiorm of the word legion.
Explain how you learned a new task or pursued a new interest.Use any frrrm of the w<trd nouice.
Write a sentencedescribing how a gardener might help his plants grow Use any form of'the word foster
Each question below contains a vocabularyword from this lesson.Answer each question "yes"or "no" in the spaceprovided. 6. Would a professional writer be familiar with grammar and syntax? 7. Is televisionregardedas nascent technology? 7.
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move its audience to take action becauseof its 8. Would a prosaicspeech imaginative and persuasivePower? memorization of difficult material? 9. Do mnemonic devicesfacilitate s()me1hingthat you can acquire at a store or through 10. Are tenets catalosueshoPPing? For each question you answered"no," write a sentenceusing the vocabularyword correctlY.
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to Supposea proposal has been made to adcl F-sperallto the school letter to your school board, urging the currictrlunr.Write a persuasive members to support your stand on the proposal. Use some of the words vou studied in this lesson.