Week 2 Vocabulary and Exercises

Exercise I
In your own words, write a brief definition for as many words on the list as you can. Then correct and/or complete the lesson by using a dictionary.

1. absorb
2. accompany
3. apparently
4. compensate
5. contrary
6. consumer
7. disbelieve
8. liability
9. migrant
10. mound
11. rapidly
12. rarely
13. revolver
14. slushy
15. strays

Exercise II
From the list of words, fill in the blanks to make complete sentences.

1. The streets were quite ____________________ as the snow melted.
2. ____________________ does a person get a second chance.
3. After planting the dogwood tree, there was a ____________________ of dirt left.
4. Some people can ____________________ facts more quickly than others.
5. Each September, the ____________________ are caught by the dogcatcher and brought to the
pound.
6. During the harvest, many ____________________ workers find temporary jobs.
7. It is up to the ____________________ to decide which products are the best buy.
8. We were asked to ____________________ the younger campers to the lake.
9. ____________________ to popular belief, entertainers work very hard at their jobs.
10. The game had ____________________ ended while we were at the concession stand.
11. The FBI agent held a loaded ____________________ in his hand.
12. The sun was ____________________ disappearing behind the tall pines as we made our way homeward.
13. The fancy computer turned out to be more of a ____________________ than an asset.
14. If you wish to ____________________ a proven theory, that’s your privilege.
15. Although he worked many extra hours, his employer did not ____________________ Bob with either more money or time off.

Exercise III
Study the following roots, prefixes, and suffixes and then answer the questions. Consider the literal meaning of each word.

A prefix meaning against: anti...
A suffix meaning the study of: ...ology
A root meaning mind, soul: psych...
A prefix meaning for: pro...
A suffix meaning one who studies or believes: ...ist

1. If you were in favor of a particular war, you might he said to be ____________________;
if you were against the war, though, you would be said to be ____________________.
2. The literal meaning of “psychology” is ________________________________________.
3. The root anthro means man; therefore, the word “anthropology” means ___________________.
4. What do you suppose “sociology” is? ________________________________________.
5. A psychic claims to be able to read ________________________________________.
6. A psychologist is ____________________________________________________________
7. A scientist is ____________________________________________________________
8. A behaviorist is ____________________________________________________________
9. Would a pro-revolutionary be for or against revolution? ____________________________
10. An anti-Semite is someone who is_____________________________________________.