Vocabulary Test 15
Words:
parsimonious
pecuniary
dismantle
sumptuous
underwrite
Prove that you are not a flash in the pan by using the new words correctly in the following sentence.
1. I plan to _________the stereo set and clean all the components.
2. The ____________feast was prepared with impeccable care.
3. Unless my boss modifies his ____________attitude, a fractious picket line is going to be erected.
4. Clarence Day deemed that _________ matters are best handled by men.
5. When our rivals agreed to ___________the cost of our trip, a myriad of suspicions began to form in my mind.
답 힌트:
parsimonious: 인색한, 검약하는, 극도로 절약하는
pecuniary: 금전의, 재정상의, 금전에 의한
dismantle: 폐지하다, 해체하다, 철거하다, 분해하다
sumptuous: 사치스러운, 값비싼, 호화로운
underwrite: ...에 서명하다, 인수하다, ...에 동의하여 서명하다.
Definitions: Match the new words with their meanings.
6. parsimonious
7. pecuniary
8. dismantle
9. sumptuous
10. underwrite
a. agree to finance
b. financial
c. to strip of covering, take apart
d. miserly
e. lavish
답:
1. dismantle
2. sumptuous
3. parsimonious
4. pecuniary
5. underwrite
6. d
7. b
8. c
9. e
10. a
출처: 1100 Words You Need to Know by Murray Bromberg, Melvin Gordon (1987)