Circle The Letter Of The Best SYNONYM For The Word In Bold Faced Type

NAME(and Class#): Class Period: Lesson 6 Vocabulary Exercises D

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Circle the letter of the best SYNONYM for the word in bold-faced type.

1. the lexicon of baseball a. advertisement b. graffiti c. proscription d. logistics e. specialized vocabulary 2. an avant-garde choreographer a. lithographer b. lexicographer c. graphic artist d. connoisseur e. composer of dances 3. the Postal Service logo a. symbol b. motto c. reputation d. specialized vocabulary e. topography 4. a proscribed lithograph a. dictionary b. acronym c. art print d. dance routine e. witty saying 5. famous epigrams a. concluding speeches b. witty sayings c. long, dull statements d. writings on the wall e. epitaphs 6. topographical features a. physiognomic b. mountainous c. hierarchical d. lexical e. landscape

Circle the letter of the best ANTONYM for the words) in bold-face type.

7. a(n) apologist for the war a. supporter of b. critic of c. parodist of d. expiation for e. renegade from 8. a moving epilogue a. letter b. transcription c. short saying d. argument in opposition e. prologue 9. an appropriate epigraph a. paragraph b. postscript c. transcript d. allusion e. analogy 10. astonishing eclecticism a. literalism b. analogy c. confusion d. consistency e. sagacity 11. delivered a eulogy a. speech of execration b. compliment c. lecture d. sermon e. transcription

Circle the letter of the sentence in which the word in bold-faced type used incorrectly.

1. a . Not a single graffiti on the subway mentioned politics. b. This new plastic-based paint discourages graffiti because neither ink nor paint will stick to it. c . The invention of spray paint has inspired great graffiti. d. She published a book of graffiti found in women's restrooms.

2. a. The action of the heart is analogous to a pump. b. Alexander Pope drew an analogy between education and mountain climbing: the higher we go, the more we see still to accomplish. c . Using a false analogy, the speaker urged the crowd to consider all Swedes liars because he knew one who had been. d. After a thorough analogy of their over-crowded conditions, the school board adopted split sessions. NAME(and Class#): Class Period: Lesson 6 Vocabulary Exercises D 3. a. Because of its graphic violence, the film was rated X. b. With our new computer, we can program beautiful graphics. c . Book designers need a fine graphic appreciation of the overall effect of the typeface, the spacing, the margins, and the paper. d. Try to behave politely and graphically during our initiation.

4. a. Although the topography of Berlin seemed serene, unrest was brewing that would break out in violent rebellion. b. Lady Elizabeth Butler often interviewed veterans and visited battlefields in order to depict the topography of a battle accurately in her military paintings. c . Urban topography seems to have steep canyons of concrete cut by swift rivers of traffic. d. Topographers have created images of all areas of the country.

5. a. This room, which combines both antiques and modern furniture, reveals the owner's eclectic tastes. b. She claims to be a strict Marxist, but in fact, she holds very eclectic views. c . As soon as the ballots are counted, a newly eclectic president receives Secret Service protection. d. They served an eclectic menu of soul food, fast food, and health food.

6. a. The long epigram after the last act stated the moral significance of the play. b. Rochefoucauld delighted and irritated the Court of Louis XIV with his barbed epigrams on society. c . The epigrammatic style of writers like Samuel Johnson was especially admired in the eighteenth century. d. One of Dorothy Parker's sarcastic epigrams describes an actress who "ran the whole gamut of her emotions from A to B."

7. a. Although outnumbered, the guerrillas had the logistic advantage of fighting in their home territory with reinforcements and supplies readily available. b. The logistics of the Antarctic expedition took more than a year to plan. c . Because of their efficient highway system and their competent navy, the Romans could administer the logistics of a vast empire. d. Intuition as well as logistics is needed to solve most problems in calculus.

8. a. Frances Willard, the college president and social activist who motto was "Do everything," was a well known nineteenth century apologist for equal opportunities for women. b. Despite many apologists for Prohibition, Congress repealed the Eighteenth Amendment. c . The president's spokesperson was a true apologist, always to take responsibility for whatever went wrong. d. Apologists for preservation of rain forests point out that hundreds of species of animals and plants may disappear entirely. NAME(and Class#): Class Period: Lesson 6 Vocabulary Exercises D 9. a. A string quartet played the eulogy at her funeral. b. He was so universally disliked that his family requested no eulogy be given at his funeral. c . In her eulogy of the professor, she mentioned her great contribution to both science and the college. d. In a memorial poem, Ben Johnson eulogized Shakespeare's talent but said that he had "small Latin, and less Greek."

Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word from Lesson 6.

1. So many creative expressions of frustration accumulated on both sides of the Berlin Wall, which symbolized the division of Germany, that a Berlin gallery held a photographic exhibit entitled "Political ______From the Wall."

2. Lithography is one of the ______arts.

3. Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird opens with the ______“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”

4. In spite of an international reputation for her revolutionary ______, Martha Graham, who performed until she was 75 years old, thought of herself primarily as a dancer.

5. Although formerly the design of a(n) ______was cut into stone, today sheet zinc or aluminum is almost always used.

6. A(n) ______will give the correct pronunciation of the word.

7. At the conclusion of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck's ______asks the audience to "give me your hands" in applause.

8. The historian made a(n) ______between Roman civilization and the United States.

9. We have the date and topic for the conference, but we still need to work out the ______.

10. The______for the Olympic games is five intersecting rings of different colors, which represent the five continents of the globe.

11. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote, "What is a(n) ______? A dwarfish whole, / Its body brevity, and wit its soul."