Chapter 3 – AA Freshmen

1) Inane  All my friends think my dad is completely inane because -adjective he likes to talk like Daffy Duck and do the moon walk. It’s really quite embarrassing.  Children sometimes make inane comments about seeing monsters in their closet.

a. silly b. gloomy c. sensible

2) Incandescent  The incandescent moon set the atmosphere for the - adjective romantic night when we first met.  Incandescent light bulbs are brighter than the old ones.

a. warm b. glowing c. dim

3) Incarcerate  The thief was incarcerated for two years after the judge found her guilty of shoplifting. --verb  To be sent to your room when you’re a kid is like being incarcerated as an adult. a. to free b. to vacation c. to imprison

4) Dyspeptic  The dyspeptic young man cast a gloom over the party the - adjective minute he walked in.  It’s no wonder pregnant women can be very dyspeptic; they gain over 30 lbs, their feet swell, and they have to get up 4 times per night to use the bathroom.

a. crazy b. irritable c. tired

5) Debase  When President Clinton had “relations” with Monica -verb Lewinsky, he debased the stature of his office.  Using confidential information, the irate ex-wife contrived a way to debase the actor’s career a. to humiliate b. to impeach c. to glorify

6) Loiter  The teenagers loitered on the corner, waiting for -verb something to happen.  In malls, some people tend to loiter rather than shop, annoying the storeowner. a. talk b. stand around c. sleep 7 )Perpetual  Although objects may appear solid, the electrons that -adjective make up matter are actually in perpetual motion.  The perpetual lecture about my poor report card lasted through dinner and continued the next morning at breakfast.

a. motionless b. endless c. temporary

8) Permeable  Karen discovered that her raincoat was permeable when -adjective her clothes were drenched while wearing it in a rainstorm.  Bulletproof vests are supposed to be impermeable to most bullets, protecting the wearer from harm.

a. wet b. dry c. penetrable

9) Pernicious  The Claytons considered Rocky, a convicted felon, to be a -adjective pernicious influence on their innocent daughter.  Illegal drugs are pernicious to the body.

a. good b. harmless c. very harmful

10) Subliminal  Subliminal messages flash by so quickly on the TV -adjective screen that viewers are not consciously aware that they have seen them.  On a subliminal level, Joyce knew that her husband was cheating on her, but she didn’t believe it until she caught him kissing her sister.

a. cautious b. subconscious c. silent inane incandescent incarcerate dyspeptic debase perpetual permeable pernicious subliminal loiter

1. Wait, linger, or dawdle ______2. Continuing forever ______3. Highly injurious or destructive ______4. Lacking significance or meaning; immature ______5. Penetrable or porous ______6. Strikingly bright; radiant ______7. Subconscious; concealed ______8. Suffering from indigestion OR gloomy ______9. To degrade or lower in status; dishonor ______10. To subject to confinement; imprison ______

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1. The student made an ______comment about flatulence that sent the class into a fit of giggles for the next five minutes.

2. When a bottle has a skull and crossbones across it, beware! There could be a ______chemical inside of it.

3. The sign read, “No ______(ing)”, but the group of girls stood around anyway, chatting about their hair and cute boys.

4. Luckily for OJ Simpson, he had enough money to buy himself out of trouble. Do you think the jury should have ______him?

5. The soldiers built a fortress around their castle; however, the enemy found their way in through some water vents. The fortress was ______.

6. My attempt to send my boyfriend ______messages about asking me to marry him backfired when he woke up while I was whispering the words in his ear.

7. The full moon cast an ______light across our path, making it easier to find our way through the darkness.

8. For some odd reason, Katie was drawn to ______men, until one day, when she fell in love with a clown from the traveling circus. 9. The unwed, pregnant Chinese girl was given the option of fleeing to America or committing suicide. Her traditional family felt she had ______them by having a wanton affair.

10. When Mike walked into his first period class late for the umpteenth time, his teacher assigned him lunch detention for ______tardiness.

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David was secretly in love with Brittney Spears. Because he had a tough-guy image to uphold and did not wish to (1)______himself in front of his friends, he decided to swipe her CD. Three of his buddies were (2)______(ing) in the front of the store, making the security guard suspicious. David admitted that stealing was an (3)______thing to do, especially under the (4)______lights of the store, but he really wanted to jam to “Oops! I Did it Again” in the privacy of his bedroom. Unfortunately for him, the security guard spotted him stealing the CD, and he was brought to the police station where he was (5)______until his parents came to get him. After what seemed like a (6)______amount of time cooped up in the (7)______cell with a scary looking guy named Bubba, his parents finally arrived. He could hear their verbal abuse from down the hall. It felt like the walls were (8)______and sound could travel right through them. From the look on David’s father’s face, he sensed that when he arrived home, he would be in a (9)______situation. As soon as he and his parents stepped out of the police station, his father turned around and told David that he wasn’t going to be able to sit for a week after he was through with him. The message was definitely not (10) ______; his fate was very clear.