Ch. 8 Vocab

Choose the Ch. 8 boxed words that should go in each sentence and write the sentence number next to the word in your packet.

1. The fact that Mark broke up with Brenda using Post-it notes, suggests he may have made the decision on a __________.

2. This high school year book from the 1970s, reveals that Mary Lockman and Robbie Cochrane were known for being very ______________.

3. This truck crashed and flipped over a guard rail. It is _______ that it landed where it did, especially when you consider what was below.

4. This house has an ____________ shape.

5. This building’s design is _________ of sci-fi movie sets. Inside they bake sweet buns that are ___________ with the scent of cinnamon.

6. For years, cigarette companies acted ______________ with ads that promoted a filter that, in truth, didn’t make smoking safe.

7. These women are trying to ___________ the claim that Old Spice deodorant will reduce body odor.

8. In The Great Gatsby, characters living in the Valley of Ashes belong to a very different ________ compared to those that live in West and East Egg.

1. The fact that Mark broke up with Brenda using Post-it notes, suggests he may have made the decision on a __________.

1. The fact that Mark broke up with Brenda using Post-it notes, suggests he may have made the decision on a whim.

WHIM (noun) - a sudden idea or desire--especially one based on impulse rather than reason.

2. This high school year book from the 1970s, reveals that Mary Lockman and Robbie Cochrane were known for being very ______________.

2. This high school year book from the 1970s, reveals that Mary Lockman and Robbie Cochrane were known for being very garrulous.

garrulous(adj.) - 1) excessively or pointlessly talkative; 2) using too many words

3. This truck crashed and flipped over a guard rail. It is _______ that it landed where it did, especially when you consider what was below.

3. This truck crashed and flipped over a guard rail. It is fortuitous that it landed where it did, especially when you consider what was below.

FORTUITOUS(adj./adv.) – happening by a happy or lucky accident or chance

4. This house has an ____________ shape.

AMORPHOUS(adj) - without any clear shape, form, or structure; 2) not obviously belonging to any category

4. This house has an amorphous shape.

5. This building’s design is _________ of sci-fi movie sets. Inside they bake sweet buns that are ___________ with the scent of cinnamon.

5. This building’s design is redolent of sci-fi movie sets. Inside they bake sweet buns that are redolent with the scent of cinnamon.

REDOLENT (adj) - 1) strong pleasant scent; 2) a particular scent; 3) suggestive or reminiscent of something

6. For years, cigarette companies acted ______________ with ads that promoted a filter that, in truth, didn’t make smoking safe.

6. For years, cigarette companies acted unscrupulously with ads that promoted a filter that, in truth, didn’t make smoking safe.

UNSCRUPULOUS/

UNSCRUPULOUSLY

(adj./adv.) - not restrained by moral or ethical principals; dishonest; corrupt

7. These women are trying to ___________ the claim that Old Spice deodorant will reduce body odor.

7. These women are trying to corroborate the claim that Old Spice deodorant will reduce body odor.

corroborate

(verb) - to give evidence for; to confirm, substantiate, support, or strengthen by backing up someone’s claim

8. In The Great Gatsby, characters living in the Valley of Ashes belong to a very different ________ compared to those that live in West and East Egg.

8. In The Great Gatsby, characters living in the Valley of Ashes belong to a very different stratum compared to those that live in West and East Egg.

STRATUM (noun) - people having a similar social, economic, or educational status