IVS: CHAPTER 2 WORDS:

CURT RETORT

DEMORALIZE SABOTAGE

DILEMMA SUBSEQUENT

INCLINATION WARY

IRATE ZEAL

IVS: CH. 2 - TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT:

The fast-food manager trained workers to give polite, full answers to customers, not curt responses.

a. cautious b. courteous c. abrupt

Cara's refusal to date my brother demoralized him to the point that for months he lacked the confidence to ask another woman out.

a. cheat(ed) b. discourage(d) c. excite(d)

1. Curt (kûrt) - adjective

2. Demoralize (dĭ-môr'ə-līz') - verb

In old romantic movies, the heroine's dilemma often involves choosing between a rich boyfriend and the poor man she really loves.

a. hard choice b. great danger c. benefit

That two-year-old has some irritating tendencies, such as her inclination to say "no" to everything.

a. tendency b. reason c. fate

3. Dilemma (dĭ-lĕm'ə) - noun

4. Inclination (ĭn-klə-nā'shən) - noun

Ray gets mad when his wife misplaces the TV's remote control, and she becomes equally irate when he writes a check and forgets to record it in the checkbook.

a. thrilled b. selfish c. furious

When I told my parents I'd wash the supper dishes the next morning, my father retorted, "Maybe we should serve you dinner in the mornings, too."

a. approve(d) b. replied c. ask(ed)

5. Irate (ī-rāt') - adjective

6. Retort (rĭ-tôrt') - verb

A fired computer operator sabotaged the company's computer system by planting a "virus" in it.

a. develop(ed) b. invest(ed) in c. did harm to

The first time Janet drove on a highway, she was terrified, but on subsequent trips, she felt more relaxed.

a. first b. following c. previous

7. Sabotage (săb'ə-tŏzh') - verb

8. Subsequent (sŭb'sĭ-kwənt') - adjective

"There's no such thing as a free lunch" means that we should be wary about promises of getting something for nothing.

a. careful b. tired c. welcoming

Flo attacked her food with such zeal that I thought she hadn't eaten for a week.

a. resistance b. passion c. skill

9. Wary (wâr'ē) - adjective

10. Zeal (zēl) - noun

1. A tendency to think, act, or behave in a certain way; a leaning

IVS: CH. 2 - MATCHING WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS:

Inclination

2. Rudely brief when speaking to someone3. Cautious; on guard4. To reply, especially in a quick, sharp, or witty way5. To lower the spirits of; weaken the confidence or cheerfulness of6. A situation requiring a difficult choice

7. Following, in time or order; next; later

8. Enthusiastic devotion; intense enthusiasm

9. To deliberately destroy or damage

10. Very angry

Curt Wary Retort Demoralize

Dilemma

Subsequent Zeal

Sabotage

Irate