Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 15

C

Kimberly is trying to simplify her convoluted writing style.

I

Momentum is a single instance of time.

C

My cramped quarters revealed just how in disingenuous the reservations agent had been in describing the room as luxury class.

C

Pleasure and pain are mingled in a masochistic personality.

I

The masochistic counselor listened carefully to Shauns problems and then gave several practical suggestions.

C

The moon orbits Earth because gravity and centrifugal force are in balance.

C

The new shortstop for the Blue Jays has the potential to be a great hitter.

I

This double-ratcheted widget is the most disingenuous little device.

I

To accentuate a word is to put an accent mark in the right place.

C

To decapitate someone is to behead him or her.

I

Viscera are sense organs.

I

Volition is the ability to fly.

I

We felt so jaded after our climb that we had to sit down and rest.

C

We'll accentuate the positive and play down the negative aspects of the situation.

C

Centrifugal tendencies are those causing movement away from the center.

C

Depending on which word you accentuate, you change the meaning slightly.

C

Even though she had won the top tennis tournaments several times, she wasn't jaded from all the attention and money she received.

I

Gerald gave my hand a masochistic shake and then headed for the door.

C

Here's a list of potential buyers for the property.

I

I was so jaded by the book that I couldn't read beyond the first chapter.

I

"Prithee" and "methinks" are obsolescent expressions.

I

$6000 is a potential sum of money.

I

After the car accident, Harry had a two-week convoluted period At home.

I

An aficionado is someone who possesses extraordinary skill.

I

An obsolescent machine is one that needs to be repaired.

C

Antecedent rights are those that existed before ones that came earlier.

C

As particular jobs become obsolescent, workers needed to retrain for others.

I

A disingenuous statement is one that is extremely insulting.

I

A jaded appetite is one that cannot be satisfied.

I

A masochist is a person who choose his or her food thoroughly.

C

A potential profit is one may develop into an actual one.

I

Raising the necessary funds is centrifugal to the success of the youth concert.

C

She was being disingenuous when she let you believe she enjoyed your company.

I

The Boulder perched on the edge of a cliff possesses centrifugal energy.

C

The Senators speeches accentuated the plight of the small family farms.

C

The convoluted explanation is one that is difficult to follow.

C

The convoluted shape in the painting resembled a Rams Horn's.

C

indubitable facts are those that are certain.

C

mP3s are making other forms of recorded music obsolescent.