Unit 3 vocabulary 16-18 sentences

contends

"This women _______s that she was here before you," said the supermarket checkout clerk. "is it her turn now?"

wisdom

(Wis...)_____ is what we gain when were learn from our mistakes

proponent

Felipe is a(n) __________ of exercising for good health. he even encourages his young children to swim or cycle every day.

perception

Floyd's ______ of human nature is strongly colored by some bad experiences. he thinks everyone is basically selfish

duplicate

I always (...plicate)___ important papers and letters so that if the original gets lost, I still have the copy

conversely

I study best in the morning. ______, my sister concentrates better at night.

extrovert

Nancy is a(n) ________ by nature, but since she's become depressed, she has avoided other people.

prone

Raquel is _____ to accidents, so her car insurance rates are quite high

contemporary

abby didn't like the apartment with the old fashioned bah dub and radiators. She preferred a more ________ place

poignant

at the airport, I was very moved by the _______ reunion of family members who had bee separated for years

impasse

at the movie's turning point, the bad guy reached a(n) ______. on one side of them was the police; on the other was a steep cliff

psychoanalyst

barb's (... analyst) ____ asked her to write down her dreams, as they might become helpful in understanding her problems

charisma

certain movie stars may not be great actors, but they have a(n)_______ that makes people want to see their films

boyish

despite her (boy...) ______ hairstyle, Paula looks very famine

relentless

during April and may, the rain was so _____ that we thought we might have to start building an ark

quest

during the past three hundred years, several people have gone on a(n) _____ for Noah's ark. some have looked for it in northeastern Turkey, on Mount Ararat, sixteen thousand feet above sea level.

intensify

if you want to find a job before all the graduates start looking for employment next month, you'd better (intensi....) ____your search

prompt

it took his best friend's heart attack to _____ my dad to start exercising and eating right

flippant

my brother hides his lack of confidence by being ____. he rarely treats anything seriously

traumatic

repeating third grade was ______ for my brother. it still pains him to think about it even though he's a successful businessman now

rationale

the ________ behind encouraging pregnant women to gain about twenty-five pounds is that low weight gain can lead to dangerously low birth weights

magnified

the funhouse mirror (...fied) my reflection so that I looked fifty pounds heavier

discouraged

the parents were greatly (Dis...aged)____ when every attempt to find their son failed

produced

the reason these life-sized dolls are so expensive is that only one hundred are (...duced)_____ each year

rapport

there was instant _____ between Duke and Otis. they talked as if they'd known each other for years

immobile

to keep the accident victim (... mobile) _____, the paramedics tied her to a stretcher

prevalent

underage drinking was so ________ in the fraternity house that college officials ordered the house closed for a year

reprisal

when Lacey and John divorced, she tried to get half his income. In ________, he tried not to giver her any of his income at all

congenial

you will get along better in life if you are _____ to other people, rater than unpleasant