1. Refer hand over; send, direct, or turn for inforrnation, help, or action; (refer to) direct attention to or speak about
a, Let us refer the dispute to the dean,
b. Our teacher referred us to the dictionary for the rneanings of the difficult words in the novel.
c. The speaker referred to a verse in the Bible to support his theory,
2. Distress great pain or sorrow; misfortune; dangerous or difficult situation; to cause pain or rnake unhappy
a, The farnily was in great distress over the accident that rnairned Kenny,
b. My teacher was distressed by the disrnal perforrnance of our class on the final examination.
c. Long, unscheduled delays at the station cause distress to commuters.
3. Diminish rnake or becorne srnaller in size, arnount or irnportance
a, The excessive heat diminished as the sun went down,
b. Our diminishing supply of food was carefully wrapped and placed with the baggage,
c. The latest news frorn the battlefront confirrns the report of diminishing rnilitary activity,
4. Maximum greatest arnount; greatest possible
a, Chris acknowledged that the maximum he had ever walked in one day was fifteen miles,
b. We would like to exhibit this rare collection to the maximum nurnber of visitors.
c. The cornrnittee anticipated the maximum attendance of the first day of the performance,
5. Flee run away; go quickly
a, The fleeing outlaws were pursued by the police,
b. One could clearly see the clouds fleeing before the wind,
c. The rnajority of students understand that they cannot flee frorn their responsibilities,
6. Vulnerable capable of being injured; open to attack, sensitive to criticism, influences, etc.
a, Achilles was vulnerable only in his heel.
b. The investigator's nirnble rnind quickly located the vulnerable spot in the defendant's alibi.
c. A vulnerable target for thieves is a solitary traveler,
7. Signify rnean; be a sign of; rnake known by signs, words or actions; have importance
a, Oh! signifies surprise,
b. A gift of such value signifies rnore than a casual relationship,
c. The word "fragile" starnped on a carton signifies that it rnust be handled with caution,
8. Mythology legends or stories that usually atternpt to explain sornething in nature
a, The story of Proserpina and Ceres explaining the seasons is typical of Greek mythology.
b. Frorn a study of mythology we can conclude that the ancients were concerned with the wonders of nature,
c. Ancient mythology survives to this day in popular expressions such as "Herculean task" or "Apollo Project".
9. Colleague associate; fellow worker
a. The captain gave credit for the victory to his valiant colleagues.
b. Who would have predicted that our pedestrian colleague would one day win the Nobel Prize for Medicine?
c. We must rescue our colleagues from their wretched condition.
10. Torment cause very great pain to; worry or annoy very much; cause of very great pain; very
great pain
a. Persistent headaches tormented him.
b. The illustrations in our history text show the torments suffered by the victims of the French Revolution.
c. The logical way to end the torment of doubt over the examination is to spend adequate time in study.
11. Provide to supply; to state as a condition; to prepare for or against some situation
a. How can we provide job opportunities for all our graduates?
b. Hal said he would bring the ball provided he would be allowed to pitch.
c. The government is obligated, among other things, to provide for the common welfare and secure the blessings of peace for all citizens.
12. Loyalty faithfulness to a person, government, idea, custom, or the like
a. The monarch referred to his knights' loyalty with pride.
b. Nothing is so important to transmit to the youth as the sacredness of loyalty to one's country.
c. Out of a sense of loyalty to his friends, Michael was willing to suffer torments, and he, therefore, refused to identify his colleagues in the plot.
Answers:
1. distress 2. maximum 3. flee 4. tormenting 5. loyalty 6. apologize
7. colleagues 8. signified 9. refer 10. dimnished 11. mythology 12. vulnerable
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