'Word by word the book is made."
French proverb
Words to Learn This Week
appeal
addict
wary
aware
misfortune
avoid
wretched
keg
nourish
harsh
quantity
opt
Read the following story to see how the new words are used in it.
A Cup of Coffee?
The drink with the most appeal for Americans is still coffee, but coffee addicts had better be wary of the instant forms. Greedy for customers and confident they won't lose them, companies will put their product in any instant form-liquid, powder, chips-and the coffee drinker, aware of his misfortune, finds it hard to avoid some of the more wretched instant products. The harsh fact is that an enormous quantity of instant coffee is being sold, no doubt, to nourish the popular demand for convenience. A keg of real coffee may become a museum piece as more and more people opt for instant coffee.
Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.
01. Sometimes it is best to ___________ being too nice to strangers.
02. wasn't ____________ that there were concerts in the park on Tuesdays.
03. We bought a large ___________ of potato chips for the party.
04. Rock 'n roll music just doesn't ____________ to me.
05. My aunt was in ___________ health and had to have nurses on twenty-four hour duty.
06. The __________ smoke from the fireplace burned my eyes.
07. It was quite a ___________ that Beverly's hu*****and died in an automobile accident.
08. If I had to ___________ for a new career, it would be medicine.
09. It is smart to be ___________ of foods whose contents are not listed on the package.
10. The judge denounced the thief for stealing a ___________ of molasses.
11. A candy bar will not ___________ you the way a piece of meat will.
12. Baxter took pep pills regularly and became a drug ___________ without realizing it.
