"Thou weigh'st thy words before thou givest them breath."
Shakespeare, Othello
Words to Learn This Week
vague
elevate
lottery
finance
obtain
cinema
event
discard
soar
subsequent
relate
stationary
Read the following story to see how the new words are used in it.
Summer Travel
If you are tired of making vague excuses for another dull summer at home, here is a thought to elevate your spirits. You do not need anything so radical as winning a lottery to finance a trip to Europe. A student identity card that can be obtained for a few dollars from the Council on International Educational Exchange entitles you to discount tickets on certain charter flights to London and Paris, as well as reduced admission to many museums, cinemas, and musical events.
Once in Europe, you can stretch your budget by staying at approved youth hostels for about two dollars a night. So don't discard your hopes of becoming an international traveler. Soon you can be soaring into the skies or skimming over the waves to new adventures that you will subsequently relate to your stationary friends.
Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.
01. Our club consented to hold a _________ as a means of raising money.
02. If you want to ________ data on employment opportunities, a good source is the Bulletin of the Department of Labor.
03. Some call it a _________ but I call it a movie.
04. Our team excelled in the last _________ of the track meet.
05. As I watched the huge jet __________ into the sky, I wished that I were on board.
06. Since Margaret has become his neighbor, Bud's progress in school has been practically __________ .
07. ________ to his phone call, I received a confirmation in the mail.
08. We are compelled to _________ this outdated theory.
09. How does that evidence _________ to the case?
10. Tim's argument may be logical but it is too _________ to be convincing.
11. With no one to ________ the project, the entire scheme collapsed.
12. This feeble speech will do little to _________ the spirits of the audience.
