10.12 - BVS.Ch.3 Pg.16-17

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20 questions
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Word Bank
  • delete
  • impartial
  • integrity
  • legitimate
  • lenient
  • menace
  • morale
  • naive
  • overt
  • undermine
Word Bank
  • delete
  • impartial
  • integrity
  • legitimate
  • lenient
  • menace
  • morale
  • naive
  • overt
  • undermine
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  • When I accidentally deleted several paragraphs of my research paper from the computer, it took ten minutes to retype them.
  • The invitation list is too long. Unless we delete a few names, the party will be too crowded.

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  • Too much publicity before a trial makes it difficult for lawyers to find impartial jurors, people with no opinion about the case.
  • "I'm an impartial judge of character," Dolores joked. "I distrust all people equally, without prejudice."

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  • Our boss trusts Ramon with the key to the cash register because she knows that he has integrity.
  • I thought our senator had integrity, so I was shocked to hear that she had taken a bribe.

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  • "A need to see the final episode in your favorite reality show." said the teacher, "is not a legitaimate excuse for missing class."
  • Any company that guarantees to make all investors millionaires can't possibly be legitimate.

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  • Ms. Hall is very lenient about late papers. If you hand one in even a week late she doesn't lower your grade.
  • Mom wouldn't let us feed our poodle during dinner. But Dad, who was more lenient, would look the other way when we slipped the dog something under the table.

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Acid rain is the biggest menace to the survival of freshwter fish.
Ron's impatient attitude and his fast, zigzag driving make him a menace on the road.

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  • Art class was good for Tyroness morale. Each time the teacher praised his drawings, his confidence and enthusiasm increased.
  • The workers' morale was so low that they constantly complained about the job. The only good part of the day was quitting time.

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  • Though young, Rhoda is not naive. Being on her own for so long has made her streetwise.
  • having had little experience with salespeople, my younger sister is so naive that she believes everything they tell her.

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  • Some people believe that overt racism is easier to deal with than the hidden kind because you can better fight what is out in the open.
  • Maya's love of reading was overt--books spilled over the shelves in every room of her apartment.

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  • Leroy tried to undermine the coach's authority by making jokes about him behind his back.
  • Numerous floods had undermined the foundation so greatly that the house was no longer safe.

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_______ Fair; not biased; without prejudice
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_______ a threat
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_______ In accordance with accepted laws, rules, and standards
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_______ State of mind with respect to confidence and enthusiasm; spirit
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_______ To cross out or erase; remove
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_______ To gradually weaken or damage
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_______ Obvious; not hidden
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_______ Not strict or harsh in disciplining or punishing; merciful
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_______ Lacking worldly experience; unsuspecting; unsophisitcated
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_______ Honesty; strong moral sense