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2.27 - BVS.Ch.9 - Pg. 50-51

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Alter

Ample

Blunt

Chronic

Chronological

Optimist

Pretense

Prolong

Refrain

Remorse

Alter

Ample

Blunt

Chronic

Chronological

Optimist

Pretense

Prolong

Refrain

Remorse

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Alter

Ample

Blunt

Chronic

Chronological

Optimist

Pretense

Prolong

Refrain

Remorse

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Pitanje 1
1.

  • Many inventions have changed the course of history. Television altered the world for example by making it smaller.

  • Fern's dramatic weight loss and new hairstyle so altered her appearance that we barely recognized her.

Pitanje 2
2.

  • Surprisingly, my compact car has ample space inside. Even Mario, who is six feet tall, never feels cramped in it.

  • My parents believe that the most important requirement of any celebration is ample food, so that no one will be hungry.

Pitanje 3
3.

  • "I'll be blunt," Phyillis said, as plainspoken as ever. "This movie is boring."

  • My best friend is so blunt that he never softens the truth. He always states his opinion in a painfully straightforward way.

Pitanje 4
4.

  • My little brother is a chronic complainer, all we hear from him is whining, day in and day out.

  • Leon has been chain-smoking for so long that he has developed a chronic cough, heard daily by everyone in the office.

Pitanje 5
5.

  • I could have followed the movie better if it had presented events in chronological order, instead of jumping back and forth in time.

  • In your resume, list your jobs in reverse chronological order--begin with the most recent job and go backward.

Pitanje 6
6.

  • My sister is a true optimist. When her friends get our their umbrellas, she puts on suntan lotion.

  • Alonso is such an optimist that when he lost his job, he said only, "I bet I'll find a better one now."

Pitanje 7
7.

  • The robber entered people's houses under the pretense of being a repairman.

  • I asked several questions about Dean's illness, with the pretense of being concerned. In truth, I've never even like Dean.

Pitanje 8
8.

  • Pulling off a bandage always hurts, but pulling it off slowly prolongs the pain.

  • My online registration for fall classes was prolonged because the school computer system crashed.

Pitanje 9
9.

  • I refrained from saying what I really thought about Anne's haircut because I didn't want to hurt her feelings.

  • Since she's on a diet, Stella refrained from eating a second piece of carrot cake.

Pitanje 10
10.

  • After she yelled at Russel, his mother was filled with remorse. She always regrets her outbursts of temper.

  • Feeling remorse over losing her iPod, I apologiezed to my friend and promised to buy her a new one.

Pitanje 11
11.

Continuing; lasting a long time; constant

Pitanje 12
12.

A false show or claim

Pitanje 13
13.

Someone who expects a good outcome

Pitanje 14
14.

To change

Pitanje 15
15.

To hold oneself back from doing something

Pitanje 16
16.

More than enough; plenty of

Pitanje 17
17.

A strong feeling of regret and guilt

Pitanje 18
18.

In the time order in which events happened

Pitanje 19
19.

Straightforward and brief, often rudely so

Pitanje 20
20.

To make something last longer