IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY

Module 1 (continued)

If you are still unsure of the meanings of today's twelve verbs, read over the following definitions before completing the final exercise below.

deprecate - deplore.
procrastinate - delay.
corroborate - confirm, substantiate.
inure - harden, desensitize.
apprise - inform.
vacillate - be irresolute or indecisive.
expedite - hasten.
impute - accuse.
inundate - deluge, engulf.
galvanize - excite, jolt, stimulate.
acquiesce - agree, accept.
disavow - deny, disclaim.

In the column on the right are twelve dictionary definitions of the words dealt with today. Try to match each word with its definition.

1. ..................................... confirm, substantiate.
2. ..................................... accuse.
3. ..................................... deny, disclaim.
4. .................................... deplore.
5. .................................... deluge, engulf.
6. ..................................... delay.
7. ..................................... inform.
8. ..................................... excite, jolt, stimulate.
9. ..................................... hasten.
10. .................................... be irresolute or indecisive.
11. .................................... harden, desensitize
12. .................................... agree, accept.

ANSWERS

1- corroborate; 2- impute; 3 - disavow; 4 - deprecate; 5 - inundate; 6 - procrastinate;
7 - apprise; 8 - galvanize; 9 - expedite; 10 - vacillate; 11 - inure; 12 - acquiesce.