MODULE 13 (of 30)

Day Words - Words of the Day

Try to guess the meanings of the power verbs highlighted in the following twelve
sentences. The definitions are given below.
Try to guess the meanings of the power verbs highlighted in the following twelve sentences. The
definitions are given below.
1. The nurse always made an effort to empathize with her patients.
2. They have adduced numerous facts in support of their case.
3. He attributed his good health to regular exercise and a balanced diet.
4. He was advised to diversify his investments.
5. He protracted the debate until his opponent walked off in frustration.
6. He sought to ingratiate himself with his superiors.
7. She purchased an annotated version of Eliot's poetry.
8. He sequestered himself in a country cottage to write his first novel.
9. As the shares plummeted, investors began to panic.
10. Drink has distorted his judgement.
11. He instigated a plot to overthrow the government.
12. He fabricated a story to conceal his real intent.
empathize - project one's personality into (and so fully comprehend) the object of contemplation.
adduce - cite as proof or instance.
attribute - consider as caused by, resulting or originating from, made or composed by.
diversify - make diverse, vary, modify, variegate.
protract - prolong, lengthen out; extend.
ingratiate - bring oneself into favour with.
annotate - furnish with notes; to add explanatory notes to (a book, document, etc.).
sequester - seclude, isolate, set apart.
plummet - plunge.
distort - put out of shape, make crooked or unshapely; misrepresent.
instigate - urge on, incite (person to ).
fabricate - invent (story), forge (document).
Referring to the list above only where necessary, write the appropriate verb beside its definition.

Referring to the list above only where necessary, write the appropriate verb beside
its definition.
1. She is able to identify with her patients and their problems.
She is able to ........................ with her patients.
2. He cited numerous statistics in support of his claim.
He.............. numerous statistics in support of his claim.
3. He believed that his success was the result of years of dedicated practice.
He ................ his success to years of dedicated practice.

4. Their business has expanded into a number of related areas.

Their business has .................... into a number of related areas.
5. They prolonged the negotiations in an effort to frustrate their competitors.
They ............... the negotiations in an effort to frustrate their competitors.
6. He tried to bring himself into favour with his future in-laws.
He tried to ................... himself with his future in-laws.
7. She wrote explanatory notes in the text.
She .................... the text.
8. He isolated himself from the world. / He lived in an isolated cottage.
He .............. himself from the world.
He lived in a ........... cottage.
9. Prices have plunged.
Prices have ...............
10. In his efforts to convince the jury, he misrepresented the facts.
In his efforts to convince the jury, he ................... the facts.
11. They have provoked an inquiry.
They have .......... an inquiry.
12. They were accused of having concocted the story.
They were accused of having ............. the story.
ANSWERS
1 - empathize; 2 - adduced; 3 - attributed; 4 - diversified; 5 - protracted; 6 - ingratiate;
7 - annotated; 8 - sequestered; 9 - plummeted; 10 - distorted; 11- instigated; 12 - fabricated.
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If you are still unsure of the meanings of today's twelve verbs, read over
the following definitions before completing the final exercise below:
empathize - identify with.
adduce - cite, advance.
attribute - ascribe.
diversify - expand.
protract - prolong.
ingratiate - curry favour, fawn.
annotate - comment.
sequester - isolate, seclude.
plummet - dive.
distort - twist, warp, deform.

instigate - induce, activate.

fabricate - forge, make up, concoct.
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. .......................... expand.
2. .......................... twist, warp, deform.
3............................ prolong.
4. .......................... forge, make up, concoct.
5. .......................... isolate, seclude.
6. .......................... identify with.
7. .......................... induce, activate.
8. .......................... dive.
9. .......................... cite, advance.
10. .......................... curry favour, fawn.
11. .......................... ascribe.
12. .......................comment.

ANSWERS
1 - diversify; 2 - distort; 3 - protract; 4 - fabricate; 5 - sequester; 6 - empathize;
7 - instigate; 8 - plummet; 9 - adduce; 10 - ingratiate; 11 - attribute; 12 - annotate.
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