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REVIEW 3
Matching
Match each word with its definition:
1. aggrandize a.cheerful willingness
2. aggregate b.a combination
3. alacrity c.the power to entice by charm
4. alchemy d.to make larger or greater
5. allay e.to combine into a unified whole
6. alleviate f.to lessen: ease
7. alloy g-amounting to a whole
8. allure h.to relieve: improve partially
9. amalgamate i.unclear or doubtful in meaning
10. ambiguous J-medieval chemical philosophy
Fill-ins
Choose the best word to fill in the blank in each sentence.
Sense or Nonsense
Indicate whether each sentence makes good sense or not.
Put S (SENSE) if it does, and put N (NONSENSE) if it does not.
1. The allure of gold is so great that hardly anyone is buying it. ____
2. The governor is concerned that one agency of government is
aggrandizing itself at the expense of other agencies. ____
3. The judge instructed the witness to make an ambiguous statement so
that everyone could be clear about what she meant. ____
4. The alacrity of John Milton’s Paradise Lost makes it one of the
great epic poems in English. _____
5. The charity was set up to alleviate the suffering of the poor. _____