Nur Ali, Roll: 39

Department of Islamic Studies, University of

Dhaka

2nd Semeseter
Session – 14
Answering with yes or no:

Do people become notorious for good acts? No

Is Beethoven considered a consummate musical genius? Yes

If a criminal is truly incorrigible, is there any point in attempting rehabilitation? No

Does an inveterate smoker smoke only occasionally? No

Is a congenital deformity one that occurs late in life? No

Is a chronic invalid ill much of the time? Yes

Is a pathological condition normal and healthy? No

If a person commits an unconscionable act of cruelty, is there any regret, remorse, or guilt? No

Is a glib talker awkward and hesitant in speech? No

Is an egregious error very bad? Yes

Expressing Ideas:

outstandingly vicious; so bad as to be in a class by itself: egregious

starting at birth: congenital

happening over and over again; continuing for a long time: chronic

widely and unfavorably known (as for antisocial acts, character weaknesses, immoral or unethical
behavior, etc.): notorious

beyond correction: incorrigible

smooth and persuasive; unusually, almost suspiciously, fluent: glib

long addicted to a habit: inveterate

perfect in the practice of an art; extremely skillful: consummate

unscrupulous; entirely without conscience: unconscionable

diseased: pathological

Using the words:

This person has gambled, day in and day out, for as long as anyone can remember—gambling has
become a deep-rooted habit. An inveterate gambler

Born with a clubfoot: A congenital deformity

Someone known the world over for criminal acts: A notorious criminal

An invading army kills, maims, and tortures without mercy, compunction, or regret. unconscionable
acts of cruelty

The suspect answers the detective’s questions easily, fluently, almost too smoothly. glib responses
A person reaches the acme of perfection as an actress or actor. A consummate performer

No one can change someone’s absurdly romantic attitude toward life. An incorrigible romantic

A mistake so bad that it defies description: An egregious blunder

Drunk almost all the time, again and again and again—periods of sobriety are few and very, very far
between: A chronic alcoholic

Doctors find a persistent, dangerous infection in the bladder: A pathological condition

Session – 15
Word Matching:

notoriety: ill fame

to consummate (v.): bring to completion; top off

consummacy: state of artistic height

incorrigibility: state of being beyond reform or correction

inveteracy: state of being long established in a habit

genetics: science of heredity

genealogy: study of ancestry

genital: referring to reproduction, or to the reproductive or sexual organs

genesis: beginning, origin

hereditary: referring to characteristics passed on to offspring by parents

gene: particle that transmits hereditary characteristics

Recall

sexual; reproductive: genital

to complete: consummate

wide and unfavorable reputation: notoriety

particle in the chromosome of a cell that transmits a characteristic from parent to offspring: gene

completion: consummation

inability to be reformed: incorrigibility

the science that deals with the transmission of characteristics from parents to children: genetics

referring to a quality or characteristic that is inherited (adj.): hereditary

beginning or origin: genesis

student of family roots or origins: genealogist

height of skill or artistry: consummacy or consummateness

transmitted by heredity: genetic

quality of a habit that has been established over many years: inveteracy or inveterateness

a person long experienced at a profession, art, or business: veteran

pertaining to a study of family origins (adj.): genealogical

Session – 16
Word Matching

chronicity: condition of continual or repeated recurrence

anachronism: something, or someone, out of time

incongruity: something, or state of being, out of place

chronology: calendar of events in order of occurrence

chronometer: timepiece; device that measures time very accurately

chronometry measurement of time

synchronization act of occurring, or of causing to occur, at the same time

pathology: disease; study of disease

sympathy: a sharing or understanding of another’s feeling

Answering with yes or no:

Are these dates in chronological order? 1492, 1941, 1586 No

Is pathology the study of healthy tissue? No

Is telepathic communication carried on by telephone? No

Does a sympathetic response show an understanding of another's feelings? Yes

Is one antipathetic to things, ideas, or people one finds agreeable? No

Do apathetic people react strongly? No

Does an empathic response show identification with the feelings of another? Yes

Is a swimsuit incongruous attire at a formal ceremony? Yes

Is an anachronistic attitude up to date? No

Are synchronous movements out of time with one another? No

Session – 17
Answering with yes or no:

Is unconscionability one of the signs of the psychopath? Yes

Can anyone be truly omniscient? No

Does a prescient fear indicate some knowledge of the future? Yes

Is nescience a result of learning? No

Does glibness make someone sound sincere and trustworthy? No

Is egregiousness an admirable quality? No

Do gregarious people enjoy parties? Yes

Do spectators congregate at sports events? Yes

Do we often segregate hardened criminals from the rest of society? Yes

Is an aggregation of problems a whole mass of problems? Yes

Recall

enjoying groups and companionship: gregarious

ignorant: nescient

state of not being held back from antisocial behavior by one’s conscience: unconscionability or
unconscionableness

having knowledge of an event before it occurs (adj.): prescient

a religious “flock”: congregation

a total, whole, or mass: aggregate or aggregation

to separate from the rest: segregate

suspiciously smooth fluency: glibness

all-knowing (adj.): omniscient

to come together into a group or mass: congregate

Recognizing the words:

Highly skilled: (a) consummate

Beyond reform: (b) incorrigible

Dating from birth: (b) congenital

Outstandingly bad: (a) egregious

Science of heredity: (b) genetics

Out of time: (b) anachronous

Study of disease: (a) pathology

Fond of company, friends, group activities, etc.: (b) gregarious

Indifferent: (c) apathetic

Long accustomed in habit: (c) inveterate

Study of family ancestry: (a) genealogy

To complete, finish, top off: (b) consummate

Accurate timepiece: (c) chronometer

Identification with the feelings of another: (c) empathy

Thought transference; extrasensory perception: (a) telepathy

Ignorance: (c) nescience

To gather into a group: (a) congregate