A.

Read the following sentences and derive the meaning from the context of the
sentence.
These barbarians fired the first salvo yesterday.
Today we move to higher ground to gain momentum for an attack.
I am ever vigilant to any possible plots against my master’s life.
Marcus is usually busy calming down savages or unruly senators who are prone to fighting and brawling.
To me these men display a flagrant disregard for the respect due to an emperor.
Marcus detests complaining and says it will get you nowhere and that it’s best to accept your situation.
Being chosen to work in the palace was the most notable event of my life.
He often writes of the paradoxes of his best friend’s qualities and how he accepts them.
Unfortunately, the governor couldn’t attend the event because he had a prior appointment.
 A. Match the words in the box to the definitions 1- 10
Brawl Detest Flagrant Fluster Momentum notable
paradox prior salvo vigilant

1. (adj) Earlier/ former

2. (v/n) To make or become confused, agitated or nervous
3. (n) A burst of gunfire often as a tribute or salute / a spirited verbal attack.
4. (n) A noisy quarrel or fight / (v) to quarrel or fight noisily.
5. (adj) wide-awake, alert or watchful
6. (adj) striking or remarkable / (n) a person who is well known, outstanding in some way.
7. (v) to hate or dislike very much, to loathe
8. (adj) extremely bad, glaring, scandalous, notorious.
9. (n) a self-contradictory statement that could prove true/ a person or thing with contradictory
qualities.
10.(n) the force or speed with which something moves.
 C check your answers
1.(adj) Earlier/ former prior
2.(v/n) To make or become confused, agitated or nervous fluster
3.(n) A burst of gunfire often as a tribute or salute / a spirited verbal attack. salvo
4.(n) A noisy quarrel or fight / (v) to quarrel or fight noisily. brawl
5.(adj) wide-awake, alert or watchful vigilant
6.(adj) striking or remarkable / (n) a person who is well known, outstanding in some way. Notable
7.(v) to hate or dislike very much, to loathe. detest
8.(adj) extremely bad, glaring, scandalous, notorious. flagrant
9.(n) a self-contradictory statement that could prove true/ a person or thing with
contradictory qualities. paradox
10.(n) the force or speed with which something moves. momentum
Write the 20 new words in your
notebooks and study them for the
weekly test.
 Match the following words to their
definitions
Wrench pry scallops sought flail

1. (v) The past of seek. To find or get something especially of a non-

physical nature. She _______ a new career when she turned 30
2. (v) to pull or twist something violently away form its position. He
__________ the phone out of my hand, in anger.
3. (n) A sea creature that lives inside a shell and can be eaten.
________ is a delicacy in many parts of the world.
4. (v) to move energetically in an uncontrolled way especially by
moving the arms. She ran from the house in a rage, with her arms
______ in the air.
5. (v) to find out private facts about a person. He is someone who love
to _______
Answers

1. Sought
2. Wrench
3. Scallop
4. Flail
5. pry
 scant, prod, slack, barbed, brace,
6. (adj) Having a sharp point that curves backwards. They used
__________ wire to protect the wall.
7. (v) To push something or someone with your finger or object.
I _______ her to get her attention.
8. (n) something used as a support. The broken side of the wall had a
wooden __________ to support it.
(v) to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something
unpleasant. I had to _______myself for the bad news.
9. (adj) not tight, loose. The tent’s ropes were too _________.
10. (adj) very little and not enough. He pays __________ attention to the
needs of others.
Answers

6. Barbed
7. Prod
8. Brace
9. Slack
10. Scant