Exam 6: While You Read and After You Read, Use the Dictionary

When a reader needs a definition, synonyms, antonyms, and word histories, a _______ is appropriate.

Read the following sentence and dictionary entry for the word Advertise from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary and answer the following questions. Michael decided advertising in the school paper would help to increase his overall sales. ad·ver·tise \ ad-ver-tahyz\ vb -tised; -tising -vt 1: to make something known to: Notify 2 a: to make publicly and generally known <advertising their readiness to make concessions> b: to announce publicly esp. by printed notice or a broadcast. c: to call public attention to esp. by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ~ vi: to issue or sponsor advertising -Of the transitive definitions, which one best fits how advertise is used in the sentence above.

Michele said she arrived for work at 8:30, but then she contradicted herself and said she arrived at 10:00.Contradict \kan-tre-dikt\ vt-1: to resist or oppose in argument 2a: to assert contrary of b: to deny the truth of 3a: to be contradictory of b: to go counter to c: to act in a manner contradictory of -Which syllable of advertise is emphasized when spoken?

Michele said she arrived for work at 8:30, but then she contradicted herself and said she arrived at 10:00.Contradict \kan-tre-dikt\ vt-1: to resist or oppose in argument 2a: to assert contrary of b: to deny the truth of 3a: to be contradictory of b: to go counter to c: to act in a manner contradictory of -What part of speech is contradicted?

Read the following sentence and dictionary entry for the word Advertise from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary and answer the following questions. Michael decided advertising in the school paper would help to increase his overall sales. ad·ver·tise \ ad-ver-tahyz\ vb -tised; -tising -vt 1: to make something known to: Notify 2 a: to make publicly and generally known <advertising their readiness to make concessions> b: to announce publicly esp. by printed notice or a broadcast. c: to call public attention to esp. by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ~ vi: to issue or sponsor advertising -What part of speech is advertise?

A compromise was the only way to end the argument, although neither party was completely satisfied.Compromise \kam-pre-miz\n 1 a: settlement of differences by arbritration or by conset reached by mutual concessions. b: something blending qualities of two different things 2: a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial -Of the definitions, which one best fits how compromise is used in the sentence above.

What type of dictionary should be use if a reader needs to understand how complex parts fit together?

Read the following sentence and dictionary entry for the word Advertise from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary and answer the following questions. Michael decided advertising in the school paper would help to increase his overall sales. ad·ver·tise \ ad-ver-tahyz\ vb -tised; -tising -vt 1: to make something known to: Notify 2 a: to make publicly and generally known <advertising their readiness to make concessions> b: to announce publicly esp. by printed notice or a broadcast. c: to call public attention to esp. by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ~ vi: to issue or sponsor advertising -Which syllable of advertise is emphasized when spoken?

Michele said she arrived for work at 8:30, but then she contradicted herself and said she arrived at 10:00.Contradict \kan-tre-dikt\ vt-1: to resist or oppose in argument 2a: to assert contrary of b: to deny the truth of 3a: to be contradictory of b: to go counter to c: to act in a manner contradictory of -Of the transitive definitions, which one best fits how contradicted is used in the sentence above.

A compromise was the only way to end the argument, although neither party was completely satisfied.Compromise \kam-pre-miz\n 1 a: settlement of differences by arbritration or by conset reached by mutual concessions. b: something blending qualities of two different things 2: a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial -What part of speech is compromise?

Read the sentences, which are all from Cahokia: Mirror of the Cosmos by Sally A.Kitt Chappell.Then select the dictionary definition that best fits the word as used in the sentence. Yet without the wheel, beasts of burden, or metal working, their stratified society fostered widespread commerce, refined artistic expression, and monumental architecture. 1. $\text {commerce}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _______ $\text {the exchange of views or attitude}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ________ $\text {an interchange of goods or commodities}$ 2. $\text {monumental}$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ________ $\text {exceptionally great}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ________ $\text { resembling a monument}$ At the beginning of the second millennium, a civilization more sophisticated and powerful than any other in the Western Hemisphere north of Mexico emerged and flourished in the Midwest. 3. $\text {sophisticated}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _______ $\text {complex or intricate}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ________ $\text {deceptive or misleading}$ 4. $\text {emerged}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _______ $\text {to come into existence}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ________ $\text {to come into view}$ 5. $\text {flourished }$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ______ $\text {made bold, sweeping movements}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _______ $\text {grew well, thrived}$ From the top of Monks Mound the horizon of the wide world beyond forms a perfect circle. At dawn the rising sun embraces the cosmos with an arc of gold, a reminder of the past once cradled in this land on the broad shores of the Mississippi. 6. $\text {horizon}$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _____ $\text {the limit or range of perception}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ______ $\text {the line that forms the boundary between the earth and sky}$ 7. $\text {cradled}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ______ $\text {to hold protectively}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _______ $\text { to receive or hold}$ 8. $\text {arc}$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _______ $\text {something curved in shape}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _______ $\text { any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle}$ At the turn of the millennium, about A.D.1050, the population of Cahokia and its environs was larger than that of London. 9. $\text {turn}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _______ $\text {to cause to move around}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ ______ $\text {a point at which a change occurs}$ 10. $\text {millennium}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _____ $\text {a hoped-for period of peace}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ _____ $\text {a span of one thousand years}$

When a word is classified as a noun, pronoun, or adjective, the dictionary is providing ____.

A compromise was the only way to end the argument, although neither party was completely satisfied.Compromise \kam-pre-miz\n 1 a: settlement of differences by arbritration or by conset reached by mutual concessions. b: something blending qualities of two different things 2: a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial -Which syllable of compromise is emphasized when spoken?

The etymology of a word is ____.

When a reader needs definitions, photographs of people, places, or subjects, sections on word rots from different languages, and the parts of speech, a ___________ is appropriate.

An idiom is ____.