504 Essential Words / slide 41 / Learn the words with their definitions
Do the ex-es- Fill in the Blanks, Word Detective slide 43
- ignite — set on fire
- abolish — do away with completely; put and end to
- urban — of or having to do with cities or towns
- population — people of a city or country
- frank — free in expressing one’s real thoughts, opinions, or feelings; not hiding what is in one’s mind
- pollute — make dirty
- reveal — make known
- prohibit — forbid by law or authority
- urgent — demanding immediate action or attention: important
- adequate — as much as is needed; fully sufficient
- decrease — make or become less
- audible — able to be heard
Fill in the blanks
Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.
1.The doctor was completely frank with the dying man.
2.In an audible whisper, Maria called for my attention.
3.We didn’t need any evidence to see that the poor man was in urgent need of money and food.
4.All his life the child was used to living in urban areas.
5.Dry matches to ignite the campfire were sought by the boy scout.
6.Smoking is prohibited in the medical building.
7.Gasoline fumes help to pollute the air.
8.The decrease in the number of people voting in national elections is due to lack of interest.
9.Some citizens believe that we will never be able to abolish the war.
10.The population of New York City is about eight million people.
11.In the comics, Superman never reveals his true identity.
12.They needed an adequate supply of water to last for the entire trip through the desert.
Word Detective
1.having to do with cities or towns — urban
2.make known — reveal
3.as much as is needed; sufficient — adequate
4.make dirty — pollute
5.do away with completely — abolish
6.make or become less — decrease
7.free in expressing one’s thoughts — frank
8.demanding immediate action — urgent
9.set on fire — ignite
10.people of a city or country — population
11.able to be heard — audible
12.forbid by law or authority — prohibit
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