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'15 HOURS TO A POWERFUL ENGLISH VOCABULARY'
DAY 3 (of 30)
Try to guess the meanings of the power verbs highlighted in the following twelve sentences. The definitions are given below.
1. He importuned his parents for extra pocket money.
2. We are not sure what their business is but we may surmise it is smuggling.
3. They have done everything possible to thwart our progress.
4. He has derided the beliefs of all his friends.
5. The orator fulminated against the policies of the government.
6. He pontificates at length on moral issues.
7. The new access road will facilitate the free flow of traffic.
8. The rules stipulate that all competitors start at the same time.
9. The journalist impugned the politician's denials.
10. They used the threat of violence to coerce their neighbours into supporting them.
11. I shall not pursue these points further for fear of digressing too far from my
main theme.
12. She studied conscientiously in order to emulate her successful forbears.
importune - to solicit (a person) pressingly; to request earnestly.
surmise - infer doubtfully or conjecturally; conjecture, guess.
thwart - frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.).
deride - laugh scornfully at; ridicule.
fulminate - thunder forth, utter or publish (censure), issue censures
against; express censure loudly and forcefully.
pontificate - act or speak pompously or dogmatically; pretend to be infallible.
facilitate - make easy, promote, help forward (action or result.
stipulate - require or insist upon as essential condition.
coerce - constrain into obedience etc.; use force, secure by force.
impugn - assail by word, call in question (statement, action).
digress - diverge from the track, stray; depart from main subject temporarily
in speech or in writing.
emulate - try to equal or excel; imitate zealously.
Referring to the list above only where necessary, write the appropriate verb beside its definition.
1. They lay down certain conditions.
They ........................
2. He tries to match his father's achievements.
He tries to ................. him.
3. They beg people for money.
They ........................ them for money.
4. They sent troops to foil the uprising.
They sent troops to ............. the uprising.
5. He speaks in a dogmatic manner.
He ..............................
6. They question our motives.
They ................... them.
7. They make things easy for us.
They ................. us.
8. She can only guess what might have happened.
She can only ................
9. He mocks our efforts.
He ............... them.
10. She is straying from the main story.
She is ............................
11. He expresses censure loudly and forcefully.
He ........................
12. He uses the threat of violence to make someone do something.
He .................... him, her.
ANSWERS
1 - stipulate; 2 - emulate; 3 - importune; 4 - thwart; 5 - pontificates; 6 - impugn;
7 - facilitate; 8 - surmise; 9 - derides; 10 - digressing; 11 - fulminates ; 12 - coerces.
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'15 HOURS TO A POWERFUL ENGLISH VOCABULARY'
DAY 3 (of 30)
Try to guess the meanings of the power verbs highlighted in the following twelve sentences. The definitions are given below.
1. He importuned his parents for extra pocket money.
2. We are not sure what their business is but we may surmise it is smuggling.
3. They have done everything possible to thwart our progress.
4. He has derided the beliefs of all his friends.
5. The orator fulminated against the policies of the government.
6. He pontificates at length on moral issues.
7. The new access road will facilitate the free flow of traffic.
8. The rules stipulate that all competitors start at the same time.
9. The journalist impugned the politician's denials.
10. They used the threat of violence to coerce their neighbours into supporting them.
11. I shall not pursue these points further for fear of digressing too far from my
main theme.
12. She studied conscientiously in order to emulate her successful forbears.
importune - to solicit (a person) pressingly; to request earnestly.
surmise - infer doubtfully or conjecturally; conjecture, guess.
thwart - frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.).
deride - laugh scornfully at; ridicule.
fulminate - thunder forth, utter or publish (censure), issue censures
against; express censure loudly and forcefully.
pontificate - act or speak pompously or dogmatically; pretend to be infallible.
facilitate - make easy, promote, help forward (action or result.
stipulate - require or insist upon as essential condition.
coerce - constrain into obedience etc.; use force, secure by force.
impugn - assail by word, call in question (statement, action).
digress - diverge from the track, stray; depart from main subject temporarily
in speech or in writing.
emulate - try to equal or excel; imitate zealously.
Referring to the list above only where necessary, write the appropriate verb beside its definition.
1. They lay down certain conditions.
They ........................
2. He tries to match his father's achievements.
He tries to ................. him.
3. They beg people for money.
They ........................ them for money.
4. They sent troops to foil the uprising.
They sent troops to ............. the uprising.
5. He speaks in a dogmatic manner.
He ..............................
6. They question our motives.
They ................... them.
7. They make things easy for us.
They ................. us.
8. She can only guess what might have happened.
She can only ................
9. He mocks our efforts.
He ............... them.
10. She is straying from the main story.
She is ............................
11. He expresses censure loudly and forcefully.
He ........................
12. He uses the threat of violence to make someone do something.
He .................... him, her.
ANSWERS
1 - stipulate; 2 - emulate; 3 - importune; 4 - thwart; 5 - pontificates; 6 - impugn;
7 - facilitate; 8 - surmise; 9 - derides; 10 - digressing; 11 - fulminates ; 12 - coerces.
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Try to guess the meanings of the power verbs highlighted in the following twelve sentences. The definitions are given below.
1. He importuned his parents for extra pocket money.
2. We are not sure what their business is but we may surmise it is smuggling.
3. They have done everything possible to thwart our progress.
4. He has derided the beliefs of all his friends.
5. The orator fulminated against the policies of the government.
6. He pontificates at length on moral issues.
7. The new access road will facilitate the free flow of traffic.
8. The rules stipulate that all competitors start at the same time.
9. The journalist impugned the politician's denials.
10. They used the threat of violence to coerce their neighbours into supporting them.
11. I shall not pursue these points further for fear of digressing too far from my
main theme.
12. She studied conscientiously in order to emulate her successful forbears.
importune - to solicit (a person) pressingly; to request earnestly.
surmise - infer doubtfully or conjecturally; conjecture, guess.
thwart - frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.).
deride - laugh scornfully at; ridicule.
fulminate - thunder forth, utter or publish (censure), issue censures
against; express censure loudly and forcefully.
pontificate - act or speak pompously or dogmatically; pretend to be infallible.
facilitate - make easy, promote, help forward (action or result.
stipulate - require or insist upon as essential condition.
coerce - constrain into obedience etc.; use force, secure by force.
impugn - assail by word, call in question (statement, action).
digress - diverge from the track, stray; depart from main subject temporarily
in speech or in writing.
emulate - try to equal or excel; imitate zealously.
Referring to the list above only where necessary, write the appropriate verb beside its definition.
1. They lay down certain conditions.
They ........................
2. He tries to match his father's achievements.
He tries to ................. him.
3. They beg people for money.
They ........................ them for money.
4. They sent troops to foil the uprising.
They sent troops to ............. the uprising.
5. He speaks in a dogmatic manner.
He ..............................
6. They question our motives.
They ................... them.
7. They make things easy for us.
They ................. us.
8. She can only guess what might have happened.
She can only ................
9. He mocks our efforts.
He ............... them.
10. She is straying from the main story.
She is ............................
11. He expresses censure loudly and forcefully.
He ........................
12. He uses the threat of violence to make someone do something.
He .................... him, her.
ANSWERS
1 - stipulate; 2 - emulate; 3 - importune; 4 - thwart; 5 - pontificates; 6 - impugn;
7 - facilitate; 8 - surmise; 9 - derides; 10 - digressing; 11 - fulminates ; 12 - coerces.
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2. We are not sure what their business is but we may surmise it is smuggling.
3. They have done everything possible to thwart our progress.
4. He has derided the beliefs of all his friends.
5. The orator fulminated against the policies of the government.
6. He pontificates at length on moral issues.
7. The new access road will facilitate the free flow of traffic.
8. The rules stipulate that all competitors start at the same time.
9. The journalist impugned the politician's denials.
10. They used the threat of violence to coerce their neighbours into supporting them.
11. I shall not pursue these points further for fear of digressing too far from my main theme.
12. She studied conscientiously in order to emulate her successful forbears.
importune - to solicit (a person) pressingly; to request earnestly.
Referring to the list above only where necessary, write the appropriate verb beside its definition.
1. They lay down certain conditions.
They ........................
surmise - infer doubtfully or conjecturally; conjecture, guess.
thwart - frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.).
deride - laugh scornfully at; ridicule.
fulminate - thunder forth, utter or publish (censure), issue censures
against; express censure loudly and forcefully.
pontificate - act or speak pompously or dogmatically; pretend to be infallible.
facilitate - make easy, promote, help forward (action or result.
stipulate - require or insist upon as essential condition.
coerce - constrain into obedience etc.; use force, secure by force.
impugn - assail by word, call in question (statement, action).
digress - diverge from the track, stray; depart from main subject temporarily
in speech or in writing.
emulate - try to equal or excel; imitate zealously.
2. He tries to match his father's achievements.
He tries to ................. him.
3. They beg people for money.
They ........................ them for money.
4. They sent troops to foil the uprising.
They sent troops to ............. the uprising.
5. He speaks in a dogmatic manner.
He ..............................
6. They question our motives.
They ................... them.
7. They make things easy for us.
They ................. us.
8. She can only guess what might have happened.
She can only ................
9. He mocks our efforts.
He ............... them.
10. She is straying from the main story.
She is ............................
11. He expresses censure loudly and forcefully.
He ........................
12. He uses the threat of violence to make someone do something.
He .................... him, her. ANSWERS
1 - stipulate; 2 - emulate; 3 - importune; 4 - thwart; 5 - pontificates; 6 - impugn;
7 - facilitate; 8 - surmise; 9 - derides; 10 - digressing; 11 - fulminates ; 12 - coerces.
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