TC & SE Session 4 + a homogeneous

+ a uniform

The pairing strategy: look for synonym pairs. an immense

EX1.4-1. Although cosmic objects have struck Earth since the

planet’s very formation, humanity has only recently become aware
Need vocab for the pairing strategy.
of these events: two centuries ago the idea that objects orbiting the
Sun could collide with Earth was widely _________. EX1.4-3. The band's long-standing strategy of laying leisurely
explorations atop a steady funk beat has proven to be surprisingly
ridiculed
_______: a concert in Cologne from 1972 sounds as if it could have
+ doubted taken place today.
disseminated fortuitous
promulgated + foresighted
marginalized + prescient
+ disbelieved popular
serendipitous
EX1.4-2. Britain is attracted to worldwide advertisers because it is lucrative
__________ market, so there is no need to tailor advertisements for
different parts of the country. same
a global
an uncomplicated
a vast
EX1.4-4. Factory production made an absence of imperfections so HW4:
blandly commonplace that the _______ of hand produced goods
1. In the strong indication of the way the entire party is __________
were now cherished where they once might have been shunned.
the candidate with moderate credentials, the outspokenly
advantages conservative former mayor of a major city has promised to raise a
substantial amount of money for the candidate’s campaign.
revivals
A rallying behind
benefit
B incensed over
pretentions
C undecided about
+ blemishes
D mortified over
+ defects
E embarrassed about
When the pairing strategy doesn’t work.
F coalescing around
EX1.4-5. A particular bacterium that has never encountered a
particular virus will usually succumb to it, a _____ that may, 2. Mr. Hirsch says he will aim to preserve the foundation’s support
surprisingly, be beneficial to the colony in which the bacterium of __________ thinkers, individuals who are going against the
lives. trends in a field or an acknowledged set of opinions.

susceptibility iconoclastic

theory integrative

characteristics doctrinaire

juxtaposition heterodox

collision dogmatic

hypothesis synthesizing
3. In France cultural subsidies are ___________: producers of just 5. The government’s implementation of a new code of ethics
about any film can get an advance from the government against box- appeared intended to shore up the ruling party’s standing with an
office receipts, even though most such loans are never fully repaid. increasingly __________ electorate at a time when the party is
besieged by charges that it trades favors for campaign money.
ubiquitous
aloof
invaluable
placid
sporadic
restive
scanty not direct pair
skittish
questionable
tranquil
omnipresent
vociferous

4. The problem of avoiding duplicate names – such as for internet

domain names or for email accounts – is particularly ______ when 6. Newspapers report that the former executive has been trying to
the name has to fit into a format that allows only a finite number keep a low profile since his _________ exit from the company.
of possibilities.
celebrated
meager
mysterious
acute
long-awaited
agreeable
fortuitous
severe
indecorous
beneficial
unseemly
productive
7. The remarkable thing about the mayoral race, in retrospect, is 9. Biologists agree that snakes descended from lizards, but exactly
that so many people wanted the job of managing a municipality so where this first happened has been a matter of debate since the
obviously about to _______. Remarkable – surprised contrast 1800s, when two ______ theories emerged.
materialize complex
disintegrate competing
crumble dubious (questionable)
prosper conclusive
flourish contending
scuffle irrefutable

8. It is a testimony to Roth’s _______ that he could not quite bring 10. If researchers can determine exactly what is wrong people who
himself to write a book as dull and flat as his original conception for suffer from this condition, they may be able to suggest drug
his novel Everyman seemed to demand. therapies or other treatments that could _________ the effects of the
damage.
persistence
mitigate
deterioration
exacerbate
talent
specify
ambition
identify
decline
ameliorate
genius
stabilize
11. Some analysts worry about consumers’ perception that the Always uses direct pairs. (Ones that show on google)
electronics industry is always on the verge of major breakthroughs;
When there are synonyms, but the connotation differs, such as
that perception could hurt the industry by making consumers
frugal, economical, stingy
reluctant to buy products they believe will soon be _______.
incompatible
devaluated
obsolete
ubiquitous
everywhere
outmoded
12. After people began to make the transition from gathering food to
producing food, human societies followed markedly __________
courses; some adopted herding, others took to tillage, and others
stuck to foraging.
divergent
rural
novel
unfamiliar maybe pair
disparate
quotidian