Book 10 Lesson 8

AdjacentThe two couples requested adjacent rooms when they checked into the hotel.

Beset1.    Mosquitoes beset the campers as soon as they        entered the woods.2.    Some veterans of the Gulf War were beset by a        variety of ailments after they returned home.

CedeFrance ceded vast territories to the United States as part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.

CircuitousBefore the Panama Canal was completed in 1914, ships had to travel a circuitous route around South America.

DesultoryAfter my best friend moved away, our phone conversations became more and more desultory.

GalvanizeThe discovery of gold in California galvanized Easterners to go West to seek their fortunes.

Implement1.My father keeps his woodworking implements in the    tool shed.
2.The governor implemented his plan for health care reform     as soon as he took office.

InconsequentialThe issue of cafeteria hours seemed so inconsequential that I didn’t bother to raise it at the 
meeting.

MagnitudeThe magnitude of the success of her book thrilled the author.

Materialize1.  When offers of financial support did not materialize, I was        forced to abandon the research 
project.2.  The trapped miners were about to abandon hope when        the rescue crew materialized .

Mustern.   The evening muster of the troops was held at       6:00 p.m. sharp.v.  Sam wanted to ask for a raise but couldn’t muster the     courage to ask his boss.

ProhibitiveMany students couldn’t attend the concert because the ticket prices were prohibitive.

ReminisceMy grandparents like to reminisce about when they were our age.
reminiscenceReminiscences often blur with time.reminiscentThe land where the miners settled was reminiscent of the Welsh valleys they had left behind.

VanguardAndy Warhol was in the vanguard of the pop art movement.

Visionaryn.   Nelson Mandela is a South African visionary who       has made ending apartheid his life’s work.adj. President Kennedy had the visionary goal of landing        people on the moon.