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1. advocate (v) to support or to argue for

2. compel (v) to force or influence to act

3. comply (v) to obey or agree

4. fervent (adj) with intense feeling or passion

5. fundamental (adj) essential or basic

6. gratify (v) to satisfy or delight

7. interpose (v) to put forth in order to interfere

8. malice (n) ill will

9. principle (n) a primary truth or rule of conduct

10. subsequent (adj) following or coming after something or someone

Part One

Determine which column is using the word properly.

| |A |B |

|1 |The convict brought three witnesses to advocate for a light sentence during |The construction crew first raised the steel beams that advocated the |

| |the sentencing phase of the trial. |remainder of the structure. |

|2 |No matter how hard I tried, I could not compel the drink machine to take my |Although your friends may compel you to act irrationally, do not slap random |

| |limp dollar bill. I was thirsty. |people on the street. |

|3 |No matter how much I admonish her to stop talking to Dave, Sera will not |I complied with my mother that people should not drive and text. |

| |comply. | |

|4 |Pastor Danny spoke with such fervor that the congregation shuddered with fear|Dan made me so fervent when he accused me of flirting with Jamal that I |

| |at the upcoming apocalypse. |dumped him through a text message. |

|5 |At school, we learn the fundamentals of English such as literary analysis and|If you do not know the fundamentals of grammar by high school, you will |

| |formalist literary criticism. |probably have a difficult time passing your EOCTs. |

|6 |May I be excused so that I can gratify my thirst? |I felt gratified when the evil queen died at the end of the film. |

|7 |When you interpose class time with questions about your grade, you probably |Quintez interposed class with a snide comment about wearing blue. Everyone |

| |don’t have a good one in the first place. |just stared at him. |

|8 |I was at home for a week because of the malice in my stomach. The doctor gave|The father was sentenced to homicide with malice after he starved his |

| |me some medicine, so I am better now. |daughter to death. |

|9 |I hate my principle so much because she makes us wear uniforms and put away |Marcus returned the dropped money to the man because he had strict |

| |our phones. |principles. |

|10 |I love my first period class; it is the subsequent ones that make me want to |No matter how hard he tried to evade him, the dog subsequented him through |

| |stay at home. |the neighborhood. |

Part Two

Answer the following questions in two-five sentences using the word within your answer.

1. For what cause do you think people should advocate? Why?

2. How can I compel you to succeed in this class?

3. Describe a time when you have complied with your parent(s)’ demands because you feared the consequences.

4. For what hobby or topic do you have fervor? Why?

5. Detail the fundamentals of understanding a foreign language.

6. What gratifies your heart? Explain.

7. Why do you think students interpose class with random questions?

8. Describe malice. What does it look like? How does it act?

9. Discuss principles that dictate how you behave.

10. What do you plan to do subsequent to high school?

Part Three

Create concepts for the words. Be sure to have a phrase or clause for your stem.

Ways my teacher can compel me to complete my homework:

A. Call my parents

B. Show me my failing grade

C. Make it more interesting

Part Four

Divide your paper in half. Write a sentence on one half and complete a corresponding illustration for each word on the other.

Part Five

Match the words to the corresponding pictures.

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Part Six

Fill in the Blank.

1. I __________________ly believe that every student can succeed if they consistently put forth their best efforts.

2. Often it is not just the fact that he was stabbed twenty-five times, it was the fact that it was done with such _________________________ that he was barely recognizable.

3. Instead of complaining about issues at the school, you should ________________ for change by petitioning.

4. We read “The Raven” _________________________ to reading “Pit and the Pendulum.”

5. Somehow the most _________________ing thing about coming home is being able to sit on the sofa, watch television, and eat an entire bag of Oreos.

6. Your character is dependent on the ________________your parents and elders teach you and those you learn yourself.

7. Incessant talking in class ________________s your teachers to give more work.

8. The running back was ___________________________ed by a 300-pound defender before he could run a yard.

9. Although I wanted to curse at my teacher when she yelled at me, I instead ________________ed with her request to move my seat.

10. The ___________________ truth is that you are in charge of your destiny.

Part Seven

Game Day.

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