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3rd Day
New Words
strident |
concomitant |
lassitude |
deleterious |
efficacy |
Who Listens?
As the quantity of propaganda becomes greater, ideas are presented in more strident tones in order to overcome the increased competition. Those who are the targets of the propaganda find it more difficult to discern* between or analyze the new and expanded pressures. The concomitant situation that develops with the stepped-up propaganda is one in which the individual retreats into a state of lassitude. He has an aversion* to all attempts to influence him. So we can see the intrinsic* weakness inherent* in an increased level of propaganda. It has the deleterious result of reducing its efficacy upon the individuals or groups who were its objective.
Sample Sentences
Insert the new words in these sentences.
1.There are many __________ dangers to obesity.*
2.Her __________ voice added to the bedlam.*
3.After the frenzy* that accompanied the burning of the effigy,* they were all acutely* aware of a feeling of __________.
4.The gist* of the report was that smoking will have a __________ effect on health.
5.The __________ of new drugs cannot be determined without a plethora* of evidence.
Definitions
Match the new words with their definitions.
6. strident |
____ a. power to produce an effect |
7. concomitant |
____ b. bad, harmful |
8. lassitude |
____ c. accompanying, attending |
9. deleterious |
____ d. weariness, fatigue |
10. efficacy |
____ e. shrill, harsh, rough |
Today's Idiom
swan songfinal or last (swans are said to sing before they die)
The ex-champion said that if he lost this fight it would be his swan song.
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4th Day
New Words
dissent |
ferment |
attenuated |
arbiter |
incumbent |
di sent′
The People Decide
The place of propaganda in a milieu* that is not free differs from its place in an open society. In a dictatorship there is no competing propaganda. Those who dissent from the official line may do so only in a clandestine* manner. Where there is no open ferment of ideas, the possibility of discerning* the true from the spurious* is attenuated. In a democracy, the inevitable* arbiter of what propaganda is to be permitted is the people. It is incumbent upon each citizen to choose between competing propagandas while remaining cognizant* of the value for a democracy in the existence of all points of view.
Sample Sentences
Insert the new words in these sentences.
1.It is __________ on us to be zealous* in combatting the deleterious* effects of drugs.
2.With each generation it becomes the vogue* for the youth to be in a state of __________.
3.The gist* of his ominous* suggestion was that we __________ from the majority opinion.
4.The strength of her appeal was __________ by the flamboyant* embellishments* for which many had a strong aversion.*
5.The Supreme Court is our ultimate* __________ of legality.
Definitions
Always be cognizant* of the fact that words are used in the paragraphs and sentences with only one meaning. They often have many others. Look up the word incumbent for a good example.
6. dissent (v.) |
____ a. morally required |
7. ferment |
____ b. weakened, thinned, decreased |
8. attenuated |
____ c. differ, disagree, protest |
9. arbiter |
____ d. uproar, agitation, turmoil |
10. incumbent (adj.) |
____ e. judge |
Today's Idiom
to get the sackto be discharged or fired
Despite the fact that he was so obsequious* toward the boss, he got the sack because he was lethargic* about doing his job.
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