Lesson 8 Test Date: 1/25/11

1. Beget (v) – to produce; to make happen

2. Educe (v) – to draw or bring out

3. Glean (v) – to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

4. Chafe (v) – to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction

5. Effrontery (n) – shameless boldness

6. Imbibe (v) – to drink (especially alcohol)

7. Feign (v) – to pretend

8. Desist (v) – to stop; to discontinue

9. Allude (v) – to hint at; to refer to indirectly

10. Elite (n) – the choice members or best of a group

Exercise 1 1. The lawyer tried to ________ a response from

the witness.2. He _______ an interest in the conversation, but

his mind wondered elsewhere. 3. Soldiers in the Special Forces are part of the

military’s _____.4. Hatred _____ more hatred. 5. The attorney _______ to a cover-up without

actually mentioning it.

6. After the raid, the Vikings feasted and _____ to the point of physical sickness.

7. The freezing wind _____ our faces as we struggled through the storm.

8. The thief had the _________ to demand a reward for returning the money he had stolen.

9. The police ordered the rioters to ______ before someone got hurt.

10. The investigator _______ pertinent information from the witnesses to the crash.