Words You Need to Know

  1. replete; 2. eminent; 3. steeped; 4. voracious; 5. indisciminate; 6. d;  7. c; 8. a; 9. e; 10. b.

THE WORDS: Voracious, indiscriminate, eminent, steeped, replet. TEXT: The youngster who reads voraciously , though indiscriminately , does not necessarily gain in wisdom over the teenager who is more selective in his reading choices. A young man who hasread the life story of every eminent athlete of the twentieth century, or a coed who has steeped herself in every social-protest novel she can get her hands on, may very well be learning allthere is to know in a very limited area. But books are replete with so many wonders that it is often discouraging to see bright young people limit their own experiences.   SAMPLE  SENTENCES: On the basis of the above paragraph, try to use your new words in thefollowing sentences. Occasionally it may be necessary to change the ending of a word; e.g., indiscriminate to indiscriminately . 1. The football games was --- with excitement and great plays. 2. The --- author received the Nobel Prize for Literature. 3. My cousin is so --- in schoolwork that