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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 hisfriends call him a bookworm.

4. After skiing, I find that I have a --- appetite.

5. Modern warfare often results in the --- killing of combatants and innocents civilians alike.

DEFINITIONS:

Match words with definitions.

6. voracious;

7. indiscriminate;

8. eminent;

9. steeped;

10.  replete.

a. of high reputation, outstanding;

b. completely filled or supplied with;

c. choosing at random without careful selection;

d. desiring or consuming great quantities;

e. soaked, drenched, saturated.

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