Michigan Test Vocabulary List Sample from our e-workbook:
affable - (adj.) pleasant; friendly; (syn.) winsome, amiable, cordial. e.g. - James is an affable fellow and is pleasant company. Der. (n.) affability; (adv.) affably.
alacrity - (n.) the willingness or readiness to carry out a specific action. e.g. - Sarah is an eager student and studies with alacrity.
beckon - (v.) to call forward. e.g. - The teacher is beckoning you to come forward to the board.
blandishment - (n.) compliment. e.g. - Mike gave me a nice blandishment yesterday. He told me that I was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. Der. (v.) blandish.
bolster - (v.) to raise or increase by supporting the cause or interest of something. e.g. - Going to Disneyland bolstered the spirits of the terminally-ill children.
capitulate - (v.) to give up or surrender in battle. e.g. - The army capitulated after the enemy’s heavy attack. Der. (n.) capitulation.
clandestine - (adj.) being done or carried out in secrecy. e.g. - The clandestine government operation was known only to a select group of politicians. Der. (adv.) clandestinely.
demeanor - (n.) behavior, manner, or temperament. e.g. - This job requires a person with a pleasant demeanor because you will constantly be working with the public.
deplore - (v.) to consider as deserving of contempt or disapproval. e.g. - The teacher deplored the students who hadn't done their homework and expressed her disapproval. Der. (adj.) deplorable; (adv.) deplorably.
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Grammar Chapter from our e-workbook:
Adjective Order Chapter
When a noun is preceded by more than one adjective, the following rules apply to the order of the adjectives:
1) Adjectives of location or function immediately precede the noun.
Example: computer tables
2) Adjectives describing the material of which the object is made precede adjectives of location or function.
Example: plastic computer tables
3) Adjectives concerning nationality precede these.
Example: American plastic computer tables
4) Adjectives which state the value of the object precede these.
Example: $15 American plastic computer tables
5) Adjectives describing the color of the object precede these.
Example: white $15 American plastic computer tables
6) Adjectives concerning shape, age, quality, or size are mentioned first.
Example: new white $15 American plastic computer tables
FURTHER NOTES:
a) The possessive form is not used for adjectives of location or function.
Example: computer tables........BUT NOT computer's tables
b) Plurals are not used as adjectives.
Example: computer tables........BUT NOT computers tables
c) The prepositions "of" and "for" are generally not used to mention the adjective after the noun.
Example: computer tables........BUT NOT tables of computers
................................AND NOT tables for computers
Look at this example from reading passage 2 in Practice Test 1:
. . . major American commercial enterprises . . .
(size) + (nationality) + (function) + (noun)
Exercise: Make one sentence for each of the ten groups of sentences given, using the rules for adjective order given above.
1) The woman bought a stroller. It cost $25. It was made of vinyl. It was for the baby.
2) The tourist took checks with him on vacation. The checks were for travelers. They were new. They cost $100.
3) I like my pajamas a lot. They are old. They are made of flannel. They are red.
4) The farmer used a plow. It was from Germany. It was expensive. It was for his fields.
5) She likes to collect vases. They are antiques. They are from Italy. They are ceramic.
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