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KEY: 1–O, 2–O, 3–O, 4–S, 5–S, 6–O, 7–O, 8–O, 9–O, 10–S

(The new words used in this test will be discussed in later sections of this chapter.)

Can you recall the words?

1. harsh sound
1. C__________________
2. having a short life
2. E__________________

3. dire poverty
3. P__________________

4. substitution of an indirect or pleasant word or phrase for a possibly offensive one of the
same meaning
4. E__________________
5. experienced as a spectator, rather than as a participant

5. V__________________
6. acute feeling of homesickness
6. N__________________

7. light, half-teasing banter
7. B__________________
8. subsisting solely on meat

8. C__________________
9. cowlike; stolid

9. B__________________
10. secret; concealed
10. C__________________