Page 137 - C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\My Documents\Work On Words1 2017.docs

Exercise 172

risk disk brisk whisk frisk

possibility of a loss or setback __________

to search a person __________ to brush off or away __________

lively and quick (such as a jaunt or walk) __________

any thin, flat, circular plate or object __________

Exercise 173

schism prism chrism

like holy water __________ a great split __________

refracts light in many directions (as a chandelier) __________

Exercise 174

crisp lisp wisp

"th" mispronounced as "s" or "z" (as in thin and this) __________

invigorating (such as ~ mountain air) __________

thread of smoke, a faint cloud __________

firm but brittle (such as potato chips) __________

137