TIE 030 Fall 2013

Unit 9 Vocabulary

UNIT 9 Vocabulary - Key

PART 1
Directions:
Read the sentences below. Write the part of speech (N, V, ADJ, ADV) in the brackets [ ] at the end
of each line. Then fill in the blanks with the correct Unit 9 vocabulary word.

discontent

vigorously

frighten

soul

radiant

taken for granted

sensation

formerly

impatiently

established

nostalgia

predictable

long

realization

bedazzle

fantasize

It was the day before Halloween, that strange American holiday when some children and adults like to
__frighten [V] each other by wearing scary costumes. Others try to
bedazzle [V] the people
around them by wearing colorful, exotic masks made of feathers and fake jewels.
Unfortunately, the first student who walked into the classroom groaned loudly. The excessive heat
that the class had
formerly [ADV] experienced in SH 216 was continuing. Once again, it was
over 90 degrees in the classroom. Unfortunately, this situation had become predictable [ADJ].
So by Wednesday, some students had put on lighter clothes in the morning and came prepared for
the heat. Others showed their __discontent [N] with this miserable situation by putting their heads
down on their desks.
Sitting in class was like sitting under the _radiant [ ADJ] sun on a hot summer afternoon in August.
The sensation [N] of hot, dry air on the skin made the students feel tired. Some longed [V]
for a cold drink of water. Others began to fantasize [N] about sitting on a beach, imagining a cool
breeze blowing in off the water. Trischa also experienced a feeling of nostalgia [N], thinking back
fondly to the many days she had spent as a child walking along the windy lakeshore. She started
walking back and forth across the classroom, vigorously [ADV] fanning the students and trying to
create a little breeze. But even that didnt help much.
Sweating in the heat, everyone realized how much they had taken for granted [V] that UICs
heating and cooling systems would work well. UIC had established [V] standards for how cool or
warm classrooms should be, but it was evident that things were not going well. So, after experiencing
several days of unpleasant heat, the teachers came to the
realization [N] that something
needed to be done about the situation. They finally called the UIC maintenance team, and waited
_impatiently [ADV] for something to be done about the situation. But in their hearts and
souls [N] they feared that the response to their request would not yield quick results.

This exciting story will be continued in the days ahead.

TIE 030 Fall 2013

Unit 9 Vocabulary

PART 2
Directions: Fill in the word forms of the Unit 9 vocabulary and write a definition or synonym in the
column on the right. (Dont forget to learn the meaning of the other vocabulary words not on this
chart (bedazzle, long for, soul, take/took for granted)

Noun

Verb
x

discontent,
discontentment

Adjective

Adverb

discontented discontentedly

Definition/Synonyms
n. dissatisfaction,
displeasure, unhappiness

x
establishment

establish

v. create, begin, found

established
x

n. something a person
imagines, a situation that is
not real

fantasy

fantasize

fantastic

former

fright

frighten

frightened,
frightening

impatience

impatient

impatiently

adj. intolerant of delays,

eager, anxious

nostalgia

nostalgic

nostalgically

n. a longing for something in

the past

prediction

predict

predictable,
predicted

predictably

adj. expected, anticipated

radiation

radiate

radiant

radiantly

adj. glowing, joyful,

beaming (as if radiating light)

realization

realize

realized

n. understanding, awareness

sensation

sense

n. feeling, experience

vigor

vigorous

vigorously

n. energy, strength

formerly

adv. previously,
in the past, before
n. a scare or shock, a
situation in which a person is
afraid