Activity 11

1. He felt deeply drawn to him, and not solely because he was intrigued by the contrast between O’Brien’s URBANE manner his prizefighter’s physique.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression

Sentence: The man was well respected because he expressed himself in an urbane manner.

 

2. Moreover, his VARICOSE ulcer had begun itching unbearably.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Abnormally swollen

Sentence: Her ankle was extremely varicose after she twisted it.

3. Suddenly, he was standing on short springy turf, on a summer evening when the slanting rays of the sun GLIDED the ground.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color

Sentence: At some point, the glided generation turns silver and retires.

 

4. Then he unrolled and clipped together four small cylinders of paper which he had already flopped out of the PNEUMATIC tube on the right-hand side of his desk.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Pertaining to air

Sentence: You need a pneumatic nailgun in order to build a wall.

 

5. Winston found and handed over two creased and filthy notes, which Parsons entered in a small notebook, in the neat handwriting of the ILLITERATE.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Having or demonstrating very little or no education

Sentence: The illiterate student was unable to read her assigned portion of the book.

 

6. The old man looked MEDITAIVELY at the darts board.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Given to, characterized by, or indicative of; contemplative

Sentence: There can be no question that he was aware of what would result and it was done pre-meditatively.

 

7. But it needs desperate courage t kill yourself in a world where firearms were completely UNPROCURABLE.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Obtainable

Sentence: The baseball was unprocurable when it came into the found ball territory.

 

8. It was a great FORMIDABLE cry of anger and despair.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Causing fear

Sentence: I could hear a formidable cry in the distance.

 

9. She was a tall, STATUESQUE, rather silent woman with silent movements and magnificent fair hair.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Grace or beauty

Sentence: The statuesque woman attended the party last weekend.

 

10. Besides, she was young and LUSTY and would defend herself.

POS: Adjective

Definition: Full of or characterized by healthy vigor; spirited; enthusiastic.

Sentence: The lusty children waited for their cake to be served.