Word List

• n. An amateur is a person who does something for fun and isn't paid for it.
  The amateur took pictures just as well as the person who worked for money.
• adj. If something is ambiguous, it is not entirely clear.
  It's ambiguous as to whether a newborn baby looks like a girl or a boy.
• adj. If someone is anonymous, no one knows who he or she is.
  An anonymous donor gave a thousand dollars to the museum.
• v. To attain something is to succeed at something or to get something you want.
  If you want to attain a healthy body, you must exercise every day.
• n. Autonomy is another word for freedom or independence.
  In the 1800s, the people of India fought for autonomy from Britain.
• n. A concession is something that one person gives up to another.
  China gave Hong Kong to Britain as a concession after the war.
• n. Decay is the result of something slowly being broken down or destroyed naturally.
  The decay in the old building was obvious.
• v. To dwell somewhere means to live there.
  Before he was a successful writer, Mark Twain dwelled in the city of Hannibal, Missouri.
• v. To enlighten someone is to teach them about something.
  Greek philosophers wanted to enlighten the people of Athens with their ideas.
• v. To enrich means to make someone rich or increase their wealth.
  Taxes on people's income can be used to enrich the government.
• v. To flourish means to do very well and be in an excellent condition.
  The Roman Empire flourished in Europe two thousand years ago.
• n. Geometry is the study of shapes and how to measure them.
  If you want to be able to calculate the area of a circle, you must study geometry.
• v. To gleam means to sparkle and shine.
  The waves of the ocean would gleam every night at sunset.
• n. Greed is wanting to have more of something than you need or should have.
  The story of King Midas is a story of greed.
• n. Harmony is a feeling that everything is peaceful, balanced, and in agreement.
  The United Nations is struggling to bring peace and harmony to the world.
• adj. Indigenous means that something or someone exists naturally in an environment or area.
  The Pueblo people were an indigenous tribe in Arizona who lived in adobe homes.
• n. Jurisdiction means the power or right to make judgments about the law and how it is upheld.
  We did not have jurisdiction to bring the criminal to trial.
• n. A parade is a series of things or people that come or are shown one after another.
  This parade of elephants is part of an open-air exhibit to honor these majestic animals.
• n. A statue is a three-dimensional work of art, usually made of clay, marble, or metal.
  The Venus de Milo is a famous ancient Greek statue.
• n. A virgin is someone who has never had sex.
  The virgin goddess of the moon was known as Diana.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the word that fits the definition.

B ‣ Check(✔) the one that best fits the blank.

C ‣ Check (✔) the sentence that makes the most sense according to the bold word.

Reading Comprehension

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

Part B: Answer the questions.