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Word List
  • disgruntled [dis grun´ təld]
    unhappy, displeased
    → “The police believe the damage was done by a disgruntled ex-employee.” Newsday, 5/16/99
  • infallible [in fal´ ə bəl]
    exempt from error, right
    → “He had an infallible ear for the way people spoke, and he imitated them in his writing.” Reader’s Encyclopedia
  • panacea [pan´ ə sē´ ə]
    cure-all
    → “Mrs. Clinton said that she was in Rochester to listen and learn not to offer panaceas for all civic problems.” Associated Press report, “Pre-Campaign Strategy,” 9/9/99
  • eradicate [i rad´ i kāt]
    wipe out
    → “The urologist said that prostate cancer patients shouldn’t hang their hopes on having the vaccine eradicate the disease in the near future.” Associated Press, “Vaccine Fights Prostate Cancer,” Newsday, 10/21/99
  • impede [im pēd´]
    interfere, block, hinder
    → “Judge Jones has become known for her anger at defense lawyers who try to impede executions through legal maneuvers.” David Firestone, “Death Penalty Conference,” New York Times, 8/19/99

In order to create, it is said that a man must be disgruntled. The creative individual is usually one who is dissatisfied with things as they are; he wants to bring something new into the world—to make it a different place. There is no infallible way to identify a potentially creative person. The speed-up in the sciences has forced schools and industry to seek a panacea for the shortages that they face. The need to discover and develop the creative person has been the source of much study. The paramount* objectives of the studies are to eradicate anything that will impede the discovery of creative talent and to exploit* this talent to the limit.

Sample Sentences Use the new words in these sentences.

  1. It is the prevalent* mood for youngsters to be __________ with the world situation.
  2. Many people hoped that the United Nations would be the __________ for the problems of our time.
  3. The criminal tried to __________ all of the witnesses to the bizarre* murder.
  4. An __________ sign of spring is the blooming of the crocus.
  5. Nothing could __________ the bigot* from his vitriolic* verbal attack.

Definitions Match the new words with their definitions.

  1. a. exempt from error, right
  2. b. unhappy, displeased
  3. c. wipe out
  4. d. cure-all
  5. e. interfere, block, hinder
  1. disgruntled __________
  2. infallible __________
  3. panacea __________
  4. eradicate __________
  5. impede __________

Answer Key
lock, stock, and barrel—entirely, completely
The company moved its operations to another state lock, stock, and barrel.

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