Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know » Week 42 - Day 4

Word List
  • manifest [man´ ə fest]
    evident, obvious
    → “English is one of the great borrowing languages, more manifest in the origin of so many of our words.” Bill Bryson, Mother Tongue
  • delve [delv]
    dig, do research
    → “We can help you delve deeper into your destination and take you places most travel companies miss.” Grand Circle Travel Booklet
  • capricious [kə prish´ əs]
    fanciful, whimsical*
    → “The snow removal equipment is always ready to face the capricious weather changes during the winter.” Newsday, 12/24/98
  • requisite [rek´ wə zit]
    requirement
    → “Secrecy is more requisite than ever during the sensitive negotiations over the release of our prisoners.” I. F. Stone, Weekly Reader
  • replenish [ri plen´ ish]
    to fill again, to restock
    → “We’ll dip down into our farm system to replenish our stock of left-handed pitchers.” Bobby Valentine, ABC-TV Sports Interview

Despite the antipathy* toward commercials expressed by the viewers, the remarkable success of television commercials in selling products makes it manifest that the advertiser has gleaned* what the viewer wants to see and hear from his research interview. This has helped the advertiser delve deeply into what motivates* people when they go into the supermarket to purchase products. The advertising agency is never capricious and can vindicate* spending large sums of money on research. Having uncovered what the public wants, the advertiser expedites* putting the requisite words, music, and photographs of the product on film. He will thus replenish the never-ending, ubiquitous* television commercial supply in the hope that the consumer will remember some facet* of the film and buy the product.

Sample Sentences Use the new words in these sentences.

  1. If we __________ below and behind the rhetoric* and invective,* we may discover the profound* reasons for the ferment* in our land.
  2. He was reticent* about emulating* those who, after eating almost to satiety,* rushed to __________ the food on their plates.
  3. It was __________ that an arbiter* would be needed because neither side would capitulate* to a plan foisted* on them by the other side.
  4. When the acrimonious* discussion about his __________ actions had attenuated,* he was able to vindicate* his conduct.
  5. One mortifying* __________ for the position was that he would have to work for one year under the aegis* of a fatuous* egotist.*

Definitions Match the new words with their definitions.

  1. a. requirement
  2. b. evident, obvious
  3. c. fanciful, whimsical*
  4. d. to fill again, to restock
  5. e. dig, do research
  1. manifest __________
  2. delve __________
  3. capricious __________
  4. requisite __________
  5. replenish __________

Answer Key
to make ends meet—to manage on a given income
He turned thumbs down* on a new car; he was having enough trouble making ends meet, as it was.

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