1. Mononucleosis, also known as the kissing disease, is characterized by a fever, sore throat, headaches, white patches on the back of the throat, swollen glands in the neck, loss of appetite, and lassitude (a lack of vitality or energy).

Lassitude means .  

2. Jerome, a vegetarian, eschews animal protein in favor of beans and tofu.

Eschews means .  

3. The politicians who rely on bombastic speeches instead of giving their constituents humble, straightforward service should not be voted into office.

Bombastic means .  

4. Dave Barry writes humorous books with a sardonic tone that pokes fun at everyday American life.

Sardonic means . 

5. Do not exacerbate an argument by making accusations and calling names; instead, lessen the tension by controlling your own emotions and activating your listening skills.

Exacerbate means .  

6. Chip is a precocious child; for example, he was reading independently by age three.

Precocious means .  

B. Using the information in the chart and the context of each sentence, select the word that best fits the meaning of the sentence. Use each word once.

Prefix	Meaning	Root	Meaning	Suffix	Meaning
fac-	to make	sembl, simil	like, at the	-ate	to cause
		simul	same time
a-	to			-e	state of
				-ation	action or
					state of

simulations
assimilate
facsimile
simile

7. The foreign exchange students seemed to easily our love of fast foods.  

8. Practice fire drills are , or models, of emergency situations so that people can be trained in safety procedures.  

9. Could you please send me a , or electronic duplicate of the report?  

10. A is a figure of speech that uses like or as. Two examples are "harmless as a dove" and "free like the butterflies."