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Exercise 5

Use the context to help you define the term in bold.

1 .       Children need lots of fruits and vegetables to thrive. Without proper nutrition children may become sick. 



2 .       My neighbor is rather strange and displays some eccentric behavior from time to time. 



3 .       Your behavior is bellicose. Do you want to fight? 



4 .       Don’t approach life in such a nonchalant manner. It’s important that you care about something. 



5 .       Her humor is often rude and makes fun of others. I wish she weren’t quite so cynical



6 .       My mother is 83 years old now and has become lackadaisical. She can’t accomplish as much as she used to. 



7 .       Children always think of Santa as jovial



8 .       Her behavior was insidious. She tricked me! 



9 .       He was zealous about his project. It almost took over his life. 



10 .       The young girls often stand off to one side at dances because they are demure



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