And a vacuous idea or person is one that is empty of intelligence.And the military term reconnaissance refers to a search for useful information.The purpose of the soldier’s reconnaissance of the valley was to determine the strength of the enemy forces.Once he had finished reconnoitering the area, he returned to his squad.Fill in the blank in each sentence below with one of the words from the following list.You may have to change the grammatical form of each word in order for it to fit into a sentence.Once the priest finished his sermon, there was a _________________ silence while the congregation pondered the meaning of what he had said.The steepness of the south face of the mountain _________________ any attempt to climb it.Once the anesthesia began to take effect, I lost all _________________ of my surroundings.Lee always took _________________ pleasure at seeing his daughter enjoy the zoo.Because Jason has a crush on Lizbeth, he often sneaks _________________ glances at her during class.I hate my new glasses, said the child _________________.Kylie’s boss is so intimidating that most of her colleagues end up _________________ whenever they speak to him.My best friend and I were both _________________ about whether to go to Miami or to Key West for spring break.After being _________________ by his wife for years to get into shape, Louis finally joined a local gym and began working out.The eviction notice stated that the man must _________________ the building immediately.In the movie, the hero stands on a car to loudly _________________ his love for his girlfriend.Asking my mother for money used to _________________ hearing a speech from her about the importance of financial planning.In the following sentences, note whether the underlined word is used correctly or not.The realization that she had spent almost a decade attempting to salvage a marriage that was ultimately doomed filled her with chagrin.The organization’s plans to register new voters were repeatedly divulged by logistical challenges.After a protracted illness, Nima’s poodle finally recovered.I am not cognizant of any objection to the advice of this committee.Draw a line between words that have the same meaning.All of the new words from Units 5 and 6 are hidden in this challenging puzzle.Some words overlap in one letter.Your task is to circle each word as you have found it.Following are the meanings of the words you’re looking for.Read the following excerpt from Albert Einstein’s essay The World as I See It and guess the meanings of the underlined words.I am quite aware that for any organization to reach its goals, one man must do the thinking and directing and generally bear the responsibility.But the led must not be coerced, they must be able to choose their leader.Draw a line between each fragment in the left column and one fragment in the right column to create a word.The third graders at Kelley’s school put on a delightful _________________ to celebrate the arrival of spring.Our trip to southern Italy last summer was absolutely _________________.Did the soldiers volunteer for this assignment, or were they _________________ by their commanding officer?Unscramble each of the following words.Use the hints below as needed.Draw a line between words that have the same meaning.Read the following passage and use contextual information to guess the meanings of the underlined words.Ever since he was a little boy, Harold had been fascinated by butterflies.While most of us could pass an entire day at the park or in a wooded area largely oblivious to all but the largest and most gaudy specimens, Harold noticed every butterfly he encountered, no matter how inconspicuous.His nascent expertise quickly deepened, and by his sophomore year at Princeton he had already published three scientific papers on the feeding patterns of a local species.It was at this point that he decided to take a year off to do field work in Arkansas.His mother strongly objected to the hiatus.Harold ignored her histrionics.He was determined to spend the year traversing the countryside of Arkansas, studying the indigenous species as well as those that passed through the state during their annual migration He knew that if he were sufficiently tenacious, he would wear his mother down until she relented.Draw a line between each fragment in the left column and one fragment in the right column to create a word.Jean is taking a little _________________ from work this week in order to attend to some personal matters.It amazes me sometimes how _________________ my young son can be to the fact that one of his shoelaces is untied, or that he has peanut butter smeared on his pants, or that he has put his shirt on backwards.Having learned the _________________ for describing the various types of beer, Ralph enjoyed showing off his newfound knowledge to his friends.An experienced spy knows how to be present and yet _________________.If you are sufficiently _________________, you can achieve almost anything.The Yanomamo are an _________________ people who live in the upper Amazon region of South America.Although as a child he had been bitten by a rattlesnake there, Dan’s fondness for _________________ the Arizona desert was as strong as it had ever been.A hint of desperation crept into her voice as Janet _________________ the ticket agent to sell her a seat on the next flight.I felt that he exaggerated his character’s inner torment to the point of caricature.Unscramble each of the following words.Use the hints below as needed.Draw a line between words that have the same meaning.However, sentient refers to the general capacity for awareness.Cognizant refers to awareness of something in particular.Jerry believes that plants are sentient beings.He talks to his plants, because he thinks they are cognizant on some level of what he is saying.Both terms indicate firmness of belief.A person who is described as resolute is simply firm in his or her particular beliefs.Thus, the term means to travel across a particular place.A related term, the adjective transverse, refers to the arrangement of one thing crosswise to another, as in the relationship between the horizontal stroke in the letter t and the vertical stroke.The adjective nascent comes from the Latin word nasci, which means born. Thus, a renaissance is a sort of revival or rebirth.Babies have many innate characteristics that are not apparent until the postnatal period, when they can be readily observed.Fill in the blank in each sentence below with one of the words from the following list.What _________________ should we use to label the different elements of a professional organization?Wang decided to return to academia.Although officially a democracy, the government of this country functions more like an _________________.After studying German for a year, Alex spent a summer in Berlin in order to improve upon his _________________ skills.Fill in the blank in each sentence below with one of the words from the following list.You may have to change the grammatical form of each word in order for it to fit into a sentence.Although Hector is famous, his small size and tendency to wear sunglasses and ordinary clothing allow him to wander the streets _________________.The police officer was found guilty of _________________ the suspect to sign a confession.Both cars are extraordinary, but the bright purple Cadillac with gold trim is definitely the _________________ of the two.Someday Lillian hopes to _________________ the Australian outback with her older brothers.The more Peter ignored her, the more _________________ Patricia registered her dissatisfaction, with heavy sighs, pointed looks, and melodramatic remarks.The child dug into his ice cream with such _________________ that within seconds the bowl was empty.Such _________________!How could you forget the two things I asked you to buy at the grocery store?The giant panda is _________________ to western China.Carmen believed that if she kept on _________________ her boss to let her take an extra week off in June, her boss would eventually agree to the plan.Denzel loves the _________________ of the New Year’s Day parade in our city.In the following sentences, note whether the underlined word is used correctly or not.It would be better for you to remain indigenous rather than allowing the two men to see you.Her nascent medical skills allowed the resident to assist the elderly man when he collapsed in the subway.Katrina was completely exhausted after traversing the north side of the city all day.Perhaps it is his training as an actor that allows George to become so histrionic when he is upset.Draw a line between words that have the same meaning.Read the following excerpt from Cicero’s First Oration Against Lucus Catiline, in which the famous orator denounces Catiline, and use contextual information to guess the meanings of the underlined words.What sort of evilness is not stamped upon your life?What disgraceful circumstance is lacking from your infamy in private affairs?From what lustfulness have your eyes, from what atrocity have your hands, from what iniquity has your whole body ever abstained?Is there one youth, when you have once entangled him in the temptations of your corruption, to whom you have not held out a sword for audacious crime, or a torch for licentious wickedness?Draw a line between each fragment in the left column and one fragment in the right column to create a word.The president of the school board has been accused of being _________________, but he is in fact a devoted and faithful husband.Briar’s plan to hike the Italian Alps by herself next summer is quite _________________!