Question

7 nominal (nômə-nəl) -adjective

• except for a nominal registration fee, the camp for needy children is entirely free.
• professor banks gave us only nominal extra credit for participating in psychology experiments. she wanted our course grade to be based mainly on our test scores.

nominal means a. enormous. b. very little. c. helpful.
8 predominant (prī-dômə-nənt) -adjective

• rock is the predominant music on that radio station, but country music is also played.
• although the predominant type of car in new york city in 1900 used gasoline, a third of the cars ran on electricity.

predominant means a. rare. b. main. c. temporary.
9 prerequisite (prē-rĕkwĭ-zĭt) -noun

• you cant take spanish literature i unless youve taken the prerequisite, spanish iii.
• since she was allergic to cigarette smoke, kaylin told troy that his quitting smoking was a prerequisite for their marrying.

prerequisite means a. a requirement. b. a penalty. c. a method.
10 recession (rī-sĕshən) -noun

• while seashore businesses in the north suffer a recession in the winter, they do very well from spring to fall.
• the department store laid off twenty workers during the recession, but it rehired them when business improved.

recession means a. a rapid growth. b. a sale. c. an economic setback.
matching words with definitions
following are definitions of the ten words. clearly write or print each word next to its definition. the sentences above and on the previous page will help you decide on the meaning of each word.

1. ______________ to make up; be the parts of
2. ______________ to fail to do something required
3. ______________ most common or most noticeable
4. ______________ something required beforehand
5. ______________ to seize with authority; legally take possession of
6. ______________ to interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out)
7. ______________ slight; very small compared with what might be expected
8. ______________ happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous
9. ______________ a temporary decline in business
10. ______________ supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical

caution: do not go any further until you are sure the above answers are correct. then you can use the definitions to help you in the following practices. your goal is eventually to know the words well enough so that you dont need to check the definitions at all.

Explanation:

1. For the word "nominal" in question 7, looking at the examples: "Except for a nominal registration fee, the camp...free" (a small fee) and "only nominal extra credit" (a small amount of credit). So "nominal" means "very little" (B).
2. For "predominant" in question 8, examples like "Rock is the predominant music...country music is also played" (rock is the main type) and "the predominant type of car...a third...on electricity" (the main type uses gasoline). So "predominant" means "main" (B).
3. For "prerequisite" in question 9, examples: "You can't take Spanish Literature I unless...prerequisite" (something needed before) and "his quitting smoking was a prerequisite for their marrying" (a needed condition before). So "prerequisite" means "a requirement" (A).
4. For "recession" in question 10, examples: "seashore businesses...suffer a recession in the winter" (a business - related setback) and "department store laid off...during the recession" (an economic - related problem). So "recession" means "an economic setback" (C).

For the matching:

1. "To make up; be the parts of" - "constitute".
2. "To fail to do something required" - "default".
3. "Most common or most noticeable" - "predominant".
4. "Something required beforehand" - "prerequisite".
5. "To seize with authority; legally take possession of" - "confiscate".
6. "To interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out)" - "decipher".
7. "Slight; very small compared with what might be expected" - "nominal".
8. "Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous" - "contemporaneous".
9. "A temporary decline in business" - "recession".
10. "Supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical" - "hypothetical".

Answer:

1. B. very little.
2. B. main.
3. A. a requirement.
4. C. an economic setback.

Matching:

1. constitute
2. default
3. predominant
4. prerequisite
5. confiscate
6. decipher
7. nominal
8. contemporaneous
9. recession
10. hypothetical