Question

concept vocabulary
why these words? the vocabulary words are all related to the topic. for example, an impostor commits fraud by pretending to be someone else.
fraud disguise masquerade
criminals forged impostor
practice answer the question and complete the activities.

1. how do the vocabulary words help you understand the concept of deception in this article?
2. find two other words in the article that relate to deception.
3. use each vocabulary word once to complete the following paragraph

i think biometric security could prevent ________. after all, ______ would have to work hard to ______ their fingerprints or faces. it’s just not that easy to make ______ body parts! people think they’re good at spotting individuals who ______ as others, but a computer will do a better job identifying an ________.
word study
synonyms and connotation words that have the same or similar definitions are synonyms. for example, the vocabulary words disguise and masquerade are synonyms. however, each word has a different connotation—the association or feeling the word creates in the reader’s mind. for example, masquerade may suggest playfulness, while disguise does not.
practice complete the following items.

1. find two synonyms for the word impostor in a print or digital thesaurus.
2. use a print or digital dictionary to define the synonyms you found for impostor, showing nuances, or slight differences, in their meanings. then, explain which of the synonyms has a more negative connotation.

Explanation:

To solve the fill - in - the - blank in the paragraph about biometric security, we analyze the context and the meaning of each vocabulary word:

1. The first blank: "fraud" fits here as biometric security is often used to prevent fraudulent activities.
2. The second blank: "criminals" make sense because it is criminals who would try to bypass security measures.
3. The third blank: "forge" (from "forged") is appropriate as criminals would try to forge their fingerprints or faces to bypass biometric security. Wait, no, the vocabulary word is "disguise"? Wait, no, let's re - evaluate. The vocabulary words are fraud, disguise, masquerade, criminals, forged, impostor.

Let's start over:

The sentence is "I think biometric security could prevent _____. After all, ___ would have to work hard to ___ their fingerprints or faces. It's just not that easy to make ___ body parts! People think they're good at spotting individuals who ___ as others, but a computer will do a better job identifying an _____."

• First blank: "fraud" (biometric security prevents fraud).
• Second blank: "criminals" (criminals are the ones trying to bypass security).
• Third blank: "forge" (but the vocabulary word is "forged"? Wait, the vocabulary word is "forged"? No, the given vocabulary words are fraud, disguise, masquerade, criminals, forged, impostor. So "forge" is not a vocabulary word? Wait, the vocabulary words are fraud, disguise, masquerade, criminals, forged, impostor. So "forged" is a vocabulary word. Wait, maybe "disguise"? No, let's check the context again.

Wait, the correct fill - ins should be:

1. fraud (biometric security can prevent fraud)
2. criminals (criminals are the ones who would try to bypass)
3. forge (but the vocabulary word is "forged"? No, the vocabulary word is "forged"? Wait, the given words are fraud, disguise, masquerade, criminals, forged, impostor. So "forged" is a word. Wait, maybe "disguise"? No, let's think about the meaning. To disguise their fingerprints or faces? No, that doesn't make sense. To forge their fingerprints or faces? Forging means creating a fake one. So "forged" as a verb? Wait, the word is "forged", maybe the correct form is "forge"? But the vocabulary word is "forged". Maybe there is a typo, but according to the given vocabulary words, let's proceed.

Fourth blank: "forged" (making forged body parts)
Fifth blank: "masquerade" (masquerade as others)
Sixth blank: "impostor" (identifying an impostor)

Wait, let's re - arrange:

"I think biometric security could prevent fraud. After all, criminals would have to work hard to forge their fingerprints or faces. It's just not that easy to make forged body parts! People think they're good at spotting individuals who masquerade as others, but a computer will do a better job identifying an impostor."

But we have to use each vocabulary word once. The vocabulary words are fraud, disguise, masquerade, criminals, forged, impostor. Oh, I missed "disguise". So maybe:

"I think biometric security could prevent fraud. After all, criminals would have to work hard to disguise their fingerprints or faces. It's just not that easy to make forged body parts! People think they're good at spotting individuals who masquerade as others, but a computer will do a better job identifying an impostor."

Yes, this uses all vocabulary words: fraud, criminals, disguise, forged, masquerade, impostor.

Answer:

1. fraud
2. criminals
3. disguise
4. forged
5. masquerade
6. impostor