Question

using the words
exercise i. syllabication and pronunciation
syllabicate the following words correctly, and place the major
stress mark (*) after the syllable that is accented when the word is
pronounced. two answers are correct in some instances.
example: a-bet

1. addiction
2. abject
3. academic
4. acclimate
5. accede
6. absolve

exercise ii. words out of context
in each of the following groups, select the item that best expresses
the meaning of the numbered word at the left.

1. abstain

a. transfer b. refrain c. indulge
d. vote

1. abhor

a. relish b. release c. frustrate
d. detest

1. abet

a. encourage b. initiate c. deplore
d. hamper
accede
a. offer b. renew c. demur
d. yield
abject
a. proud b. temperate c. wretched
d. scholarly

Explanation:

• Exercise I
• Addiction: The word “addiction” is syllabicated as “ad-dic’-tion”.
• Abject: The word “abject” is syllabicated as “ab’-ject”.
• Academic: The word “academic” is syllabicated as “a-ca-dem’-ic”.
• Acclimate: The word “acclimate” is syllabicated as “ac’-cli-mate”.
• Accede: The word “accede” is syllabicated as “ac-cede’”.
• Absolve: The word “absolve” is syllabicated as “ab-solve’”.
• Exercise II
• Abstain: The word “abstain” means to refrain from doing something. So the answer is b.
• Abhor: The word “abhor” means to detest or hate. So the answer is d.
• Abet: The word “abet” means to encourage or assist. So the answer is a.
• Accede: The word “accede” means to yield or give in. So the answer is d.
• Abject: The word “abject” means wretched or miserable. So the answer is c.

Answer:

• Exercise I
• 1. ad-dic’-tion
• 2. ab’-ject
• 3. a-ca-dem’-ic
• 4. ac’-cli-mate
• 5. ac-cede’
• 6. ab-solve’
• Exercise II
• 1. b. refrain
• 2. d. detest
• 3. a. encourage
• 4. d. yield
• 5. c. wretched