Vocabulary Lesson 21

Follow the clues to discover the

vocabulary words.

a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __noun

4. a great ambition

3. breathing in

1. in medicine, removing fluids

2. pronouncing sounds that begin with a puff of air

s p i

ha, ton, pal, voice

d __ __ __ __ __ __ __noun

1. a person skillful in dealing with others

2. a government representative

i

f __ __ __ __ __ __ __ noun

1. a part of a book

2. the opposite

of

o

p __ __ __ __ __ __ (n., adj.)

1. (n.) the leader in some countries

r e

China’s current p_________

2. (adj.) most important,

leading

Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the world’s pr_____ soccer players.

p __ __

noun, verb

a play on words; to play on words

o __ __ __ __ __ __ __ nounIt appears in a

newspaper.

It is also called a

death notice.

b

s __ __ __ __

1. (n., adj.) this color

2. (n.) this animal

a

s __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ noun

1. Everyone is greeting her with one.

2. this part of the letter

a

s __ __ __ __ __

noun

2. a literary genre

1. irony, sarcasm, humor, or exaggeration used to show foolishness or to criticize bad aspects of people or society

a

t __ __ __ __ __ noun

a tax on trade goods

They were a cause of the American Revolution.

a

H 11. tariffJ 12. satire (two definitions)E 13. salutation (two definitions)I 14. sable (n., adj.) (two definitions)D 15. pun (n., v.)G 16. premier (n., adj.) (two definitions)C 17. obituaryF18. forewordA 19. diplomatB 20. aspiration (four definitions)