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Essential Vocabulary
atypical (ay TIP i kl) adj. not usual; not characteristic; abnormal
• Failing to run away when people came near was atypical behavior on the
part of the raccoon.
• It was atypical for Ryan to display poor manners.
[(also atypic), -ly adv.]

QUICK REVIEW #10
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.
1. assiduous a. feign
2. assist b. posture
3. associate c. crafty
4. assume d. reach
5. assumption e. quality
6. astute f. combine
7. athlete g. courtesy
8. attain h. unusual

9. attention i. attentive
10. attitude j. supposition
11. attribute k. skilled one
12. atypical l. aid
audacious* (aw DAY shuhs) adj. 1. bold or daring; fearless; 2. not restrained by
a feeling of shame or impropriety; rudely bold; brazen
• Severely outnumbered, the platoon’s audacious attack caught the enemy by
surprise.
• After Sonya had had one drink too many, her audacious behavior toward
the host got her ejected from the party.
[-ness n., -ly adv.] [Syn. bold]
audience (AW dee ens) n. 1. a group of people assembled to see and hear a
speaker, play, concert, etc.; 2. everybody who is tuned in to a particular TV or radio
show; 3. everybody who hears what one says or who reads what one writes; one’s
public; 4. a chance to have one’s ideas heard; 5. a formal interview with a person in
a high position
• The audience completely filled the theater to see Aida.
• The Superbowl always draws a large TV audience.
• Stephen King has a ready audience for whatever he writes.
• The TV networks all gave the candidates an audience so that the public
might hear their positions.
• Very few are fortunate enough to get an audience with the president of the
United States.