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contemporary* (kuhn TEM poer ery) adj. 1. living or occurring in the same 63
time frame; 2. around the same age; 3. from recent times; modern —n. a person
who lived at the same time as another/others; the same age as another/others
• The first Super Bowl was contemporary with the Dodgers and Giants moving
from New York to California.
• Willis is Francesco’s contemporary, both of them having been born about six
years ago.
• Michael Schelle’s compositions are exemplary of contemporary serious
music.
• Composer Franz Joseph Haydn was a contemporary of George Washington
but outlived him by 10 years.
[contemporaneous adj.]
contemptuous (kuhn TEMP choo uhs) adj. full of scorn; full of contempt;
disdainful
• Ramses II was contemptuous of Moses’ attempt to free his people (at least in
the Charlton Heston version of The Ten Commandments).
• Marie Antoinette was contemptuous of the French peasants’ being unable to
afford bread when she remarked, “. . . then let them eat cake.”
[-ly adv., -ness n.]

QUICK REVIEW #20
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.
1. congruous a. composed
2. connection b. effect

3. consciousness c. scornful
4. consensus d. simultaneous
5. consequence e. build
6. consider f. stare at
7. consist g. taint
8. construct h. suitable
9. contaminate i. awareness

10. contemplate j. agreement
11. contemporary k. join
12. contemptuous l. weigh