VCR 1 Presentation
Sahaana Veeravalli
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE WORD FROM LESSON 1
THE WORD
1. very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage
2. pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization, or nation
The first definition is most commonly used to describe civil wars.
The second definition is more common in everyday use.
ITS ROOTS
and
necare (L.) "to kill"
SYNONYMS
-mutually destructive
second definition:
-no direct synonym
ANTONYMS
-harmless
-healthful
-bloodless
second definition:
-wholesome
-external
HISTORY
-Samuel Johnson was unaware of this fact when he was working on his great dictionary in the 18th century. He misunderstood the prefix to mean endeavoring mutual destruction and mistakenly created the modern definition of the word.
CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE SENTENCE IN WHICH THE WORD IN BOLD-FACED TYPE IS USED INCORRECTLY.
B. The knitter intertwined spools of yarn in order to give the woven sweater an internecine appearance.
C. According to a police report, the two gangs fought an internecine battle which resulted in many casualties on both sides.
D. Civilization has developed to the point that internecine competition between humans and animals is no longer necessary.