Unit One Chapter 2: Tough Talk

Matching Words with Definitions

To examine carefully; study closely

• Someone in the doctor's office will analyze the blood sample to see if the patient has an illness.
• Before starting to write his answer, Josh had to carefully analyze the problem on his math test.

• Athletes need to have a positive attitude. Even if they have lost the previous game, they need to come to the next one ready to win.
• Mark came to the party with a very poor attitude; he was sure he’d be bored and wouldn’t have any fun.

• When Jasmine was in high school, she didn’t seem to fit into any category. She wasn’t an athlete, a scholar, or a rebel.
• The Grammy Awards honor every category of music from polka to hip-hop and everything in between.

• Everyone is surprised to see that there is a contrast between Peggy’s eyes. One eye is brown, and the other is green.
• I was struck by the contrast between the fancy houses west of Main Street and the poorer neighborhoods to the east.

• The judges were critical of Jaxon's singing. They said he sang off-key and too quietly.
• My aunt is critical of her neighbors. She calls them lazy because their house needs painting and their yard is overgrown with weeds.

• Manny’s pushing me was quite deliberate; it wasn’t accidental at all.
• Many stories that spread on social media are false and part of a deliberate effort to confuse or trick people.

• Excessive speed caused the accident; the truck driver was going nearly 80 miles an hour.
• Mrs. Hill’s concern about her little boy’s health is excessive. She rushes him to the doctor every time he gets the sniffles or scrapes his knee.

• The lamp is fragile, so when you pack it, please put it in a deep box with plenty of bubble wrap around it.
• Our bones become more fragile with age. That is why elderly people often break their hips when they fall.

• As Dan studied the instructions for setting up his computer, a look of frustration crossed his face. “I’ll never figure this out!” he groaned.
• Kira felt great frustration when she failed her driving test for the third time.

• Jeff’s frown seemed to indicate that he was unhappy with our plan.
• The umpire raised both arms to indicate that the batter had hit a foul ball.