Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 44

Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 44 - Day 2

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Question 1

GOOD NEWS — AND BAD

One of the latent* dangers indigenous* to our constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press has to do with the protection of the individual against the detriment* that might come from news reports involving him. There are libel laws that protect against false charges. If an individual believes his character or livelihood have been damaged by a defamatory article, he can sue. As the plaintiff he must refute* the story and show how the defendant caused him harm by printing a canard. The defendant attempts to substantiate* the truth of the article. The printing of news may besmirch* an individual’s character, but there is no way to alleviate* this problem without changes in the Constitution. This would be tantamount* to destroying the efficacy* of our coveted* right to learn the truth from the press. We all deprecate a situation in which someone suffers because of exposure in the newspapers. Only when the harm is caused by someone with a desire to malign* under the guise* of printing the news can the individual expect to win compensation* through the courts.

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in these sentences.

The mayor vehemently* denied there was any antipathy* between the governor and himself and blamed this _____ on their political opponents.

A	defamatory
B	plaintiff
C	canard
D	deprecate
E	libel

Question 2

I resent your _____ remark that depicts* me as a culprit.*

A	defamatory
B	plaintiff
C	canard
D	deprecate
E	libel

Question 3

The egregious* calumny* of the defendant worked to the advantage of the _____.

A	defamatory
B	plaintiff
C	canard
D	deprecate
E	libel

Question 4

Publishers of newspapers and magazines augment* their staff with lawyers to represent them when they are sued for _____.

A	defamatory
B	plaintiff
C	canard
D	deprecate
E	libel

Question 5

The cynic* will _____ the motives of anyone who tries to ameliorate* the iniquities* in our society.

A	defamatory
B	plaintiff
C	canard
D	deprecate
E	libel

Question 6

Definitions: Study these carefully for the fine differences in meaning.

libel (n.)

A	express disapproval
B	the complaining party, in law
C	degradation by writing or publishing
D	damaging character by false reports
E	a made-up sensational story

Question 7

defamatory

A	express disapproval
B	the complaining party, in law
C	degradation by writing or publishing
D	damaging character by false reports
E	a made-up sensational story

Question 8

plaintiff

A	express disapproval
B	the complaining party, in law
C	degradation by writing or publishing
D	damaging character by false reports
E	a made-up sensational story

Question 9

canard

A	express disapproval
B	the complaining party, in law
C	degradation by writing or publishing
D	damaging character by false reports
E	a made-up sensational story

Question 10

deprecate

A	express disapproval
B	the complaining party, in law
C	degradation by writing or publishing
D	damaging character by false reports
E	a made-up sensational story

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NEW WORDS

libel [lī´ bəl]

“Issues such as freedom of speech and libel are going to have to be rethought as the Internet makes everyone a potential publisher in cyberspace.” Thomas L. Friedman, “Boston E-Party,” New York Times, 1/1/00

defamatory [di fam´ ə tôr ē]

“His defamatory remarks about minorities are transmitted on the Internet.” TIME, 8/30/99

plaintiff [plān´ tif]

“When the attorney for the palsied plaintiff finished, there wasn’t a dry eye in the courtroom.” Rose Axelsohn, “The Defense Rests” [adapted]

canard [kə närd´]

“It’s a canard to say I want to be a millionaire: I just want to live like one.” Toots Shor, quoted in Life Magazine, 10/12/69

deprecate [dep´ rə kāt]

“Why do they always deprecate the efforts of a woman press secretary, but rarely a man doing the same job?” New York, 9/25/95

TODAY’S IDIOM

a pretty kettle of fish—a messy situation, a problem

He knew that when he attacked the sacred cow* he would be in a pretty kettle of fish. (Do you remember this idiom? It was used earlier in the book and should be familiar.

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