Vocabulary Workshop Level A Review Units 13-15 Answers
Vocabulary for Comprehension Answer Key
- e. Goya’s severe lead poisoning caused great changes in his work
- c. dealt with
- a. the entire passage
- d. there are other theories to explain Goya’s change in style
- a. agrees
- e. prove that Goya’s symptoms are those of severe lead poisoning
- b. disturbing
- c. delay
- d. improbable
- b. matter-of-fact
- e. changes in Goya’s work, symptoms, grinding pigments, lead poisoning
- b. The circumstances of an artist’s life can impact his or her style.
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Two-Word Completions Answer Key
- c. epic ... sulking
- d. taskmaster ... retaliate
- a. prowler ... confiscated
- d. deter ... prosecute
- b. optimist ... pessimist
- a. enumerate ... traits
- c. wholesome ... detract
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Choosing the Right Proverb Answer Key
- e. The same misfortune is unlikely to occur twice to the same person.
- j. People take advantage of a situation when there’s no supervision.
- g. Avoid making a change after an activity has begun.
- f. Don’t fret over something that has already happened.
- a. Undertake tasks wholeheartedly.
- b. In an argument, both sides share blame.
- h. Lending money to friends can ruin the relationship.
- i. Copying someone is an unintended compliment.
- c. The person who pays the bill decides how to spend the money.
- d. Master a skill patiently, step by step.
Click Next for Writing with Proverbs Answers
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Writing with Proverbs Answer Key
- Cross the stream where it’s shallowest.
Meaning: Find the easiest way to accomplish something.
Example: Instead of baking a cake from scratch, cross the stream where it’s shallowest and use a pre-made mix. - Give credit where credit is due.
Meaning: Acknowledge someone for their achievements or efforts.
Example: She worked so hard on this project, so let’s give credit where credit is due and thank her for her dedication. - Make the best of a bad situation.
Meaning: Try to be positive or find the good in an unfavorable situation.
Example: We missed our train, but we made the best of a bad situation by exploring the nearby town. - Practice what you preach.
Meaning: Follow the advice or principles you tell others to follow.
Example: If you tell others to be kind, practice what you preach and treat people with kindness. - Even a cat may look at a king.
Meaning: Everyone has the right to express an opinion, even toward someone in power.
Example: She spoke up during the meeting because, as they say, even a cat may look at a king. - A bad penny always turns up.
Meaning: Someone or something undesirable is bound to appear again.
Example: That troublemaker keeps showing up at every event; a bad penny always turns up. - The best fish swim near the bottom.
Meaning: The best opportunities are often hard to find or require effort.
Example: Don’t give up looking for the right job; remember, the best fish swim near the bottom. - Don’t shut the barn door after the horse has gone.
Meaning: Don’t take action after the problem has already occurred.
Example: Installing security cameras after the theft is like shutting the barn door after the horse has gone. - Home is where the heart is.
Meaning: Your true home is where you feel the most love and comfort.
Example: Even after moving to a new city, she realized that home is where the heart is with her family. - One tree doesn’t make a forest.
Meaning: One person or thing cannot accomplish everything alone.
Example: We need to work together on this project because one tree doesn’t make a forest. - When it rains, it pours.
Meaning: Problems or events tend to happen all at once.
Example: First, I lost my wallet, then my car broke down—when it rains, it pours. - Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
Meaning: There is usually some truth to rumors or suspicions.
Example: They keep denying the allegations, but where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
Click Next for Shades of Meaning Answers
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Shades of Meaning Answer Key
- Mangle → Negative (-)
- Pantomime → Neutral (0)
- Submissive → Negative (-)
- Optimist → Positive (+)
- Empower → Positive (+)
- Glum → Negative (-)
- Data → Neutral (0)
- Beacon → Positive (+)
- Commemorate → Positive (+)
- Recitation → Neutral (0)
- Berserk → Negative (-)
- Atrocity → Negative (-)
- Fluent → Positive (+)
- Unscrupulous → Negative (-)
- Celestial → Positive (+)
- Uncouth → Negative (-)
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Expressing the Connotation Answer Key
- Positive: The office manager kept exalting her resourceful young assistant, hoping to procure a large raise for her in the next fiscal year.
- Neutral: Rhonda wants to become a manager at the hotel when she graduates from school.
- Positive: I’d like to commemorate my father with a special gathering on the anniversary of his death.
- Positive: The professor shared all of her knowledge with her graduate students, hoping to empower them in their future careers.
- Neutral: In order to supplement his income, my uncle took a second job that he could do from home.
- Negative: Brandi was amused when her host mangled the pronunciation of her last name.
- Negative: Several homeowners were suspicious of the man prowling around their neighborhood.
- Negative: Don’t let the price frighten you; this house is really a very good deal, and you won’t regret buying it.
Click Next for Challenge: Using Connotation Answers
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Challenge: Using Connotation Answer Key
- Abstain:
During Lent, many Catholics withdraw abstain from eating meat on Fridays.
Sample response: Abstain makes the tone of the sentence sound more formal and the action seem more intentional and serious. - Sulky:
Those young actors are very sensitive sulky when the director offers suggestions on how they can improve their performances.
Sample response: Sulky creates a negative tone by suggesting that the actors are thin-skinned and liable to pout rather than accept the criticism. - Uncouth:
Although Bernie thought that eating with his mouth open was funny, family members found his behavior to be ill-mannered uncouth.
Sample response: Uncouth suggests a degree of crudeness and therefore injects a more negative tone.
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Classical Roots Answer Key
- Preliminary
Although the young boxer lost the preliminary bout, knowledgeable fans could readily see that he had promise. - Prefer
Although many customers prefer to order healthy appetizers and main courses, restaurant owners report an increased interest in rich desserts. - Premature
The expectant mother was alerted to the possibility of a premature birth, so she took extra good care of herself. - Preoccupied
She was so preoccupied with the novel that she forgot to return my phone call. - Precise
The doctor left precise instructions on how to clean the wound. - Prearrange
One important task of a travel agent is to prearrange transportation and accommodations so that the client can focus on enjoying the trip. - Prehistoric
The museum has a fascinating new exhibit that explains how scientists identify and classify the bones of prehistoric animals. - Preside
Tomorrow is the first opportunity our principal will have to preside at the community school board meeting.