Vocabulary Workshop Level A Review Units 4-6 Answers
Vocabulary for Comprehension
- a. tell an inspirational true story
- c. fleeting
- e. resident
- b. nervous
- d. insignificant
- a. regret
- b. plan
- d. Slow and steady wins the race.
- d. Oseola McCarty
- e. remarks
- b. respectful
- a. One person can make a big difference in the lives of others.
Click Next for Two-Word Completions
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Two-Word Completions
- a. pacify . . . strife
- b. plight . . . generated
- c. devastated . . . inhabitants
- b. fidelity . . . leeway
- c. blustered . . . agenda
- b. refute . . . acquitted
- d. vagabonds . . . tarrying
Click Next for Choosing the Right Idiom
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Choosing the Right Idiom
- up a creek — d. in a bad situation
- bugging me — h. annoying or pestering
- that’s the way the cookie crumbles — f. that’s how things turn out differently than planned
- gets wind of — j. hears about
- back down — a. retreat or give in
- break the ice — b. start conversations; get people to relax
- lets off steam — i. releases energy or stress
- pull his own weight — e. take responsibility; do one’s fair share
- sit tight — g. be patient
- butter me up — c. flatter someone in order to gain something
Click Next for Writing with Idioms
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Writing with Idioms
- face the music
Meaning: Accept the consequences of one’s actions.
Example: It’s time for Chloe to face the music and tell her parents that she broke their favorite vase. - hang on
Meaning: Hold tightly or wait patiently.
Example: Hang on while I grab the tickets from my bag. - a full plate
Meaning: Having a lot of responsibilities or tasks.
Example: I can’t take on another project right now—I already have a full plate. - take the cake
Meaning: Be the most remarkable or foolish example of something.
Example: His excuse for being late today really takes the cake! - run across
Meaning: Find or meet someone or something unexpectedly.
Example: I ran across an old friend while shopping downtown. - to coin a phrase
Meaning: Use or create a new expression.
Example: She’s the kind of person who, to coin a phrase, marches to the beat of her own drum. - in mint condition
Meaning: Perfect, like new.
Example: The vintage car was still in mint condition after all these years. - a raw deal
Meaning: Unfair treatment.
Example: She got a raw deal when her boss gave credit for her work to someone else. - down to earth
Meaning: Practical, realistic, or humble.
Example: Despite her success, she remains down to earth and approachable. - the last resort
Meaning: The final option after trying everything else.
Example: Surgery should only be considered as the last resort. - the middle of nowhere
Meaning: A remote or isolated place.
Example: Their cabin is in the middle of nowhere, miles away from the nearest town. - against the clock
Meaning: Rushed or working quickly to meet a deadline.
Example: We’re working against the clock to finish the project on time.
Click Next for Shades of Meaning
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Shades of Meaning
- amiable — +
- eerie — -
- commentary — 0
- plight — -
- duration — 0
- strife — -
- ovation — +
- maze — -
- reimburse — +
- clarity — +
- scan — 0
- bungle — -
- devastate — -
- gory — -
- limber — +
- inhabitants — 0
Click Next for Expressing the Connotation
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Expressing the Connotation
- neutral — elusive
- negative — petty
- positive — determined
- neutral — compliant
- negative — loiter
- neutral — admire
- positive — boisterous
- negative — fray
Click Next for Challenge: Using Connotation
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Challenge: Using Connotation
- remorse
Sample response: Remorse makes the tone of the sentence more negative, suggesting that Daniel has no conscience. - conserve
Sample response: Conserve adds a more formal, diplomatic tone to the sentence. It sounds less one-sided than safeguard. - ravenous
Sample response: Ravenous adds a more negative tone, suggesting a more dangerous and voracious shark.
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Classical Roots
- rebuke
- renege
- redeem
- relics
- retract
- revive
- restraints
- refrain