Vocabulary Workshop Level E Review Units 7-9 Answers
Vocabulary for Comprehension
- d - evaluate the impact of the gold rush
- b - rash
- a - notion
- e - unplanned
- c - rush of gold seekers to California
- b - turmoil
- c - sordid
- a - meager
- d - fabulous wealth for most forty-niners
- c - put the gold rush in perspective
- a - clearly significant
- c - The impact of the gold rush on California cannot be overstated
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Two-Word Completions
- c - vociferous . . . apathy
- a - chastised . . . renegades
- d - omnivorous . . . unpalatable
- b - commend . . . reprehensible
- a - turbulent . . . buffeted
- c - interred . . . consecrated
- d - stultify . . . multifarious
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Choosing the Right Idiom
- e - become well organized
- j - at the last possible minute
- h - irritates or annoys
- a - from the most reliable authority; from a firsthand source
- f - yelled at and criticized
- g - provide basic instruction
- d - feeling very nervous
- b - free from danger
- c - get to the point quickly
- i - in serious trouble
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Writing with Idioms
- Blue in the face
Meaning: Exhausted from trying or arguing without success.
Sentence: You can argue until you’re blue in the face, but I still won’t change my mind. - The whole nine yards
Meaning: Everything possible; all the way.
Sentence: She went the whole nine yards for her wedding, sparing no expense. - Bundle up
Meaning: Dress warmly.
Sentence: You need to bundle up before going outside in this freezing weather. - A dime a dozen
Meaning: Very common and not special.
Sentence: These types of souvenirs are a dime a dozen in tourist areas. - Burn the midnight oil
Meaning: Work late into the night.
Sentence: I had to burn the midnight oil to finish the project before the deadline. - Spill the beans
Meaning: Reveal a secret.
Sentence: Don’t spill the beans about the surprise party! - At sixes and sevens
Meaning: In a state of confusion or disarray.
Sentence: The office was at sixes and sevens after the unexpected announcement. - In the bag
Meaning: Assured of success.
Sentence: With her performance in the debate, the election is in the bag. - Drawing a blank
Meaning: Unable to remember or find an answer.
Sentence: I tried to remember her name, but I kept drawing a blank. - Feet on the ground
Meaning: Practical and realistic.
Sentence: Despite his success, he keeps his feet on the ground. - Steal your thunder
Meaning: Take attention or credit away from someone else.
Sentence: I was excited to announce my promotion, but she stole my thunder by announcing hers first. - Go out on a limb
Meaning: Take a risk.
Sentence: He went out on a limb by investing in that startup.
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Shades of Meaning
- Martinet - Negative (-)
- Derided - Negative (-)
- Exulted - Positive (+)
- Sophomoric - Negative (-)
- Copious - Positive (+)
- Suave - Positive (+)
- Consecrate - Positive (+)
- Assiduous - Positive (+)
- Omnipotent - Positive (+)
- Amend - Neutral (0)
- Quandary - Negative (-)
- Allocate - Neutral (0)
- Ardent - Positive (+)
- Gnarled - Negative (-)
- Commodious - Positive (+)
- Apathy - Negative (-)
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Expressing the Connotation
- positive: (revel)
- positive: (scrumptious)
- negative: (squalid)
- positive: (condolences)
- neutral: (admonished)
- positive: (limpid)
- positive: (determined)
- neutral: (outdated)
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Challenge: Using Connotation
- vociferous:
Sample response: The use of vociferous implies that the cousin is insistent in making his criticism known. - martinet:
Sample response: The negative tone of martinet implies that Ms. Wooten is strict and rigid, demanding adherence to even the smallest rules. - voluminous:
Sample response: Voluminous lends a humorous tone, suggesting how enormous the parka seems on the small girl.
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Classical Roots
- advocate
- convocation
- avocation
- invoke
- equivocal
- evokes
- vocalize
- revoke