Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 5 Answers

Vocabulary Workshop Level F Review Units 13-15 Answers

Vocabulary for Comprehension

1. e. compare and contrast campaigns before and after the birth of the modern media
2. c. party members and neighborhood volunteers
3. e. perplexed
4. a. stoical
5. d. yardstick
6. c. give the reader a sense of Washington’s personality
7. b. the formation of political parties
8. b. They were “wide awake” against slavery.
9. e. hullabaloo
10. a. foil
11. c. animated
12. c. excitement

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Two-Word Completions

1. b. curtail . . . depleted
2. a. precocious . . . prolific
3. b. thwart . . . credulous
4. c. supplications . . . adamantly
5. c. carnage . . . grisly
6. d. blatant . . . impassive
7. a. inauspicious . . . connoisseur

Click Next for Choosing the Right Idiom

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Choosing the Right Idiom

1. went down the drain — f
2. hand it to you — i
3. bury the hatchet — j
4. give my right arm — b
5. back to the salt mines — a
6. play my cards right — d
7. had her heart set on — e
8. on cloud nine — h
9. rings a bell — g
10. split hairs — c

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Writing with Idioms

1. save your breath
   Meaning: Don't waste time or effort trying to convince someone.
   Sample answer: Mr. Klopp already told us that he would not change the due date, so you might as well save your breath.
2. all in your head
   Meaning: Something imagined, not real.
   Sample answer: The noise you think you’re hearing is all in your head—no one else hears it.
3. go against the grain
   Meaning: To do something in a way that is different or unconventional.
   Sample answer: Wearing bright colors to a formal event goes against the grain, but it made me stand out.
4. all it off
   Meaning: To cancel something.
   Sample answer: We had to call off the picnic because it started raining.
5. string someone along
   Meaning: To mislead someone or keep them waiting unfairly.
   Sample answer: It’s not right to string someone along if you don’t plan to help them.
6. hang out to dry
   Meaning: To leave someone helpless or unsupported.
   Sample answer: When the team failed, the manager was hung out to dry by the higher-ups.
7. have a bone to pick
   Meaning: To have a grievance or complaint to discuss with someone.
   Sample answer: I have a bone to pick with you about how you handled that project.
8. cut and dried
   Meaning: Clear, straightforward, and unchangeable.
   Sample answer: The rules of the competition were cut and dried, so no one could argue.
9. get over it
   Meaning: To move past a problem or disappointment.
   Sample answer: It’s time to get over it and focus on what’s next.
10. off the hook
    Meaning: To be freed from responsibility or trouble.
    Sample answer: Since the real culprit was caught, John was finally off the hook.
11. recipe for disaster
    Meaning: A situation likely to go wrong or cause problems.
    Sample answer: Leaving the stove unattended while cooking is a recipe for disaster.
12. up for grabs
    Meaning: Available to anyone who wants it.
    Sample answer: The last slice of pizza is up for grabs if anyone wants it.

Click Next for Shades of Meaning

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Shades of Meaning

1. choleric — -
2. herculean — +
3. berate — -
4. thwart — -
5. encumber — -
6. turgid — -
7. collate — 0
8. prolific — +
9. connoisseur — +
10. carnage — -
11. precocious — +
12. sadistic — -
13. criterion — 0
14. broach — 0
15. grisly — -
16. amenable — +

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Expressing the Connotation

1. neutral — complex
2. positive — touching
3. positive — potpourri
4. positive — responsibility
5. negative — inauspicious
6. negative — riot
7. positive — definitive
8. negative — thwart

Click Next for Challenge: Using Connotation

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Challenge: Using Connotation

1. flabbergasted → nonplussed
   Sample response: The neutral tone of nonplussed makes the speaker sound composed and undisturbed by Shawna’s rudeness.
2. defect → infirmity
   Sample response: The neutral tone of infirmity makes the uncle’s condition seem more temporary and treatable.
3. restrict → curtail
   Sample response: The more positive tone of curtail suggests that drinking water is an aid to managing hunger rather than a harsh or restrictive action.

Click Next for Classical Roots

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Classical Roots

1. inquest
2. disquisition
3. inquisitive
4. query
5. inquisition
6. requisition
7. perquisites
8. prerequisite