Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 8 Answers

Vocabulary Workshop Level F Review Units 4-6 Answers

Vocabulary for Comprehension

1. a
2. b
3. e
4. a
5. c
6. d
7. c
8. d
9. b
10. a
11. b
12. d

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Two-Word Completions

1. c. immutable... irrevocable
2. d. surreptitiously... filch
3. b. propensity... resilient
4. b. sedulous... extricate
5. c. reverberating... sepulchral
6. a. affable... brusque
7. a. insular... sleazy

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Choosing the Right Idiom

1. discretion is the better part of valor → c. Sometimes it is better to be cautious than to run headlong into things.
2. good fences make good neighbors → j. Boundaries between people maintain good relations.
3. Jack of all trades and a master of none → h. Someone who dabbles in many things but does not excel in any.
4. advice when most needed is least heeded → a. People won’t listen to reason once they have made up their minds.
5. no rest for the weary → b. As soon as one task is done, another arises.
6. a lie can travel around the world while the truth is still putting on her shoes → i. Rumors and lies always get out faster than the truth.
7. experience is the best teacher → d. We learn best by doing.
8. don’t bite off more than you can chew → f. You should not take on more responsibilities than you can handle.
9. you never miss the water till the well runs dry → e. We miss the things we take for granted only when they are gone.
10. variety is the spice of life → g. Life is more interesting when you experience a variety of things.

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Writing with Proverbs

1. Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.
   Sample answer: I should have sold my bike to the man who offered me twice what I paid, but hindsight is always twenty-twenty.
2. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
   Sample answer: After spending a month apart, they realized absence makes the heart grow fonder.
3. Honesty is the best policy.
   Sample answer: I admitted my mistake at work because honesty is the best policy.
4. A penny saved is a penny earned.
   Sample answer: I always try to save a bit from my paycheck because a penny saved is a penny earned.
5. A picture is worth a thousand words.
   Sample answer: The photograph of the sunset captured its beauty perfectly; truly, a picture is worth a thousand words.
6. Look before you leap.
   Sample answer: Before quitting your job, you should look before you leap and have a backup plan.
7. Loose lips sink ships.
   Sample answer: He didn’t share confidential information because he knew loose lips sink ships.
8. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
   Sample answer: Learning a new language takes time; Rome wasn’t built in a day.
9. Love is blind.
   Sample answer: Despite their differences, they stayed together, proving that love is blind.
10. All’s well that ends well.
    Sample answer: After all the drama, they finally arrived safely—all’s well that ends well.
11. Failing to plan is planning to fail.
    Sample answer: Without proper preparation, the event was a disaster—failing to plan is planning to fail.
12. All that glitters is not gold.
    Sample answer: That expensive car looks appealing, but all that glitters is not gold—it’s riddled with problems.

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Shades of Meaning

1. archetype: +
2. querulous: –
3. affable: +
4. repudiate: –
5. filch: –
6. propensity: 0
7. axiomatic: 0
8. contraband: –
9. salutary: +
10. autonomy: +
11. fetter: –
12. amnesty: +
13. scathing: –
14. amorphous: –
15. insular: –
16. erudite: +

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Expressing the Connotation

1. Negative | sleazy
2. Positive | refined
3. Neutral | large
4. Positive | equitable
5. Negative | heinous
6. Neutral | firm
7. Positive | fantastic
8. Negative | brusque

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Challenge: Using Connotation

1. Scourging
   Sample response: The negative connotation of scourging suggests that the punishment was extremely severe and thus needed to be changed.
2. Blazoned
   Sample response: The stronger tone of blazoned makes the headlines more gripping and controversial.
3. Contrived
   Sample response: The use of contrived makes the character’s strategy seem clever rather than secretive and underhanded.

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Classical Roots

1. Congress
2. Gradualism
3. Gradient
4. Retrograde
5. Digress
6. Regress
7. Aggressive
8. Egress