Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 8 Answers

Vocabulary Workshop Level B Review Units 13-15 Answers

Vocabulary for Comprehension Answer Key

1. d. "The Athletic Career of Jim Thorpe"
2. a. great
3. b. conquer
4. e. his professional career before the 1912 Olympic Games
5. d. presiding
6. e. incomplete
7. c. a child at the Carlisle Indian School
8. a. Olympic competitors had to be amateur athletes
9. c. shadow
10. b. the most valuable player in the 1912 World Series
11. a. in chronological order
12. b. respectful

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Two-Word Completions Answer Key

1. a. haggle . . . nutritious
2. d. feuds . . . heed
3. c. hardy . . . meager
4. d. pall . . . mirth
5. b. reputable . . . patronize
6. a. officiate . . . impartial
7. b. hoard . . . bankrupt

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Choosing the Right Idiom Answer Key

1. h. looking for something in the wrong place
2. a. promptly or immediately
3. j. becoming ill or dying in large numbers
4. c. spend less money than usual
5. d. playing rowdily or acting silly
6. f. huge expectations in taking the place of another
7. b. possession that costs too much but has little value
8. e. a secret plan or scheme
9. i. the person who is in charge
10. g. announced a run for office

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Writing with Idioms Answer Key

1. Take a catnap – To take a short, light nap.
Example: I felt so sleepy after lunch that I decided to take a quick catnap before finishing my work.

2. Lose one’s shirt – To lose a lot of money.
Example: He almost lost his shirt after gambling all night at the casino.

3. Wag the dog – To distract attention from something important by focusing on something less significant.
Example: The politician released a new policy to wag the dog and divert attention from the scandal.

4. Buckle down – To start working hard.
Example: If I want to pass the exam, I need to buckle down and study every day.

5. Roll up your sleeves – To prepare to work hard.
Example: We need to roll up our sleeves and get started on cleaning the house.

6. The lion’s share – The largest portion of something.
Example: The CEO took the lion’s share of the profits, leaving little for the employees.

7. A night owl – Someone who stays up late.
Example: My brother is a night owl and does most of his work after midnight.

8. On a shoestring – With a very small budget.
Example: We traveled across Europe on a shoestring budget by staying in hostels.

9. The shoe's on the other foot – The situation has reversed.
Example: She used to tease me, but now the shoe's on the other foot.

10. A fat cat – A wealthy and powerful person.
Example: The fat cats on Wall Street continue to profit while workers struggle.

11. Ride on someone’s coattails – To succeed because of someone else’s success.
Example: He didn’t deserve the promotion; he just rode on his boss's coattails.

12. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed – Full of energy and enthusiasm.
Example: She arrived at the office bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to start her first day.

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Shades of Meaning Answer Key

1. chronological – 0 (neutral)
2. hilarious – + (positive)
3. wan – − (negative)
4. coincide – 0 (neutral)
5. grovel – − (negative)
6. pedestrian – 0 (neutral)
7. handicraft – 0 (neutral)
8. hoax – − (negative)
9. gratitude – + (positive)
10. stodgy – − (negative)
11. ignite – − (negative)
12. gala – + (positive)
13. despot – − (negative)
14. rite – 0 (neutral)
15. nutritious – + (positive)
16. feud – − (negative)

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Expressing the Connotation Answer Key

1. Negative – (strong, massive) → massive
2. Neutral – (officiate, perform) → perform
3. Positive – (negotiate, haggle) → negotiate
4. Negative – (cynical, doubtful) → cynical
5. Neutral – (lessen, pall) → lessen
6. Negative – (vanquish, tame) → vanquish
7. Positive – (gaudy, colorful) → colorful
8. Positive – (concern, agitation) → concern

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Challenge: Using Connotation Answer Key

1. Indisposed (replaces nauseated)
   Sample response: Indisposed makes the tone of the sentence more formal, less explicit, and more appropriate to the context of the announcement.
2. Blurred (replaces said)
   Sample response: Blurted makes the action sound more forceful, suggesting that the sister’s news was abrupt and even shocking to the listeners.
3. Despot (replaces monarch)
   Sample response: Despot creates a more negative tone, suggesting that the ruler was cruel and oppressive.

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Classical Roots Answer Key

1. Incorruptible – He remained an incorruptible public official despite the many attempts of the crime boss to bribe him.
2. Irruption – The irruption of the Goths into Roman territory led to the collapse of the Roman Empire.
3. Abrupt – The car made an abrupt stop at the crosswalk to avoid hitting the pedestrian.
4. Disruptive – His late arrival had a(n) disruptive influence on the meeting.
5. Interrupt – All day long she has to interrupt her work in order to answer telephone calls from clients.
6. Corrupt – The corrupt dictatorship was replaced by a democratic republic.
7. Erupted – Boiling streams of lava erupted from the exploding volcano, causing the population to flee.
8. Rupture – The engineers worked frantically to repair the rupture in the wall of the dam.