Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 8 Answers

Vocabulary Workshop Level C Review Units 10-12 Answers

Vocabulary for Comprehension Anwer Key

1. b. give a brief history of Kabuki
2. e. is based on music and dance
3. d. entertains
4. a. true
5. b. admiring
6. c. The Japanese government banned women from the stage.
7. e. appealed to the common people
8. a. oddities
9. d. frivolity
10. e. transmit
11. c. liveliness
12. b. still being performed today

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Two-Word Completions Anwer Key

1. b. gallantry . . . calamitous
2. c. transition . . . milieu
3. a. belated . . . appease
4. d. trepidation . . . levity
5. c. cite . . . judicious
6. a. pivotal . . . shiftless
7. d. outlandish . . . conventional

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Choosing the Right Idiom Anwer Key

1. h. back to work
2. c. a mild punishment
3. j. the outcome is the same either way
4. d. thirteen
5. a. act aggressively and forcefully
6. e. an extra benefit on top of something that’s already good
7. b. make something painful even worse
8. i. was clear and direct about
9. f. started off poorly
10. g. anxious or nervous

Click Next for Writing with Idioms Answers

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Writing with Idioms Anwer Key

1. Wing it (To do something without preparation)
   Sample answer: Chloe forgot she had to give a speech, so she just had to wing it.
2. Rule of thumb (A general principle based on experience)
   Sample answer: As a rule of thumb, I always back up my files twice to avoid losing important work.
3. Pipe down (To be quiet or stop talking)
4. Sample answer: The teacher told the noisy students to pipe down so the lesson could begin.
5. On the same page (To agree or understand something in the same way)
   Sample answer: Before starting the project, the team met to make sure they were on the same page.
6. Tighten the reins (To become more strict or take control)
   Sample answer: After noticing the team's declining performance, the coach decided to tighten the reins.
7. Cold feet (Nervousness causing hesitation)
   Sample answer: Mia got cold feet right before her big performance but managed to go on stage anyway.
8. Chicken out (To back out due to fear)
   Sample answer: I was going to ride the roller coaster, but I chickened out at the last second.
9. Green around the gills (Looking sick or nauseous)
   Sample answer: After the boat ride, Jake looked green around the gills and had to sit down.
10. Switch over to (To change from one thing to another)
    Sample answer: We decided to switch over to solar energy to reduce our electricity bills.
11. Ruffle someone’s feathers (To annoy or upset someone)
    Sample answer: His rude comments really ruffled Sarah's feathers during the meeting.
12. In a nutshell (In summary or briefly)
    Sample answer: In a nutshell, the movie was entertaining but a bit too long.
13. A red herring (A misleading clue or distraction)
    Sample answer: The detective realized the stolen necklace was just a red herring in the case.

Click Next for Shades of Meaning Answers

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Shades of Meaning Anwer Key

1. Cite → 0 (Neutral)
2. Personable → + (Positive)
3. Deface → − (Negative)
4. Fallacy → − (Negative)
5. Scoff → − (Negative)
6. Caustic → − (Negative)
7. Recipient → 0 (Neutral)
8. Nauseate → − (Negative)
9. Dexterous → + (Positive)
10. Upbraid → − (Negative)
11. Negate → − (Negative)
12. Gallantry → + (Positive)
13. Calamitous → − (Negative)
14. Pert → + (Positive)
15. Ungainly → − (Negative)
16. Bestow → + (Positive)

Click Next for Expressing the Connotation Answers

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Expressing the Connotation Anwer Key

1. Overbearing (Negative)
2. Alter (Neutral)
3. Prohibition (Negative)
4. Teeming (Positive)
5. Habits (Neutral)
6. Voracious (Positive)
7. Whimsical (Positive)
8. Shiftless (Negative)

Click Next for Challenge: Using Connotation Answers

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Challenge: Using Connotation Anwer Key

1. Outlandish
   Sample response: Outlandish makes the tone of the sentence more forceful, suggesting that the performers' clothes are more shocking than uncommon.
2. Scoffed
   Sample response: Scoffed creates a negative tone, suggesting that those who held this belief were crude and unenlightened.
3. Nauseated
   Sample response: Nauseated makes the tone more negative, suggesting that the speaker becomes physically ill.

Click Next for Classical Roots Answers

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Classical Roots Anwer Key

1. venue
2. convene
3. inventive
4. intervene
5. eventual
6. Revenue
7. circumvent
8. eventful