Level B Unit 5 Choosing the Right Word Answers
Throughout the course of its history, the United States has opened its doors to _______ from tyranny in other lands.
Fugitive
His _______ were amusing, but ehat did they have to do with his central topic?
Ancedotes
The mayor won’t be reelected unless she can _______ the groups supporting her.
Consolidate
There, in the very heart of the noisy and ________ city, was truly beautiful little park.
Grimy
Although the ideals of my youth have been _________ by hard experience, they have not been totally destroyed.
Mauled
Rarely in our history has one man so _______ the federal government as Franklin D. Roosevelt did during his four terms.
Dominated
The _________ population of the United States is growing smaller, but farms are as improtant as ever to the natation.
Rural
The young man who seemed so quiet and _____ turned out to be very well informed and to have strong opinions of his own.
Docile
Evidience showed that the laywer had tried to ______ with the witness by offering them bribes to change their testimony.
Temper
I suspected that his expression of happiness was ________ and that he was really jealous of our success.
Counterfeit
It wasn’t very _______ of you to tell her that her new eyeglasses were out of style.
Tactful
Imagine someone as changeable as George having the nerve to say that I’m the _______ one in the family!
Fickle
Larry got good grades on the midterm tests, but he is headed for trouble because he hasn’t done an _______ of work since then.
Iota
I know from personal experience how much harm smoking can do, and I __________ you not to get started on that miserable habit.
Entreat
In modern hospitals, everything possible is done to prevent and control mistakes resulting from human __________.
Fallibility
Alma is such a __________ fan that she starts rooting for the opposing teams when they start winning.
Fickle
To make her finances easier to manage, Mrs. Bridges decided to _________ her two bank accounts into one.
Consolidate
The Fire Department found that the wiring in our kitchen was a(n) _________ fire hazard.
Potential
If you want to see the __________ in shoe styles, ask Beth to show you the new sandals she bought for the spring dance.
Ultimate
The thief tried to _____ with the lock, but he couldn’t get it to open.
Tamper
How can we properly direct the _______ for good and evil in each of us into useful channels?
Potential
One of our best hopes of solving the energy problem lies in making direct use of ______ energy from the sun.
Radiant
One certain thing in life is that there will always be many ________.
Uncertainties
As soon as Horace opened his lunch bag, I realized he needed something more ________ to eat.
Substantial
Marisa felt a ______ glow of happiness, but it was gone in an instant.
Fugitive
Level B Unit 5 Completing The Sentence Answers
counterfeit
Since all our cashiers handle large sums of money, we have given them special training in recognizing __________ bills.
dominate
The wily old senator had such a forceful and aggressive personality that he soon came to __________ his entire party.
ultimate
Though the United Nations has many lesser objectives, its __________goal is to achieve lasting world peace.
tampering
I took my car to a qualified repair shop, rather than run the riskof damaging it further by __________ with it myself.
anecdotes
The new book of presidential __________ contains many amusing stories involving our Chief Executives, both past and present.
docile
Because I had expected the children to be hard to handle, I was pleasantly surprised by their __________ behavior.
radiant
As she told us the good news, her face was __________ with joy.
tactful
To be __________ in everyday life means doing whatever you can to avoid hurting the feelings of other people.
fugitive
Trying desperately to avoid the police, the __________ hid in the cellar of the abandoned house.
mauled
The boat has been so badly __________ by the storm that it will have to be overhauled before it can be used again.
potential
Though Company A has very little chance of expanding in the near future, the __________ growth rate of Company B is staggering.
substantial
Despite the doctor’s best efforts, there has been no __________ change in the patient’s condition for weeks.
consolidate
The Board of Election believes it would save considerable money to __________ three small schools into one big school.
grimy
The windows had become so __________ and spotted that it took me some time to get them clean.
fallible
There is an old saying that pencils are made with eraser because human being are __________.
entreat
“As a mother,” the woman said to the judge, “I __________ you to show leniency towards my son.”
uncertainty
Unwilling to bear the __________ any longer, I called the Dean of Admissions to find out if I had been admitted.
fickle
The taste of the public is so __________ that a TV performer who is a big hit one year may be forgotten the next.
rural
After living so long in a large city, I was happy to spend a few weeks in those beautiful __________ surroundings.
iota
We discovered that there was not a(n) __________ of truth in the rumors that they had spread so eagerly.
Level B Unit 5 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers
anecdote
synonyms: story, tale, sketch, vignette, a yarn
consolidate
synonyms: unite, strengthen, merge, join, gather together antonyms: scatter, disperse, dissipate, separate
counterfeit
synonyms: (adj.) false, phony, bogus antonyms: (adj.) genuine, real, authentic
docile
synonyms: manageable, teachable, pliant, obedient antonyms: unruly, wayward, intractable, disobedient
dominate
synonyms: control, govern, overlook antonyms: liberate, release
entreat
synonyms: plead, appeal to, beg, ask, beseech antonym: deny, refuse
fallible
synonyms: errant, error-prone, flawed antonyms: foolproof, unfailing, flawless
fickle
synonyms: inconstant, faithless, changeable, flighty antonyms: constant, ready, stable, invariable
fugitive
synonyms: (n.) deserter; runaway (adj.) elusive antonyms: (adj.) lasting, enduring, permanent
grimy
synonyms: filthy, sooty, soiled, dirt-encrusted antonyms: spotless, spick-and-span, immaculate
iota
synonyms: speck, dab, jot, bit, smidgen antonyms: flood, deluge, avalanche, glut
maul
synonym: (v.) manhandle, batter antonyms: (v.) nurture, guard
potential
synonyms: (n.) possibility, capability, developing antonyms: (adj.) actual, real, unlikely, impossible
radiant
synonyms: glowing, brilliant, dazzling, resplendent, lustrous antonyms: dull, tarnished, lackluster
rural
synonyms: country, pastoral, rustic, farming antonyms: urban, metropolitan, citified
substantial
synonyms: considerable, major, big, weighty, remarkable antonyms: minor, insignificant, negligible
tactful
synonyms: skillful, discreet, sensitive, careful, diplomatic antonyms: clumsy, gauche, indiscreet, boorish
tamper
synonyms: monkey with, fool with, mess with, meddle with antonyms: leave it alone, improve
ultimate
synonyms: final, farthest, furthest, terminal antonyms: first, initial, most immediate, nearest
uncertainty
synonyms: hesitation, doubtfulness, unsureness antonyms: sureness, certainty, confidence
Level B Unit 5 Vocabulary in Context Answers
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