Level C Unit 12 Choosing the Right Word Answers
pivotal
Although the play is titled “Julius Caesar”, I think that the ______ character, on whom all the action depends, is Mark Anthony.
recipient
The Slam-Dunk Giveaway will send one lucky ___________ on a paid vacation for two to lovely Hawaii.
negate
The fact that she is not a member of the Board of Education does not ___________ her criticisms of the school system.
embargo
His mind is closed, as though he had placed a(n) _____________ on new ideas.
mendicant
I am willing to become a veritable ____________ in order to raise money for that most worthy cause.
tractable
It’s good to be ope to new ideas, but don’t become so _________ that you have no firm opinions of your own.
recipient
When the United Sates gives out foreign aid, are the _________ nations supposed to make repayment?
fallacy
It is a _________ to say that because no human being has ever traveled to Mars, no human being ever will.
abdicate
We will not allow you to ___________ your responsibilities as a leading citizen of this community.
caustic
She is a very severe critic, and the _________________ comments in her reviews have made her many enemies.
voracious
With such a ____________ appetite, the meat-eating dinosaur T. Rex was a horrifying hunter and scavenger.
teem
As soon as the new highway extension was built, the sleep town began to __________ with activity.
ruse
A favorite bedtime ____________ of small children is to keep asking for a glass of water to delay having to go to sleep.
tenets
One of the ________________ of modern art is to experiment with forms, materials, and processes to create new ways of looking at everyday objects.
nauseated
I can forgive most human weaknesses, but I am __________ by hypocrisy.
bestow
“All that I have to ________ on you,” said the elderly father to his son, “is an honorable family name.”
crusade
Instead of launching a great ____________ to save the world, why not try to help a few people in your own neighborhood?
capacious
She has a __________ mind that seems able to hold endless information and ideas on the subject.
levity
Although the students make jokes about the coming exams, we knew that beneath the _________ they were quite worried.
defaced
Weather and pollution had so ____________ the statue that its original expression was no longer distinguishable.
nauseated
The four-foot waves made the boat pitch up and down, causing many passengers to become ______________.
voracious
Has anyone ever measure how may hours of TV time are needed to satisfy a small child’s ___________ appetite for cartoons?
tenet
One guiding _________ of our energy program is that it is just as important to avoid wasting energy as it is to increase its production.
ungainly
The tall boy who appeared so ___________ as he walked through the school corridors was agile and coordinated on the basketball court.
Caustic
_________ fumes can produce injuries to eyes, skins, and lungs.
Level C Unit 12 Completing The Sentence Answers
recipient
Though a number of people may be nominated for the best actress Oscar each year, usually only one of them is the actual _________________ of it.
fallacies
It was not hard for his opponents to shoot holes in his argument because the ___________________ it contained were as plain as day.
capacious
I have never seen a car with a trunk __________________ enough to hold all the luggage you want to take on any trip.
embargo
The president placed a(n) __________________ on the sale of arms to the two nations at war.
abdicate
A ruler who has lost the support of the people may choose to ______________ and live in exile.
tractable
The horse was often hard to manage, but he was ___________________ as long as he was headed in the direction of the barn.
levity
Your attempts at _________________ during the most serious moments of the dedication ceremony were decidedly out of place.
mendicants
Whenever I pass a group of homeless ________________ huddled in a doorway, I give them my spare change.
teems
San Francisco is a city that _________________ with color and places of historical interest.
negated
Dad said that he liked the fig-banana pie I had concocted, but the funny look on his face as he tasted it ________________ his words.
caustic
If any of the __________________ substance gets on your clothing, wash it off with lukewarm water to prevent it from eating away the fabric.
crusaded
Early in this century, reform-minded journalists called muckrakers _______________ vigorously against corruption in government.
bestow
Don’t expect a wealthy old lady to __________________ a fortune on you for helping her across the street, particularly if she doesn’t want to cross it.
voracious
She is such a(n) _______________ reader that she often has a book propped up in front of her while she is eating.
tenet
A fundamental _______________ of democracy is that all people are equal before the law.
ungainly
Although seals and sea lions are _______________on land, they are extremely graceful in the water.
nauseated
The noise in the crowded train station gave me a headache, and the foul odor ___________________ me.
defaced
For thousands of years, thoughtless tourists have ______________ monuments of the past by writing or carving their initials on them.
ruse
Since the Greeks could not capture Troy by force, they resorted to the celebrated ____________ of the wooden horse to take the city.
pivotal
Our hard-fought victory over South High was the ________________ game of the season because it gave us the self-confidence we needed to win the championship.
Level C Unit 12 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers
abdicate
syn. step down
nauseated
syn. repulsed
caustic
syn. cutting
negate
syn. cancel
mendicants
syn. paupers
embargoes
syn. bans
crusade
syn. battle
ruse
syn. scam
fallacies
syn. bogus ideas
levity
syn. humor
levity
ant. seriousness
abdicated
ant. claimed
negated
ant. confirmed
embargo
ant. free trade
mendicant
ant. wealthy
Level C Unit 12 Vocabulary in Context Answers
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. d
5. a
Other Vocab Workshop Level C Answers
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| Unit 1 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 1 Answers |
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| Unit 3 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 3 Answers |
| Unit 4 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 4 Answers |
| Unit 5 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 5 Answers |
| Unit 6 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 6 Answers |
| Unit 7 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 7 Answers |
| Unit 8 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 8 Answers |
| Unit 9 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 9 Answers |
| Unit 10 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 10 Answers |
| Unit 11 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 11 Answers |
| Unit 12 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 12 Answers |
| Unit 13 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 13 Answers |
| Unit 14 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 14 Answers |
| Unit 15 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 15 Answers |
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