Level C Unit 7 Choosing the Right Word Answers
ravages
For many years the towns and villages along the Normandy coast of France showed the _______ of the great invasion of 1944.
parried
Instead of answering my question, the skillful debater _______ by asking a question of her own.
jaunty
The captain was deeply worried, even though he tried hard to appear confident and ______ to the passengers.
tawdry
We were infuriated by the ___________ speech in which he tried to portray himself as a great national leader.
exotic
My mother’s dream vacation is to spend several weeks on a(n) ____________ island in the South Pacific.
haggard
After waiting for news of her loved ones for several days, the woman looked careworn and __________.
wavered
The immigrants never _____________ in their determination to become American citizens.
unassuming
Even after pitching to no-hit games this season, Stan was the same quiet and ___________ boy we had always known,
predatory
Thieves are essentially a _______ class of criminals because they like off what they can take from others.
acme
He hoped that election to the presidency would be the _______ of his long and brilliant career in public service.
predatory
One must be careful these days, as _______ phone calls from dishonest companies are on the rise.
exotic
During our tip to China, we samples such _________ dishes as thousand-year-old eggs and bird’s nest soup.
stance
Americans expect candidates to take a definite ____________ inch of the important issues in a national election.
wallow
So long as you continue to __________ in self-pity, you will lack the strength needed to solve you problems.
waver
When asked about your commitment to your values, do not __________, but stand firm in you beliefs.
belittling
I am thoroughly disgusted by people who try to make themselves seem more important than they really are by ________ others.
turncoats
History teaches us than in any great conflict, there will be some _______ willing to go over to the enemy.
attributed
The general ________ our failure to win the battle to a lack of sufficient forces rather than to a lack of courage.
wallow
Did you know that pigs can’t pant, so they ______ in mud to keep their bodies cool on hot summer days.
excise
“if we are to keep the body politic healthy,” the senator remarked, “we must _______ the cancer of racial prejudice from it.”
convey
He is so conceited that it is hard to ________ to him the simple ideas that he did not win the essay competition.
doctrine
Our system of justice is based on the _________ that defendants are presumed innocent unless the prosecution can prove him guilty.
menial
No matter how __________ the assignment may be, take pride in your work, and do your best.
juncture
When I arrived at the critical ________ in my career, I realized that my whole future would depend on the decision I was about to make.
attributed
My doctor ___________ my dizziness and vertigo to an inner ear infection.
Level C Unit 7 Completing The Sentence Answers
We will need several trucks to ______________ all the books to the new library building.
convey
The room was so overcrowded with gaudy furnishings that the overall effect was cheap and ______________.
tawdry
The author’s first published work was a(n) ______________ little pamphlet on the joys of fly fishing.
unassuming
During our trip through Kenya, we took many pictures of hippos as they ______________ in a mudhole.
wallowed
Her happy expression and the ______________ way she walked down the street gave the impression of someone “on top of the world.”
jaunty
I agree that we should not exaggerate her achievements, but we should not ______________ them either.
belittle
A baseball player who improves his ______________ at the plate usually improves his batting average, too.
stance
When he switched parties, people called him a(n) ______________, but he claimed he’d just had an honest change of opinion.
turncoat
Since my boss has, as they say, “a short fuse,” patience cannot be considered one of her outstanding ______________.
attributes
The Monroe ______________ sought to prevent the colonization of the American continents by European powers.
doctrine
She sat there staring at the menu, ______________ between the steak sandwich and the chef’s salad.
wavering
In her most celebrated novels, such as Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen reached the ______________ of her literary art.
acme
Because of his ability to ______________ his opponents’ blows, he was rarely hurt in his many fights in the ring.
parry
In the early nineteenth century, Thomas Bowdler attempted to “clean up” the works of Shakespeare by ______________ all words and phrases that he felt were coarse or offensive.
excising
Even though you are starting at a(n) ______________ job, you will gain valuable experience and knowledge of how the company works.
menial
Though many ______________ creatures prefer to hunt at night, lions and leopards are active during the daytime.
juncture
Two of our divisions were marching rapidly toward each other and hoped to effect a(n) ______________ before the enemy attacked.
wallowed
The disease had so ______________ his once-handsome face that I scarcely recognized him!
ravaged
Most Americans think of Australia as a strange and wonderful continent full of ______________ plants and animals.
exotic
The drawn and ______________ faces of the rescued miners clearly reflected the terrible ordeal the had survived.
haggard
Level C Unit 7 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers
tawdry
syn. garish
turncoat
syn. traitor
excise
syn. delete
haggard
syn. exhausted
ravaged
syn. demolished
wavers
syn. falters
stance
syn. point of view
menials
syn. subordinates
doctrine
syn. policy
parry
syn. deflect
excise
ant. insert
menial
ant. grand
turncoat
ant. advocate
parry
ant. attract
haggard
ant. radiant
Level C Unit 7 Vocabulary in Context Answers
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| Unit 10 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 10 Answers |
| Unit 11 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 11 Answers |
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| Unit 14 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 14 Answers |
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