Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 1 Choosing the Right Word Answers
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| Word | Sentence |
|---|---|
| hiatus | I enjoy science-fiction movies, as they provide a short but exciting … from the problems of everyday life. |
| transcended | The magnificence of the scene far … my ability to describe it in words. |
| elicit | My teacher can … some degree of interest and attention from even the most withdrawn children. |
| innuendo | The defense attorney quickly realized that the witness’s statement was filled with … , not facts. <br> How can you accuse me of employing .. when I am saying in the plainest possible language that I think you’re a crook? |
| hackneyed | His skillful use of academic jargon and fashionable catchphrases could not conceal the essentially .. quality of his ideas. |
| prerogative | At the Senior prom, my sister and most of her friends were glad that men are no longer expected to take the … in choosing dance partners. <br> Because she had just received a large bonus, Joan felt it was her … to purchase a luxury convertible car. |
| assuage | Perhaps it will … your fright if I remind you that everyone must try something for the fist time at some point in his or her life. |
| lurid | The newspaper account of the tragedy was quite sensational and filled with … details about the accident. I truly dislike the kind of sensational popular biography that focuses solely on the more … or scandalous aspects of a superstar’s career. |
| umbrage | Who would have thought he would take … at an e-mail from a friend who wanted only to help? |
| jaded | After watching four TV football games on New Year’s Day, I was … with the pigskin sport for weeks to come. <br> I prefer reading about modest and sympathetic characters rather that those who are contemptuous and … |
| provincial | We cannot know today what sort of accent Abraham Lincoln had, but it may well be that there was a decidedly … twang to his speech. |
| approbation | Popularity polls seem to be based on the mistaken idea that the basic task of a political leader is to win immediate … from the people. |
| meritorious | The most … form of charity, according to the ancient Hebrew sages, is to help a poor person to become self-supporting. |
| decadence | The try to “prove” the … of modern youth by emphasizing everything that is bad and ignoring whatever is good. |
| petulant | On the air the star seemed calm, but privately he sent … notes to those who gave him bad reviews. |
| coalition | The American two-party system almost always makes it unnecessary to form a … of minority parties to carry on the government. |
| expostulating | I see no point in … with a person who habitually refuses to listen to reason. |
| unctuous | Apparently mistaking us for the millionaire’s children, the hotel manager overwhelmed us with his … attentions. |
| simulated | To impress her newly made friend. She… an interest in modern art, of which she knew nothing. |
| intercede | If you try to … in a friend’s quarrel, you will only make things worse. |
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 1 Completing The Sentence Answers
| Word | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Provincial | In an age when the United States has truly global responsibilities, we cannot afford to have leaders with … points of view. |
| Umbrage | I take no … at your personal remarks, but I feel you would have been better advised not to make them. |
| Unctuous | Forever humbling himself and flattering others, Dicken’s Uriah Heep is famously … |
| Hiatus | During the brief … in the music, someone’s ringing cell phone split the air. |
| Intercede | If you cannot meet the college’s entrance requirements, it will be futile to have someone … on your behalf. |
| Decadence | Weakened military, and with a large part of the population living on free “bread and circuses,” the once and mighty Roman Empire now entered a period of … |
| Lurid | The midnight fire in our apartment building cast a .. unearthly light on the faces of the firefighters struggling to put it out. |
| Innuendo | The managers expressed her unfavorable opinion of the job application by … rather than by direct statement. |
| Transcends | The issue of good faith that your conduct raises far … the specific question of whether or not you are responsible for the problem. |
| Hackneyed | If you take pride in expressing yourself with force and originality, you should not use so many … phrases. |
| Meritorious | I certainly appreciate your praise, but I must say that I can see nothing so remarkably … in having done what any decent person would do. |
| Approbation | His confidence grew as he received clear signs of the … of his superiors. |
| Prerogative | I feel that, as an old friend, I have the … of criticizing your actions without arousing resentment. |
| Simulating | Various insects have a marvelous capacity to protect themselves by … the appearance of twigs and other objects in their environment. |
| Petulant | Of course you have a right to ask the waiter for a glass of water, but is there any need to use the … tone of a spoiled child? |
| Coalition | The only way to defeat the party in power is for all the reform groups to form a … and back a single slate of candidates. |
| Expostulated | Since I don’t like people who play favorites in the office, I have frequently … against such behavior with my superiors. |
| Assuage | Although we tried to express our sympathy, we knew that mere words could do nothing to … her grief. |
| Elicit | In the question and answer session, we tried to … from the candidates some definite indication of how they proposed to reduce the nation’s debt. |
| Jaded | Their tastes have been so … by luxurious living that they seem incapable of enjoying the simple pleasures of life. |
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 1 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers
| Word | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|
| Approbation | commendation, sanction | disapproval, condemnation, censure |
| Assuage | mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay | intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
| Coalition | alliance, league, federation, combine | splinter group |
| Decadence | degeneration, corruption | rise, growth, development, maturation |
| Elicit | call forth, evoke, extract, educe | repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
| Expostulate | protest, remonstrate, complain | – |
| Hackneyed | banal, trite, commonplace, corny | new, fresh, novel, original |
| Hiatus | pause, lacuna | continuality, continuation |
| Innuendo | insinuation, intimation | direct statement |
| Intercede | intervene, mediate | – |
| Jaded | sated, surfeited, cloyed | unspoiled, uncloyed |
| Lurid | gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly | pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
| Meritorious | praiseworthy, laudable, commendable | blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
| Petulant | irritable, testy, waspish | even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable |
| Prerogative | perquisite, perk | – |
| Provincial | narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive | cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded |
| Simulate | feign, pretend, affect | – |
| Transcend | surpass, outstrip | – |
| Umbrage | irritation, pique, annoyance | pleasure, delight, satisfaction |
| Unctuous | mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy | gruff, blunt |
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 1 Vocabulary in Context Answers
| Sentence | Word |
|---|---|
| “You are a very remarkable man, Dick!” said my aunt, with an air of unqualified approbation; “and never pretend to be anything else, for I know better!” | Approbation |
| Her quiet interest in everything that interested Dora; her manner of making acquaintance with Jip (who responded instantly); her modest grace and ease, eliciting a crowd of blushing little marks of confidence from Dora; seemed to make our circle quite complete. | Eliciting |
| I had a hard day’s work, and was pretty well jaded when I came climbing out, at last, upon the level of Blackheath. It cost me some trouble to find out Salem House; but I found it… | Jaded |
| Here and there, some early lamps were seen to twinkle in the distant city; and in the eastern quarter of the sky the lurid light still hovered, But, from the greater part of the broad valley interposed, a mist was rising like a sea, which, mingling with the darkness, made it seems as if the gathering waters would encompass them. | Lurid |
| . . . [I] faced about for Greenwich, which I had understood was on the Dover Road: taking very little more out of the world, towards the retreat of my aunt, Miss Betsey, than I had brought into it, on the night when my arrival gave her so much umbrage. | Umbrage |
Other Vocab Workshop Level F Answers
| Unit | Link |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 1 Answers |
| Unit 2 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 2 Answers |
| Unit 3 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 3 Answers |
| Unit 4 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 4 Answers |
| Unit 5 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 5 Answers |
| Unit 6 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 6 Answers |
| Unit 7 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 7 Answers |
| Unit 8 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 8 Answers |
| Unit 9 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 9 Answers |
| Unit 10 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 10 Answers |
| Unit 11 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 11 Answers |
| Unit 12 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 12 Answers |
| Unit 13 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 13 Answers |
| Unit 14 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 14 Answers |
| Unit 15 | Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 15 Answers |
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