Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 2 Choosing the Right Word Answers
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| Statement | Answer |
|---|---|
| Marian Wright Edelman has never succumbed to _____ but has instead remained a tireless advocate of children’s rights since the 1960s. | Lassitude |
| In stating that “All men are created equal and endowed . . . with certain inalienable rights,” the Declaration of Independence proclaims the _____ value of every human being. | Intrinsic |
| The large trees that surrounded the strange mansion _____ our view of the building. | Occulted |
| We are all ready and willing to do what must be done; what we need is leadership-not _____. | Exhortation |
| In this situation we cannot act on the basis of what may be _____, but only in accordance with what is definitely known. | Surmised |
| One way to _____ your fears of giving a speech is to put your audience at ease with a personal anecdote. | Ameliorated |
| A sour odor of decay, stale air, and generations of living _____ every corner of the old tenement. | Permeated |
| I _____ That you did well on your test when you bolted through the front door as though you had just won the lottery. | Surmised |
| When the bridge suddenly collapsed in the high winds, the people on it at the time were ______ to their deaths in the watery abyss below. | Precipitated |
| “I’m sure your every wish will be granted,” I assured the demanding child, my tongue firmly in my check, “when and if the _____ ever comes!” | Millenium |
| Although the music-an etude by Schumann- was not familiar to him, the pianist followed the sheet music and played the piece with great _____. | Aplomb |
| The song had a pleasant, _____ melody that gained it quick popularity and then caused it to be forgotten just as quickly. | Ingratiating |
| I trust that we shall have the will to improve what can now be improved and the patience to bear what cannot now be _____ | Ameliorated |
| After the unexpected defeat, the members of the team wanted to be alone and regarded anyone who entered the locker room as a(n) _____. | Interloper |
| I can usually forgive a(n) _____ display of feeble jokes and showing off-but not by someone who has passed his fortieth birthday! | Callow |
| The publisher will take prompt legal action against anyone who _____ on the copyright of this book. | Infringes |
| This famous definition by a British general _____ the nature of war: “Long periods of intense boredom punctuated by short periods of intense fear.” | Epitomizes |
| If you desire a strong garlic flavor that _____ dish, use fresh, minced garlic rather than garlic powder. | Permeates |
| After the speaker had droned on pointlessly for half an hour, an angry man in the front row stood up and said, “Must we continue to listen to all this childish _____ | Drivel |
| Kathy baked cookies for her book club, hoping to _____ herself so that she would be nominated as president. | Ingratiate |
| Because I believe in spreading governmental powers among several officials, I am opposed to having the Mayor serves as _____ head of the Board of Education. | Ex Officio |
| His messages may seen _____, but there is a solid framework of practical ideas underlying the rather pompous language. | Bombastic |
| Do we need new laws to combat crime, or rather, more ______ enforcement of the laws we already have? | Stringent |
| It is easy to _ against “dirty politics,” but less easy to play a positive role, however small, in the political process. | Inveigh |
| She handled a potentially embarrassing situation with cool _. | Aplomb |
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 2 Completing the Sentence Answers
| Statement | Answer |
|---|---|
| The prophets of old fervently ___ the people to amend their lives. | Exhorted |
| I refuse to accept the idea that conditions in this slum have deteriorated so far that nothing can be done to ______ them. | Ameliorate |
| The voters of this city are looking for practical answers to urgent questions and will not respond to that kind of ___ and pretentious claptrap. | Bombastic |
| They have a great deal to say on the subject, but unfortunately most of it is meaningless ________. | Drivel |
| The people trying to “crash” our dance may think of themselves as merry pranksters, but they are really_______ who would prevent us all from having a good time. | Interlopers |
| A good definition of freedom is;”The right to do anything you wish as long as you do not ____ on the rights of others.” | Infringe |
| He tries to give the impression of being a true man of the world, but his conduct clearly shows him to be a _____ and somewhat feckless youth. | Callow |
| Though fossils show that human beings have been on earth a very, very long tie, the earliest written records of their activities date back to only about five ______. | Millennia |
| This old necklace has little ____ value, but it means a great deal to me because it belonged to my mother. | Intrinsic |
| How can we have any respect for people who try to ____ themselves with their superiors by flattery and favors. | Ingratiate |
| Throughout the dictator’s long reign, some of his most trusted advisors engaged in behind-the-scenes conspiracies and ____ schemes without his knowledge. | Occult |
| The Vice President of the United States, and the Secretary of Defense are ____ members of the National Security Council. | Ex Officio |
| Addressing the school assembly for the first time was a nerve-wracking experience, but I managed to deliver my speech with a reasonable amount of ______. | Aplomb |
| That dancer is very talented, but isn’t it going rather far to call her “the very ____ of feminine beauty and grace”? | Epitome |
| We looked up hungrily as the delightful odor of broiled steak and fried onions ____ the room. | Permeated |
| “The rash and ____ actions of that young hothead almost cost us the battle, to say nothing of the war.” the general remarked sourly. | Precipitate |
| We do not know what her motives were, but we may ____ that she was mainly concerned for the child’s well-being. | Surmise |
| Representing an organization of senior citizens, the rally’s keynote speaker ____ vehemently against conditions that rob the elderly of their dignity and independence. | Inveighed |
| After completing those long, grueling exams, I was overwhelmed by a _____ so great that I felt I would never be able to study again. | Lassitude |
| “If you think my training rules are too ______ and confining,” the coach said, “then you probably shouldn’t be a candidate for the team.” | Stringent |
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 2 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers
| Statement | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hints of a concealed presence | Occult (synonym) |
| A stain that leaked through | Permeate (synonym) |
| Overdramatic, high-flown language | Bombastic (synonym) |
| The model of what not to wear | Exhort (synonym) |
| A smile meant to flatter | Ingratiate (synonym) |
| To rail against a harmless mistake | Inveigh (synonym) |
| A line delivered with ease | Lassitude (synonym) |
| Thought the idea to be hogwash | Drivel (synonym) |
| An imperative requirement | Stringent (synonym) |
| To create a reaction | Ameliorate (synonym) |
| To alienate your friends | Ingratiate (antonym) |
| Uncover the truth | Occult (antonym) |
| A cautious move on the chess board | Precipitate (antonym) |
| Listen to wisdom | Drivel (antonym) |
| A performance filled with clumsiness | Aplomb (antonym) |
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 2 Vocabulary in Context Answers
| Statement | Answer |
|---|---|
| But after embattling his, facts, an advocate who should wholly suppress a not unreasonable surmise, which might tell eloquently upon his cause-such an advocate, would he not be blameworthy. To surmise something involves. | C) Making Deductions |
| The man who first thus entitled this sort of Ottoman whale, must have read the memoirs of Vidocq, and informed himself what sort of a country-schoolmaster the famous Frenchman was in his younger days, and what was the nature of those occult lessons he inculcated into some of his pupils. An occult lesson is not. . . . | A) Apparent |
| The precipitating manner in which Captain Ahab had quitted the Samuel Enderby of London, had not been unattended with some small violence to his own person. To depart in a precipitating manner involves. . . . | C) Great Speed |
| The first time Stubb lowered with him, Pip evinced much nervousness; but happily, for that time, escaped close contact with the whale; and therefore came off not altogether discreditably; though Stubb observing him, took care, afterwards, to exhort him to cherish his courageousness to the utmost, for he might often find it needful. To exhort means to. . . . | B) Urge |
| As the ardour of youth declines. . . as reflection lends her solemn pauses; in short, as a general lassitude overtakes the sated Turk; then a love of ease and virtue supplants the love for maidens. . . . Lassitude is a feeling of. . . . | As the ardor of youth declines. . . as reflection lends her solemn pauses; in short, as a general lassitude overtakes the sated Turk; then a love of ease and virtue supplants the love for maidens. . . . Lassitude is a feeling of. . . . |
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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