Level G Unit 4 Choosing the Right Word Answers
| In Victorian times, fashionable ladies incarcerated their waist in tight corsets to achieve a chic “hourglass” figure. | incarcerated |
| During the 19th century, it was fashionable to spend a few weeks in the fall hunting grouse, pheasants, and other game birds. | grouse |
| Comfortably recumbent in the shade of the elm tree, I watched the members of the football teams go through a long, hard workout. | recumbent |
| The affairs of our city are in such disarray that the state may have to intervene to restore some semblance of order. | disarray |
| Before the ceremony began, we all bowed our heads and hoped for unity, peace, and concord among all nations. | concord |
| We were fascinated by the frenetic scene on the floor of the stock exchange as brokers struggled to keep up with sudden price changes. | frenetic |
| I have always regarded our schools and colleges as bastions of learning and progress against ignorance and superstition. | bastions |
| Do you really think that those jocular remarks are appropriate on such a solemn occasion? | jocular |
| In the shelter, I saw for the first time people who’d been beaten and discouraged by life –the so-called derelicts and flotsam of the great city. | flotsam |
| The only way we’ll really be able to increase productivity is to offer our employees a few solid pecuniary incentives to work harder. | pecuniary |
| We were able to glean only a few shreds of useful information from his long, pretentious speech. | glean |
| Of the ten Congressional seats in our state, only one was won by a new member; all the other winners were incumbents. | incumbents |
| There are a few things in life as ludicrous as an unqualified person trying to assume the trappings of authority. | ludicrous |
| The huge influx of wealth that resulted from foreign conquests led in part to the physical and moral atrophy of the Roman ruling class. | atrophy |
| What we need to cope with this crisis is not cute stratagems but a bold, realistic plan and the courage to carry it out. | stratagems |
| All that I needed to consummate the most important deal of my career was her significant on the dotted line. | consummate |
| To feel fear in difficult situations is natural, but to allow one’s conduct to be governed by fear is pusillanimous. | pusillanimous |
| I noticed with approval that his mordant remarks were intended to deflate the pompous and unmask the hypocritical. | mordant |
| It has been said that the only way to handle a nettle, or any difficult problem, without being stung is to grasp is to grasp it firmly and decisively. | nettle |
| A born leader is someone who can rise to the exigencies of an crisis that he or she may be confronted with. | exigencies |
| Why did my grandparents feel it necessary to show the ludicrous photo of me dressed as a chicken to my new girlfriend? | ludicrous |
| Although most of diners’ comments were favorable, several grouses about the soggy salads dismayed the chef. | grouses |
| Recent polls confirm a widespread atrophy in small business owners’ abilities to secure bank loans at reasonable rates. | atrophy |
| In his 1907 paint The Sick Child, Edvard Munch’s depiction of a __ adolescent creates a mood of despair. | recumbent |
| The undisciplined puppy __ the boxes in the garage. | disarrayed |
Level G Unit 4 Completing The Sentence Answers
| The defeated army fled in such disarray that before long it had become little more than a uniformed mob. | disarray |
| People who are used to the unhurried atmosphere of a country town often find it hard to cope with the frenetic pace of big-city life. | frenetic |
| Almost every case of muscle or tissue atrophy is the result of disease, prolonged disuse, or changes in cell nutrition. | atrophy |
| I have yet to meet an adult who did not grouse about the taxes he or she had to pay. | grouse |
| I get my best ideas while lying down; the recumbent position seems to stimulate my brain. | recumbent |
| The exigencies of my present financial situation demand that I curtail all unnecessary expenses for at least a month. | exigencies |
| Even critics of our penal system admit that as long as hardened criminals are incarcerated they can’t commit further crimes. | incarcerated |
| Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens is a disillusioned misanthrope who spends his time hurling mordant barbs at the rest of mankind. | mordant |
| As soon as he struck the opening chords of the selection, we realized that we were listening to a(n) consummate master of the piano. | consummate |
| The flotsam that we observed here and there in the harbor bore mute testimony to the destructive power of the storm. | flotsam |
| I regret that Nancy was nettled by my unfavorable review of her short story, but I had to express my opinion honestly. | nettled |
| Most people regarded the government’s attempt to avert a war by buying off the aggressor as not shameful but pusillanimous. | pusillanimous |
| It was pleasant to see the usually quiet and restrained Mr. Baxter in such a(n) jocular and expansive mood. | jocular |
| It is incumbent on all of us to do whatever we can to help our community overcome this crisis. | incumbent |
| Since I had only one year of high-school French, my attempts to speak that language on my trip to Paris were pretty ludicrous. | ludicrous |
| Peace is not just the absence of war but a positive state of concord among the nations of the world. | concord |
| Despite all their highfalutin malarkey about helping the poor, I suspect that their interest in the project is purely pecuniary. | pecuniary |
| Though next to nothing is known about Homer, historians have been able to glean a few odd facts about him from studying his works. | glean |
| The high ground east of the river formed a natural bastion, which we decided to defend with all forces at our disposal. | bastion |
| The purpose of our stratagem was to draw in the safety so that Tom could get behind him to retrieve a long pass. | stratagem |
Level G Unit 4 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers
| (syn.) GRIPES about every change in the routine | grouses |
| (syn.) received FINANCIAL conpensation | pecuniary |
| (syn.) the ill-conceived RUSE | stratagem |
| (syn.) COLLECTED tidbits of information | gleaned |
| (syn.) a longtime BULWARK of resistance | bastion |
| (syn.) PROSTRATE on a hospital bed | recumbent |
| (syn.) CRAVEN behavior | pusillanimous |
| (syn.) a WITTY conversation | jocular |
| (syn.) IMMURED for years in a dank dungeon | incarcerated |
| (syn.) IRKS her coworkers with senseless chatter | nettles |
| (ant.) made a DARING attempt | pusillanimous |
| (ant.) enthusiasm that DEVELOPED | atrophied |
| (ant.) stayed UPRIGHT without moving | recumbent |
| (ant.) RELEASE the trapped bat | incarcerate |
| (ant.) a HUMORLESS manner | jocular |
Level G Unit 4 Vocabulary in Context Answers
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Other Vocab Workshop Level G Answers
| Unit | Link |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 1 Answers |
| Unit 2 | Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 2 Answers |
| 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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