Level G Unit 8 Choosing the Right Word Answers
| Sentence | Word |
|---|---|
| On the western front in August 1914, the French army steeled itself against the oncoming (badinage, juggernaut) that was the German Second Army | juggernaut |
| Not surprisingly, the committee’s final report was an incongruous mixture of the astute and the (irrefutable, fatuous) | fatuous |
| By (portending, sloughing) off the artificiality of her first book, the novelist arrived at a style that was simple, genuine, and highly effective | sloughing |
| What possible purpose will be served by setting up yet another hamburger stand in an area already (saturated, sloughed) with fast food shops? | saturated |
| Our excitement at visiting the world-famous ruins was dampened by the (lackadaisical, arrant) attitude of the bored and listless guide | lackadaisical |
| The authority of the student council is not absolute because the principal can (countermand, exacerbate) any of its decisions | countermand |
| It is a good deal easier to (raze, allege) an old building than it is to destroy a time-honored social institution | raze |
| I never ask anyone “How are you?” anymore because I am afraid I will be treated to an endless (litany, badinage) of symptoms and ailments | litany |
| His debating technique is rooted in the firm belief that anything bellowed in a loud voice is absolutely (saturnine, irrefutable) | irrefutable |
| The views of the two parties involved in this dispute are so diametrically opposed that it will be almost impossible to (conciliate, saturate) them | conciliate |
| Only an (arrant, macabre) knave would be capable of devising such an incredibly underhanded and treacherous scheme | arrant |
| In earlier times, people whose views conflicted with “received opinion” often had to (recant, portend) their ideas or face the consequences | recant |
| Stephen King’s book Danse (Macabre, Lackadaisical) surveys popular and obscure horror fiction of the 20th century | Macabre |
| Over the years, hard work and unstinting devotion to duty have raised me from one (echelon, paucity) of company management to the next | echelon |
| She excused herself from lending me the money I so desperately needed by (conciliating, alleging) that she had financial troubles of her own | alleging |
| By denying your guilt without offering any explanation of your actions, you will only (recant, exacerbate) an already bad situation | exacerbate |
| Economists believed that the drop in automobile sales and steep production (countermands, portends) serious problems for business in the future | portends |
| His attempts at casual (badinage, echelon) did not conceal the fact that he was acutely embarrassed by his blunder | badinage |
| We have many capable and well-meaning people in our organization, but it seems to me that there is a (paucity, juggernaut) of real leadership | paucity |
| Someone with such a (fatuous, saturnine) outlook on life doesn’t make an agreeable traveling companion, especially on a long journey | saturnine |
| With incredible unconcern, the nobles of Europe immersed themselves in social frivolities as the fearful (juggernaut, litany) of World War I steamrolled ineluctable toward them | juggernaut |
| Ever a bit of a melancholic, Mr. Smithers sank into (litany, slough) in the wintertime | slough |
| The defense attorney succeeded in portraying the genial witness as an (arrant, saturnine) liar whose testimony was never credible | arrant |
| The dog’s owner (exacerbated, razed) the situation when he flagrantly encouraged the terrier to romp in the neighbor’s petunias | exacerbated |
| A plunge in atmospheric pressure (conciliates, portends) an oncoming storm | portends |
Level G Unit 8 Completing The Sentence Answers
| Sentence | Word |
|---|---|
| The breaking news story concerned corruption among the highest ____ of politics. | echelons |
| We object to the policy of ____ historic old buildings to make way for unsightly parking lots. | razing |
| Ms. Ryan’s warning to the class to “review thoroughly” seemed to me to ____ an usually difficult examination. | portend |
| The seriousness of the matter under discussion left no room for the type of lighthearted ____ encountered in the locker room. | badinage |
| At first I thought it would be easy to shoot holes in their case, but I soon realized that their arguments were practically____. | irrefutable |
| As a snake ____ off its old skin, so he hoped to rid himself of his weaknesses and develop a new and better personality. | sloughs |
| Though some “home remedies” appear to alleviate the symptoms of a disease, they may in fact ____ the condition. | exacerbate |
| After he made that absurd remark, a(n) ____ grin of self-congratulation spread like syrup across his face. | fatuous |
| The men now being held in police custody are ____ to have robbed eight supermarkets over the last year. | alleged |
| Only someone with a truly ____ sense of humor would decide to use a hearse as the family car or a coffin as a bed. | macabre |
| My shirt became so ____ with perspiration on that beastly day that I had to change it more than once during the match. | saturated |
| You are not going to do well in your job if you continue to work in such a(n) ____ and desultory manner. | lackadaisical |
| No sooner had the feckless tsar decreed a general mobilization than he ____ his order, only to reissue it a short time later. | countermanded |
| Her friendly manner and disarming smile helped to ____ those who opposed her views on the proposal. | conciliate |
| The enemy’s lines cumpled before the mighty ____ of our attack like so much wheat before a harvester. | juggernaut |
| “I find it terribly depressing to be around people whose dispositions are so ____ and misanthropic, ” I remarked | saturnine |
| His four disastrous years in office were marked by a plenitude of promises and a(n) ____ of performance | paucity |
| The service in honor of the miners trapped in the underground collapse included prayers and ____. | litanies |
| However much it may cost me, I will never ____ the principles to which I have devoted my life. | recant |
| “It seems to me that such ____ hypocrisy is indicative of a thoroughly opportunistic approach to running for office, ” I said. | arrant |
Level G Unit 8 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers
| Word | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|
| allege | claim, contend | prove, deny |
| arrant | egregious, unmitigated | |
| badinage | banter, persiflage, repartee | sermon |
| conciliate | placate, mollify, propitiate | antagonize, alienate, estrange |
| countermand | recall, revoke | reaffirm, reassert |
| echelon | level, rank | |
| exacerbate | aggravate, intensify, worsen | alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate |
| fatuous | silly, vapid, inane, doltish | sensible, intelligent, perceptive |
| irrefutable | indisputable, incontrovertible | disputable, indefensible, untenable |
| lackadaisical | listless, indolent, indifferent, lax | energetic, vigorous, wholehearted |
| litany | rigmarole, catalog, megillah | |
| macabre | grotesque, grim, ghoulish | |
| paucity | lack | abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge |
| portend | bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest | |
| raze | pull-down, demolish, shave off | build, construct, raise, erect |
| recant | repudiate, disavow | reaffirm, reassert |
| saturate | permeate, drench, flood, imbue | drain |
| saturnine | sullen, morose | lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
| slough | shed, slog | take on, acquire, assume |
Level G Unit 8 Vocabulary in Context Answers
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Other Vocab Workshop Level G Answers
| Unit | Link |
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| 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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