Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 8 Answers

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Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 8 Choosing the Right Word Answers

empathy
so strong is my … with the poems of frost that i often feel as though i could have written them myself

de facto
although the law forbids residential separation of the races, we know that a state of … segregation exists in some communities

peccadillo
how can you compare a mere social .. with a misdeed that has caused such a great harm to other people

malcontents
we may find … annoying, but the fact s that they often serve as gadflies to bring about desirous changes

baneful
the … looks that they directed at us made it only too clear that we had little hope for mercy at their hands

aberrant
we must not assume that their behavior, however .. by conventional standards, is a sign of mental illness

piece de resistance
then came miss bolton’s cornet solo, which we all recognized immediately as the … of that long musical evening

cantankerous
the car was forever breaking down, but its owner seemed to derive a sort of perverse satisfaction out of battling with the … old heap

mellifluous
said churchill to the british people after the munich agreement, “we must reject these … assurances of peace in our time”

hedonist
in all aspects of their behavior, raina and joe showed the self indulgence and gross indifference to others that is characteristic of the true …

syndrome
the … of poverty, drug addiction, and crime that afflicts our cities calls for remedial action no a truly national scale

depredations
the … of the terrible disease could be seen only too clearly in her extreme emaciation and feebleness

pandering
a candidate for high office should seek to debate the issues on an objective level, instead of … to the prejudices of the times

nepotism
“Am i to be accused of …,” queried the Mayor, “just because my wife, daughter, and brother happen to be the best applicants for the job”

lackluster
True, we won the game, but i think our team gave a rather … performance in beating a weak opponent by so narrow a margin

bathos
in many respects it is a good movie, but sadly, the director has allowed sentiments to spill over into sentimentality, and sentimentality into …

casuistry
your efforts to prove that because “no one is perfect” all moral standards are relative therefore meaningless, struck me as sheer …

ad hoc
the negotiators agreed not to try to draw up an overall treaty but to deal with each specific problem on a … basis

harbinger
with the extreme cold and the deep snow stills holding one. the gradual lengthening of the days was the only … of spring

remanded
we learned with dismay that out application has been neither approved nor rejected, but … to a higher authority for further consideration

ad hoc 2
our fundraising committee formed … in order to more efficiently help the displaced or uninsured families that were affected by the floods

aberration
since you have been spending time with these new friends, i sense in you a sort of mental … that both worries and disappoints me

nmalcontent
the … citizens formed a committee to disseminate a petition, to organize a strike, and to monitor legislative proceedings

harbingers
the movement of the fox north into the arctic territory … the continuation of a warming climate

pander
the man in the gray cap is a … who engages in all kinds of illegal activities but somehow never gets caught

Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 8 Completing The Sentence Answers

Would it be ungracious of me to suggest that the __ of the feast, given on the menu as “filet mignon,” had the taste and texture of old shoe leather?
Piece de resistance

It took years for that country to recover from the __ wrought by the Second World War and its concomitant social and economic dislocations.
Depredations

The history of the world teaches us that we should never let ourselves be blinded by the meretricious _ of a demagogue, no matter how appealing it may appear at first glance.
Casuistry

I find myself in the position of __ supervisor; now I would like to have the title, salary, and privileges that go along with the job.
De facto

Yes, you have scored a quick commercial success, but you have done it only by _ to low and depraved tastes.
Pandering

Those sentimentalized effusions introduced a note of _ into what should have been an occasion marked by dignity and restraint.
Bathos

Is it too optimistic to hope that your willingness to undertake that thankless task is the __ of a new maturity and a more responsible attitude?
Harbinger

Though he had embraced a creed of unabashed __ in his youth, he ended his life among a group of ascetics living in the desert.
Hedonism

Because they have followed a policy of bringing in executives and supervisors from the outside, instead of promoting from within their own ranks, the office is filled with grumbling _.
Malcontents

Yes, I believe in helping out relatives, but I haven’t spent a lifetime building this business to make it a monument to __.
Nepotism

The pitcher’s lightning fastball has proved the _ of many a celebrated home-run hitter.
Bane

A high temperature, yellowish complexion, and general feeling of fatigue are all characteristic of the mononucleosis __.
Syndrome

He had been happy-go-lucky as a young man, but years of disappointment and misfortune have turned him sour and __.
Cantankerous

It was hard to believe that the eager, vibrant youth I had known was now this shabby derelict, staring into space with __ eyes.
Lackluster

Those cases that call for further attention will be __ to the proper agencies.
Remanded

As there was no agency concerned with race relations, the Mayor created a(n) _ committee to deal with such matters.
Ad Hoc

I think you are showing poor judgment in condemning them so severely for what is after all, little more than a(n) _.
Peccadillo

How is one to explain that strange _ from the habits and standards that he had followed for so many years?
Aberration

Like everyone else, I was charmed by the _ tones of the speaker, but later I could extract very little real meaning from what she had said.
Mellifluous

Her visits to the nursing home are motivated not by a detached sense of duty but by a genuine _ for those who are lonely.
Empathy

Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 8 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers

No.Word/PhraseSynonym
1SybaritismHedonism
Indulged in Las Vegas
2HeraldHarbinger
Coming of winter
3SophistryCasuistry
Utter
4PillageDepredation
Victims of the
5SchmaltzBathos
Dismissed as by critics
6AnomalyAberration
Seen by scientists as
7IndiscretionsPeccadillos
Committed several
8Musical toneMellifluous
Of the announcer’s voice
9FavoritismNepotism
Charged with by opponents
10Recognizable group of symptomsSyndrome
No.Word/PhraseAntonym
1SublimityBathos
Of the story’s conclusion
2Self-denialHedonism
Never experienced
3Shrill soundMellifluous
Awakened by the
4Isolated side effectSyndrome
Caused by the medicine
5ImpartialityNepotism
Refreshing

Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 8 Vocabulary in Context Answers

No.Word/PhraseDefinition
1AberrationIrregularity
2BaneTribulation
3CantankerousAmiable
4MalcontentTroublemaker
5RemandedDetained

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