Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 14 Choosing the Right Word Answers
The decision by the local government to ___ the white-tailed deer population this autumn is controversial and has incited many protests from many groups
cull
Because the original article was too long for our needs, we published it in a somewhat ___ form
truncated
We must not close our eyes to the flagrant ___ between what our society aspires to be and what it actually is
disparities
How do you expect to deal with the inevitable problems of life if you raise every ___ to the level of a major tragedy
contretemps
The reporter assured her boss that the charges contained in her story were based on information from a(n) ___ source
unimpeachable
We expected a simple explanation, but what we got was an involved rationalization, full of all kinds of strange ___
convolutions
Even the most relentless investigations by our political opponents could uncover no evidence that challenged our reputation for ___
probity
“Unless the various factions put aside their differences and ___ into a unified force, we will get absolutely nowhere”, I said
coalesce
I agree that it is a very good book, but it is a gross exaggeration to say that it represents the ___ of the development of the American novel
apogee
What they described as a new spirit of freedom and vigorous originality seemed to me mere ___
licentiousness
I have neither the time nor the inclination to plough through those long, dreary books in the hope of ___ a few interesting passages
culling
If you are to get along in polite society, you must learn that a remark that is factually true is not necessarily ___
apropos
When we least expected it, a crucial event ___that changed the outcome of our project
supervened
I had hoped for some understanding and generosity of spirit, not this endless ___ over petty details
bickering
Instead of taking a fresh look at the situation, they were satisfied to refute their opponents by repeating old and weary ___
polemics
Los Angeles supplanted Chicago as the second most ___city in the United States
populous
___ has been likened to a sort of verbal fencing, with the more skillful contestants driving home their weapons for the kill
Repartee
We are all imperfect creatures, and none of us has been divinely ordained to ___ out punishment to others for their transgressions
mete
The route of the army’s retreat was littered with the discarded ___ of war
accoutrements
From the roots of ancient prejudices, there grew the ___ plants of racial and religious hatreds
noxious
After a long silence, and when everyone was sufficiently uncomfortable, she announced, ___ of nothing, that they were to be married the next weekend
apropos
Abraham Lincoln warned that the ___ of the quiet past were inadequate to the needs of the stormy present
dogmas
The last hours of the roadtrip required no soundtrack, as the three small children ___ so incessantly that not even a passing firetruck could be heard
bickered
Unfortunately, there will always be a lawmaker accused of ___ conduct, and there will always be a journalist happy to report endlessly on it
licentious
Mathematicians and students ___ the infinite digits of pi to 3.14
truncate
Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 14 Completing The Sentence Answers
I hate to _____ with you over the cost of a few gallons of gas, but I have to because I don’t have a dime to spare.
bicker
the report was not an impartial assessment of the problems we face; it was an impartial
polemic
although the premier enjoyed al the _____ of high office, in practice he was merely a figurehead who wielded very little power.
accoutrements
does “artistic freedom” justify the making of a movie that is deliberately vulgar and ____ in the hope of cashing in at the box office?
licentious
from the vast mass of unsolicited manuscripts, the editor ____ the few that might be considered for publication.
cull
it was absolutely impossible to follow the ____ of the man’s tortuous reasoning as he desperately tried to prove his point.
convolution
five minutes after arriving at the dance, i upset the punch bowl– the first of many ____ that made the evening a nightmare.
contretemps
their respective talents seemed to ____ so that they eventually developed into a well-rounded and highly productive team.
coalesce
true, you did reply to the wisecrack, but I hardly regard “Not!” as an outstanding example of devastating
repartee
problems such as overcrowding, traffic congestion, and air pollution are more common in big cities than they are in less ____ areas.
populous
how can we continue to live in this ____ atmosphere of suspicion and hatred?
noxious
though her career in the movies had its ups and downs over the years, it reached its ____ when she won an actual academy award.
apogee
our purpose is to help people in trouble, not to ____ out justice like a court of law.
mete
you can’t hope to hold a fruitful conversation if you are so ____ that you issue pronouncements instead of offering opinions.
dogmatic
they possess the kind of unshakeable ____ that not only precludes to lying but also requires to express the truth, no matter what.
probity
there are so many ____ elements in her personality that I find it hard to tell you what kind of person she is.
disparate
the lower end of the ridge had been somewhat ____ by the action of the glacial erosion many thousands of years ago.
truncate
____ of your remarks on the probable effect of the law, may I quote from the column of a well-known political commentator?
apropos
although the author’s conclusions are open to debate, the scholarship upon which they are based is
unimpeachable
after the noisy excitement of the big party, the eerie silence that suddenly ____ seemed unnatural and difficult to accept.
supervene
Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 14 Synonyms and Antonyms Answers
accoutrements
(s): gear, equipage, appurtenances
apogee
(s): zenith, apex, summit, pinnacle (a): nadir, bottom, pits, perigree
apropos
(s): pertinent, germane, apposite, relevant (a) irrelevant, inappropriate, immaterial
bicker
(s): squabble, wrangle, quarrel, plash (a): concur, agree, acquiesce
coalesce
(s): amalgamate, merge, combine, unite (a) scatter, diffuse, separate
contretemps
(s): blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe
convolution
(s): twist, turn, complication
cull
(s): glean, choose, pluck
disparate
(s): divergent (a): similar, homogeneous, uniform
dogmatic
(s): opinionated, doctrinaire, authoritarian (a): open-minded, disinterest, dispassionate
licentious
(s): wanton, dissolute, lascivious (a): chaste, modest, restrained, prudish
mete
(s): assign, parcel out
noxious
(s): pernicious, noisome, deleterious, toxic (a): wholesome, salubrious, beneficial
polemic
(s): diatribe, controversy
populous
(s): crowded, teeming, swarming (a): uninhabited, unpeopled, deserted, barren
probity
(s): uprightness, rectitude (a): corruption, venality, immorality, iniquity
repartee
(s): retort, comeback, banter, verbal sparring
supervene
(s): ensue, succeed (a): precede, antecede
truncate
(s): trim, abbreviate, curtail (a): lengthen, elongate, extend, protract
unimpeachable
(s): irreproachable, irrefutable, unassailable (a): questionable, debatable, dubious
Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 14 Vocabulary in Context Answers
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