Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 8 Answers

Vocabulary Workshop Level E Review Units 1-3 Answers

Vocabulary for Comprehension

1. B - pay tribute to Julia Child
2. D - cooking
3. E - insignificant
4. C - skillful
5. A - the influence of her husband
6. E - acclaimed
7. C - painstaking
8. A - possible
9. B - anyone can cook French cuisine
10. D - adaptability
11. A - unpretentious style and humor
12. C-  admiration

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Two-Word Completions

1. C. belligerent . . . alienated
2. B. cursory . . . scrutinize
3. A. intimation . . . duplicity
4. D. insidious . . . retrogress
5. C. averse . . . wary
6. A. tentatively . . . verbatim
7. C. amicable . . . adversaries

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Choosing the Right Adage

1. h
2. g
3. a
4. j
5. c
6. b
7. d
8. i
9. f
10. e

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Writing with Adages

1. Time is money
   Meaning: Time is a valuable resource, and wasting it is like losing money.
   Sentence: Time is money, so you should finish your tasks quickly to avoid delays.
2. Business before pleasure
   Meaning: Work should come before having fun.
3. Sentence: I wanted to join my friends at the park, but I reminded myself that business comes before pleasure and finished my homework first.
4. Stop and smell the roses
   Meaning: Take time to enjoy the simple pleasures in life.
   Sentence: After working hard for weeks, she decided to stop and smell the roses by going on a peaceful nature walk.
5. Easy come, easy go
   Meaning: Things gained without effort are lost easily.
   Sentence: He spent all the lottery money in a month, proving that easy come, easy go.
6. The best things in life are free
   Meaning: The most valuable things in life, like love and happiness, don’t cost money.
   Sentence: The laughter of her children reminded her that the best things in life are free.
7. Open mouth, insert foot
   Meaning: To say something foolish or embarrassing.
   Sentence: I really put my foot in my mouth when I accidentally mentioned the surprise party in front of the guest of honor.
8. Once bitten, twice shy
   Meaning: After a bad experience, one is cautious in similar situations.
   Sentence: After losing money in the stock market, he avoided investing again—once bitten, twice shy.
9. The grass is always greener on the other side
   Meaning: People tend to think others have it better than them.
   Sentence: She often complained about her job until she realized the grass is not always greener on the other side.
10. It takes two to tango
    Meaning: Both parties share responsibility in a situation or conflict.
    Sentence: The argument between the two friends reminded me that it takes two to tango.
11. The walls have ears
    Meaning: Be cautious, as someone may be eavesdropping.
    Sentence: They spoke in hushed tones, knowing the walls have ears in the busy office.
12. Still waters run deep
    Meaning: Quiet people or situations can have hidden depths or complexities.
    Sentence: He didn’t say much during the meeting, but his insightful report proved that still waters run deep.
13. A penny saved is a penny earned
    Meaning: Saving money is as valuable as earning it.
    Sentence: She always cooks at home instead of eating out, believing that a penny saved is a penny earned.

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Shades of Meaning

1. insidious (-)
2. fortitude (+)
3. unkempt (-)
4. deploy (0)
5. culinary (0)
6. adulterate (-)
7. extol (+)
8. alienate (-)
9. precedent (-)
10. grimace (0)
11. verbatim (-)
12. bereft (-)
13. urbane (0)
14. exhilarating (+)
15. bereft (-)
16. urbane (+)

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Expressing the Connotation

1. Neutral: proclaimed
2. Positive: fortitude
3. Negative: craven
4. Negative: gaudy
5. Neutral: polite
6. Neutral: warily
7. Positive: exhilarating
8. Negative: belligerent

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Challenge: Using Connotation

1. Adversary
   Sample response: Adversary suggests a more serious and deadly foe than opponent.
2. Dour
   Sample response: Dour suggests an attitude that is not just gloomy but also sour, severe, and perhaps more entrenched, or long-lasting.
3. Gibe
   Sample response: To gibe people is to pointedly taunt and mock them in a way that is sharper and perhaps more hurtful than merely teasing them, since teasing is often more lighthearted and good-natured.

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Classical Roots

1. Manumit
2. Premises
3. Remission
4. Permits
5. Emit
6. Missile
7. Commissary
8. Emissary