Wordly Wise 3000 Book 12 Lesson 8 Answer Key | 4th Edition

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 12

Fourth Edition - Answer Key

Lesson 8

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8A Determining Precise Meaning

p. 84

1. a
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. a
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. a
15. b

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8B Understanding Word Relationships

p. 85

1. b, c
2. a, c
3. c, d
4. b, c, d
5. a, b
6. b, d
7. c
8. a, b, c
9. b, c
10. a, c, d

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8C Word Study: Word Parts

p. 87

(Possible answers; students' definitions may vary.)

1. dissemble, to conceal with intent to deceive
2. egregious, conspicuously bad
3. amorphous, shapeless
4. endemic, widespread within an area or region
5. genealogy, the study of a family's history
6. microcosm, a miniature world
7. interloper, one who intrudes on the affairs of another
8. dichotomy, division into two distinct parts
9. precursor, a forerunner
10. presentiment, a feeling that something is about to happen

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8D Understanding Contextual Meanings

p. 88

(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)

1. C
2. Joseph Stalin abrogated all civil rights when he seized total power.
3. C
4. The public decried the lack of civility shown in the recent election.
5. My uncle's mawkish remarks at the reunion made me roll my eyes.
6. C
7. C
8. The bishop was occupied with parochial affairs for much of the year.
9. The requirement that notification must be given in advance has been waived.
10. C

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8E Vocabulary in Context

p. 89

(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)

1. Whales are a source of food and vitamin C as well as materials for tools, clothing, and shelter.
2. They use rifles to complete the kill.
3. These people are described as mawkish for being overly sentimental about whales.
4. The Inuit are an aboriginal people. The ban did not apply to them, because they used their catch to sustain life.
5. The waters near their settlement were replete with fish that attracted larger marine mammals. The Inuit had a rich supply of food.
6. A number of Inuit continue to hunt in the early spring for whales, bears, and walruses. The Inuit continue to make use of the animals they hunt as a source of food and other necessities.
7. Some groups want it to abrogate its ban and to allow more whaling. Other groups want a moratorium on all whaling.
8. Answers will vary.
9. Although they live in a remote area of the world, their livelihood is affected by decisions made by groups of people far away from them.
10. Sample response: They may try to raise popular support for their situation or appeal to the International Whaling Commission.

End of Lesson 8