Wordly Wise 3000 Book 12
Fourth Edition - Answer Key
Lesson 10
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10A Determining Precise Meaning
p. 108
- a
- b
- a
- b
- a
- a
- a
- b
- a
- b
- a
- a
- b
- b
- a
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10B Understanding Word Relationships
p. 110
- a, c
- a, b
- b, c
- a, b, c
- b, c, d
- a, d
- b, c
- a, b
- c, d
- b, d
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10C Word Study: Analogies
p. 111
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10D Understanding Contextual Meanings
p. 112
(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)
- To win a national quiz, you need self-confidence and acumen.
- Peripatetic discussions were conducted in a private park.
- C
- The vacuous programs on television bore me to tears.
- C
- C
- C
- Jay Gatsby was a prodigal character in the fictional town of West Egg.
- C
- Wraiths were seen in the dark corners of the old house.
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10E Vocabulary in Context
p. 113
(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)
- His business acumen, combined with his ability as a commercial artist, allowed him to earn a lot of money.
- He had a wraithlike appearance and a vacuous gaze. But he was stronger and more alert than he appeared.
- The passage says his wig was often askew.
- He wanted to be famous.
- He stopped seeing many of his erstwhile companions, and he increased security at the Factory.
- Answers will vary.
- Sample response: His death was quite unexpected. People probably did not know what to say, because they were shocked.
- The opening of the museum devoted to his work was a kind of apotheosis.
- After his death, the things that he had bought were sold for very high prices.
- His presence and influence are still felt today. He has had more than fifteen minutes of fame.
- He blurred the demarcation between commercial art and fine art by treating commercial art as fine art and then reproducing it in mass quantities.