Vocabulary Workshop Level B Final Mastery Test Answers

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 12

Fourth Edition - Answer Key

Lesson 5

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5A Understanding Meanings

p. 50

(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)

1. C
2. A microcosm is a smaller version of a larger system.
3. C
4. A stratagem is a plan that uses trickery to achieve a desired outcome.
5. C
6. C
7. A vendetta is prolonged adversity between two families.
8. C
9. C
10. To dissemble is to hide information from someone in order to deceive that person.
11. C
12. An egregious act is one that is exceptionally offensive.
13. To carouse is to take part in boisterous merrymaking.
14. C
15. A paroxysm is a sudden outburst or unexpected occurrence.

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5B Using Words

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1. b. egregious c. egregious
2. c. pecuniary
3. c. contentious
4. a. archaic b. archaic
5. b. stultify c. stultify
6. b. microcosm
7. b. stratagem c. stratagem
8. a. paroxysm b. paroxysm

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5C Word Study: Synonyms and Antonyms

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• 1. deadly, beneficent A
• 2. antediluvian, modern A
• 3. blatant, egregious S
• 4. approbation, execration A
• 5. fealty, loyalty S
• 6. require, obviate A
• 7. chicanery, rectitude A
• 8. risible, solemn A
• 9. strategem, maneuver S
• 10. sedulous, diligent S

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5D Images of Words

p. 54

1. c
2. a, b
3. b
4. a, b
5. a, c
6. No sentence suggests paroxysm.
7. c
8. a, b
9. b
10. b, c

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5E Vocabulary in Context

p. 55

(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)

1. Each contrada has an ancient foe, which it execrates and toward whom it will take any action to ensure its defeat.
2. The winning contrada does not receive money but rather the pleasure of triumphing over its traditional enemy.
3. During the year they act with rectitude, but during the Palio they use whatever chicanery they can to defeat their rival contrade.
4. There once were practical reasons for the stratagems that are practiced before the race, but today these actions are carried on for the sake of tradition.
5. The bribery and dissembling that go on before the race reflect the essential skills the Sienese of the medieval period needed to survive as a city when threatened by their powerful neighbors.
6. The passage says that the Palio allows the people to express strong emotions and violent feelings; this seems to have reduced the crime rate.
7. Sample response: The rival might feel a paroxysm of jealousy, anger, or frustration.
8. Answers will vary.
9. The contrada that is the traditional enemy of the winning contrada would probably find it difficult to celebrate.

End of Lesson 5