Wordly Wise 3000 Book 12
Fourth Edition - Answer Key
Lesson 7
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7A Understanding Meanings
p. 72(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)
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- To vitiate something is to stultify it.
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- An amorphous object is shapeless.
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- A variegated surface is one that has mixed textures or colors.
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- A mélange is an amalgamation.
- To ratify something is to give it approval.
- To abjure a decision is to give it up or reject it.
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7B Using Words
p. 74-
a. amorphous b. amorphous c. amorphous
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a. exemplar b. exemplar c. exemplary
- b. vitiate
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a. nefarious c. nefarious
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a. abjure b. abjure
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b. mélange c. mélange
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a. subsumed b. subsumed
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a. inchoate c. inchoate
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7C Word Study: Similar Meanings
p. 75- belief
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- credo
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- apparent
- ostensible
- antediluvian
- archaic
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- brackish
- salty
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- mélange
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- mixture
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7D Images of Words
p. 76- b
- a, b, c
- a, c
- a, c
- a, b, c
- a, c
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- a, b
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7E Vocabulary in Context
p. 77(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)
- They use a mélange of languages.
- Their work is described as focusing on the economic, cultural, and social issues of Chicanos.
- A mosaic emphasizes the variegated nature of the individual parts encompassing the whole. In a mosaic, the parts retain their individuality.
- Although they are citizens of this country and participate in its customs, their heritage, culture, and language come from another country. At times, these two influences may pull Chicanos in different directions.
- Rivera's ideas of conservation, struggle, and invention in relation to culture imply a belief that life has value and that humans can have an effect on their surroundings.
- Many have joined street gangs.
- Rivera came from a poor family but through education and effort achieved a position where he could help others.
- Chicanos saw their Mexican heritage become vitiated by the dominant Anglo culture.
- Through this treaty, the United States took over land that had been part of Mexico. This action could easily cause Mexicans to feel resentment.
- He hoped he could channel the inchoate rage of young people he knew into more productive forms of action, such as writing.
- When the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was ratified in 1848, that section of land was transferred from Mexico to the United States.
End of Lesson 7