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Wordly Wise 3000 Book 12

Fourth Edition - Answer Key

Lesson 17

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17A Understanding Meanings

p. 194

(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)

1. C
2. A cynosure is something that is the center of attention.
3. A paragon is a model of perfection.
4. C
5. C
6. Symbiosis is two organisms living together in a way that is beneficial for both.
7. C
8. A tyro is a beginner in any field.
9. To abnegate something is to renounce it.
10. A perquisite is a benefit one receives in addition to regular pay.
11. C
12. To act with celerity is to act quickly.
13. C
14. C
15. Badinage is light, joking conversation.

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17B Using Words

p. 195

1. b. bedizened c. bedizened
2. a. milieu c. milieu
3. a. symbiotic b. symbiotic
4. c. perquisite
5. a. lissome b. lissome
6. a. abnegated c. abnegated
7. a. celerity c. celerity
8. b. cynosure

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17C Word Study: Parts of Speech

p. 197

1. sycophant
2. wraith
3. jocularity
4. fatalism
5. cacophony
6. convulsion
7. supplicant
8. convocation

9. desecration
10. equivocation
11. polemical
12. narcissistic
13. insouciant
14. symbiotic
15. carcinogenic

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17D Images of Words

p. 198

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

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17E Vocabulary in Context

p. 199

(Possible answers; students' sentences may vary.)

1. He became both rich and famous.
2. He taunted his opponents and boasted loudly about his accomplishments.
3. No. After his conversion to Islam, these were ancillary to his purpose in life.
4. His staid behavior was in contrast to his earlier antics.
5. He participated in the summer Olympics in Rome.
6. It was a milieu that denied African Americans their rights.
7. They enjoyed a symbiotic relationship that kept them close.
8. He was expected to be a paragon of good behavior.
9. Sample response: "I am the greatest" is a good example of Ali's banter.
10. The young tyro was just twelve years old.

End of Lesson 17