vocab workshop level h unit 4 answers – Flashcards
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The devastating stock market crash of 1929 surprised not only laymen, but Wall Street __________ as well.
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pundits
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It may seem to be a paradox, but I believe it is true that only a basically serious person can fully appreciate the ________ factors in life.
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risible
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You have had many difficulties in life, but you are helping no one by behaving in such a _____ manner.
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bilious
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No student of anthropology can fail to recognize the ______ elements in the cultures of societies which seem to be vastly different from one another.
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cognate
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The advice that they offered us with such pretentious solemnity turned out to be nothing more than platitudes and ______.
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folderol
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We found it more difficult to master the ______ than it would have been to memorize the material to which it was keyed.
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mnemonic
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Only a supreme actor could express so eloquently the ______ quality of the "thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears"
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ineffable
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Is your repeated use of the expression ________ supposed to convey the idea that you are not one of the people?
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hoi polloi
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I knew that if I ran for public office, I would be exposed to severe criticism, but I never expected such a flood of ______.
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obloquy
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Henry had an excellent chance to make and honorable career for himself, but he seemed to have a fatal _______ for easy money and shady deals.
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affinity
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Those remarkably accurate predictions were based not on _________ but on insight into human nature and the objective elements in the situation.
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divination
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In the INFERNO, Dante introduces personages from history and mythology to portray the full ______ of human folly and wickedness.
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gamut
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Many sociologists believe that the high divorce rate in the United States is ________ of basic strains and flaws in our social structure.
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symptomatic
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Your irresponsible behavior has finally caught up with you; you are in a ________ from which it will be all but impossible to extricate yourself.
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cul-de-sac
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It is little short of incredible that all their copious ________ have brought forth that tiny mouse of an idea.
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lucubrations
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I have listened to them state that the present situation is hopeless, but I am unwilling to accept the _______ that the only course open to us is surrender.
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corollary
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We expect to see politicians modify their points of view from time to time, but a sudden, unexpected ________ by a candidate is more than we can tolerate.
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volte-face
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In an age of genocide, atomic weapons, and threats of ecological disaster, do you really expect a sensible person to be fascinated by such romantic tales of ________?
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derring-do
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The pithy comments of that brilliant and delightful woman were a(n) _________ that we found extraordinarily exhilarating.
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elixir
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The first thing we must do is establish the _______ of the problem, so that we can begin to think in terms of a practical solution.
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parameters
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The study of _____ helped me perform well in the vocabulary portion of the standardized tests because many English words are related to Greek and Latin words.
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cognates
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It was a test of endurance, to be polite, to pour through the scholar's _______ on the origin of the maypole.
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lucubrations
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Somehow the athlete prevailed over the ______ resulting from the highly publicized--- and emotionally charged--- trial of her family member.
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obloquy
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During the epidemic, a great majority of the wards were designated for the ______ patients who might transmit the disease to the general population.
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symptomatic
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The _______ effect of the oil spill was a decline in fish population.
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corollary
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the AUGURY of the oracle
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divination
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among the RELATED procedures
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cognate
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suffered a torrent of IGNOMINY
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obloquy
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the INDESCRIBABLE beauty of the canyons
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ineffable
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wondered what all the HOOPLA was about
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folderol
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not the CURE-ALL the mountebank promised
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elixir
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led the despondent explorers to a DEAD END
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cul de sac
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spent the late hours in DEEP THOUGHT
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lucubrations
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the SCOPE of the case before the judge
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gamut
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a MEMORY AID for recalling the rainbow's colors
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mnemonic
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the powder was a POISON to the rats
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elixir
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was not the time for TIMIDITY
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derring-do
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poor study habits are a certain WAY TO FORGET
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mnemonic
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the THOROUGHFARE leads to a bridge across the river
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cul de sac
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the words door and dour are UNRELATED WORDS
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cognate
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The suggestion was so ________ that I couldn't help laughing out loud as soon as I heard it.
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risible
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The intensive merchandising and tremendous sale of patent medicines show that mankind has never really ceased its search for an all-purpose ______.
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elixir
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Foreign visitors sometimes dismiss our national political conventions as mere _____ because of all the surface pageantry.
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folderol
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All kittens display a natural ____________ for mischief, but I have never known one so bent on monkey business as our Mickie.
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affinity
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The role calls for an actor who can express a(n) _______ of emotions, from speechlessness rage to utter bliss.
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gamut
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After having strongly supported the teaching of foreign languages, they made a complete _______ and advocated that this part of the curriculum be dropped or limited to a small minority.
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volte-face
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In reading a passage in French, I can often guess the meanings of words I have never seen before because they are recognizable ______ of familiar English words.
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cognates
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The _______ tenor of the remarks that they offered to us as "constructive criticism" betrayed just how sorely they envied our success.
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bilious
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In estimating the relative military strength of the two powers, we must concentrate on the ____________ by which ability to carry on modern warfare may be judged.
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parameters
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The lecturer said that the soaring crime statistics are ________ of a society in which traditional values and standards are breaking down.
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symptomatic
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This short sentence will serve as a(n) _________ to help you remember the names of the first eight Presidents: Will A Man Make A Jolly Visitor?
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mnemonic
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I know that they deserve to be condemned, but I can't bring myself to heap _____ on them when they are in such a state of disgrace.
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obloquy
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In a truly democratic society, there are no sharp differences in status and privilege between self-styled aristocrats and the ________.
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hoi polloi
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The situation calls for courage, in the sense of a sustained, resolute, and patient effort- not occasional feats of ________.
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derring-do
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The relief we felt when we realized they were safe was so profound and overwhelming as to be utterly _________.
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ineffable
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Is our blind faith in computerized analysis any different in its essentials from the belief of so-called primitive peoples in __________?
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divination
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Having been maneuvered into a(n) ___________, the retreating troops could do nothing but turn and fight a battle for survival against superior forces.
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cul-de-sac
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No sooner did the press conference end than the network correspondent turned to a group of political _______ for an instant analysis.
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pundits
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Your ponderous _________ seemed to me intended much more to emphasize your own importance than to shed any real light on the subject.
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lucubrations
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It is true that capital punishment has not been proved to be a deterrent to murder, but it would be invalid to draw from this the __________ that it has been proved NOT to be a deterrent.
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corollary
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LUCUBRATIONS are
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B. meditations
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Someone who faces OBLOQUY faces
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C. criticism
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Something INEFFABLE is also
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A. Unutterable
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RISIBLE ideas are NOT
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D. solemn
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When something is SYPTOMATIC, it is a
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D. sign
