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ANSWER KEY FOR THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VOCABULARY
BUILDING: WORD ROOTS, EIGHTH EDITION.
NOTE TO STUDENTS: While working though the exercises in the book, you have the
opportunity to test yourself, seeing what knowledge you have gained. We have supplied the
answers for most of the exercises. For some exercises, we have not supplied the answers; we are
giving you the opportunity to see how well you have retained the meanings of your newly
acquired roots and words. If you are unsure of any of your answers, we invite you to use your
book to check them.
P. 8–9 PRELIMINARY TEST
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. D
16. C
17. D
18. B
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19. A
20. C
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. D
28. C
29. B
30. D
31. C
32. A
33. C
34. D (C is also correct)
35. A
36. D
37. A
38. B
39. D
40. A
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P. 13 EXERCISE 1
1. anarchy
2. agnostic
3. anomaly
4. asymmetrical
5. amoral
P. 13 EXERCISE 2
1. anecdotes
2. asymmetrical
3. anonymous
4. atypical
5. Anarchy
6. atheist
7. agnostic
8. amoral
9. anesthesia
10. anemia
11. anomaly
P. 15 EXERCISE 1
1. ambivalent
2. ambiguous
3. ambidextrous
4. amphitheater
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5. ambitious
6. amphibian
7. ambiance
8. amphibious
P. 15 EXERCISE 2
1. ambience
2. amphibious
3. ambidextrous
4. ambivalence
5. amphibians
6. amphitheater
7. ambiguity
8. ambitious
9. ambiguous
10. ambivalent
P. 17 EXERCISE 1
1. annual
2. biannual or semiannual
3. centennial
4. superannuated
5. millennium
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P. 17 EXERCISE 2
1. biannually or semiannually
2. biennial
3. annuity
4. Annals
5. superannuated
6. annual
7. millennium
8. per annum or annually
9. biannual or semiannual
10. perennial
11. anniversary
12. centennial
P. 19 EXERCISE 1
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
P. 19 EXERCISE 2
1. antecedent
2. anteroom
3. antique
4. anticipated
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5. ante
6. anterior
7. antiquated
8. antedates
9. antiquity
10. ante meridiem (A.M.)
P. 21 EXERCISE 1
1. anthropomorphism
2. misanthrope
3. philanthropist
4. anthropologist
5. anthropoid
P. 21 EXERCISE 2
1. philanthropist
2. anthropologist
3. misanthrope
4. anthropoid
5. philanthropic
6. philanthropy
7. anthropomorphism
8. misanthropic
9. anthropology
10. anthropomorphic
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P. 22 EXERCISE 1
1. anomaly
2. ambitious
3. ambivalent
4. amphibious
5. anecdotes
6. anemia
7. centennial
8. amphibians
9. anniversary
10. perennial
11. anteroom
12. anticipate
13. anarchy
14. Anesthesia
15. superannuated
P. 23 EXERCISE 2
1. annual
2. biannual
3. atypical
4. amphitheater
5. anecdotes
6. ambivalent
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7. biennial
8. ante
9. ambiance
10. anteroom
11. anomaly
12. anticipate
P. 23 EXERCISE 3
This exercise encourages you to check your answers by using the book.
P. 25 EXERCISE 1
1. Antarctica
2. antidote
3. anticlimax
4. antagonist
5. antagonize
6. antibiotic
7. antithesis
8. antipathy
P. 25 EXERCISE 2
1. anticlimax
2. antidote
3. antagonist
4. Antarctica
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5. antibiotics
6. antithesis
7. antagonize
8. antipathy
P. 26-27 EXERCISE 1
1. autopsy
2. autocracy
3. autonomy
4. autonomic
5. autocrat
6. automaton
7. autonomous
8. autograph
9. autocratic
10. automation
P. 27 EXERCISE 3
Numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 are correct.
P. 28-29 EXERCISE 1
1. B
2. D
3. E
4. A
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5. C
P. 29 EXERCISE 2
1. beneficial
2. beneficiary
3. benediction
4. benevolent
5. benefits
6. benevolence
7. benign
8. beneficence
9. benefactor
P. 29 EXERCISE 3
Numbers 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 are correct.
P. 31 EXERCISE 1
1. bicuspid
2. bilingual
3. bicameral
4. bigamy
5. bipartisan
6. bicentennial
7. bilateral
8. bipeds
9. bisect
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10. bivalve
P. 31 EXERCISE 2
1. bicameral
2. bicuspid
3. bilingual
4. bicentennial
5. bigamy
6. bisects
7. bipartisan
P. 33 EXERCISE 1
1. autobiography
2. biosphere
3. symbiotic
4. biofeedback
5. biography
6. biopsy
7. biodegradable
8. symbiosis
9. biology
P. 33 EXERCISE 2
1. biology
2. biography
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3. biopsy
4. biofeedback
5. autobiography
6. biosphere
7. biodegradable
8. symbiosis
P. 34 EXERCISE 2
1. atypical
2. bisect
3. C
4. philanthropic
5. C
6. biosphere
7. autonomous
8. C
9. C
10. C
P. 35 EXERCISE 3
1. G
2. I
3. J
4. H
5. C
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6. D
7. A
8. B
9. E
10. F
P. 37 EXERCISE 1
1. precedent
2. succeed
3. retrocede
4. intercede
5. exceed
6. precede
7. secede
8. recede
P. 33 EXERCISE 2
1. precedent
2. seceded
3. recedes
4. intercede
5. proceed
6. antecedes
7. exceed
8. retroceded
9. antecedents
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10. succeed
P. 39 EXERCISE 2
1. chronological
2. chronic
3. synchronize
4. anachronism
5. chronometer
6. chronicle
7. chronology
P. 39 EXERCISE 3
1. chronology
2. chronic
3. synchronize
4. chronometer
5. chronological
6. anachronism
7. chronicle
P. 41 EXERCISE 1
1. circumlocution
2. circumnavigated
3. circumvent
4. circuit
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5. circumspect
6. circuitous
7. circumstances
8. circumscribe
9. circumference
P. 41 EXERCISE 2
1. circumscribe
2. circumvent
3. circuit
4. circumlocution
5. circumnavigate
6. circumstance
7. circumspect
8. circumference
9. circuitous
P. 43 EXERCISE 1
1. cognizant
2. prognosticate
3. incognito
4. metacognition
5. diagnosis
6. prognosticate
7. cognitive
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8. prognosis
P. 43 EXERCISE 2
1. cognitive
2. prognosis
3. diagnostic
4. prognosticate
5. diagnosis
6. cognizant
7. metacognition
8. incognito
P. 45 EXERCISE 1
1. coherent
2. collusion
3. compunction
4. consummate
5. commotion
6. convivial
7. concur
8. collaborated
9. condone
10. commensurate
11. correlate
12. consensus
13. convene
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14. congenital
15. commiserated
P. 46 EXERCISE 3
1. commensurate
2. condone
3. correlate
4. compunction
5. commiserate
6. consensus
7. collaborate
8. congenital
9. coherent
10. convene
P. 47 EXERCISE 1
1. C
2. H
3. A
4. E
5. B
6. D
7. F
8. G
9. J
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10. I
P. 47 EXERCISE 2
1. biology
2. amphibians or bivalves
3. amphibians or bivalves
4. circuitous
5. biodegradable
6. ambivalent
7. condone
8. compunction
9. perennial
P. 49 EXERCISE 1
1. incredulous
2. incredible
3. miscreant
4. credible
5. credit
6. credentials
7. discredit
8. credence
9. credibility
10. credulous
11. creed
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12. credulity
13. incredulity
P. 49 EXERCISE 2
1. incredible
2. discredit
3. incredulous
4. miscreant
5. creed
6. credible
P. 49 EXERCISE 3
1. credit
2. incredulity
3. credentials
4. credulity
5. credibility
P. 51 EXERCISE 1
1. curriculum
2. cursive
3. precursor
4. discourse
5. courier
6. recur
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P. 51 EXERCISE 2
1. concurrent
2. excursion
3. cursive
4. current
5. curriculum
6. recourse
7. recurrent
8. concur
9. cursory
10. concourse
11. couriers
12. discourse
13. precursor
14. recurred
P. 53 EXERCISE
1. demagoguery
2. epidemic
3. Demographic
4. democracy
5. endemic
6. demagogue
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7. pandemic
8. democratic
P. 53 EXERCISE 2
1. endemic
2. pandemic
3. democracy
4. epidemic
5. demographic
P. 55 EXERCISE 2
1. abdicated
2. dictated
3. jurisdiction
4. valedictorian
5. diction
6. dictatorial
7. predicts
8. edict
9. dictator
10. contradict
11. dictionary
P. 55 EXERCISE 3
1. dem
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2. circum
3. cogni, gnos
4. auto
5. cur
6. com, con, col, cor
7. bene
8. chron
9. anti
10. bio
11. ann, enn
12. cred
13. cede, ceed
P. 57 EXERCISE 1
1. disarray
2. diffident
3. diffuse
4. disseminate
5. discordant
6. disparity
7. disburse
8. disproportionate
9. dissident
10. dissuade
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P. 57 EXERCISE 2
1. B
2. E
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. F
P. 58 EXERCISE 4
1. disconsolate
2. disarray
3. diverse
4. disproportionate
5. disparity
6. disburse
7. dissuade
8. dissent
P. 59 EXERCSE 1
WORD ROOT MEANING
prognosticate COGNI, GNOS verb—lit. sign of the future; a forecast or prediction.
The researcher explained that science does not
prognosticate.
ambiguity AMBI, AMPHI
noun—the quality of having two possible meanings.
The ambiguity in his writing leaves the reader
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puzzled.
autocrat AUTO
noun—an absolute ruler; a domineering, self-willed
person. When the autocrat took over the country, the
people lost all their power.
biology BIO
noun—the study of plant and animal life. Biology
includes botany and zoology.
circumvent CIRCUM
verb—to get around or to overcome by clever
maneuvering; to prevent. By offering a small wage
increase, the management hoped to circumvent a
walkout.
credible CRED
adjective—believable. He gave a credible
explanation for his tardiness.
demographic DEM
adjective—lit. writing about people; about the study
of human populations, especially their density,
distribution, and vital statistics. The government
collects important demographic information about its
citizens, including gender, age, race, and
socioeconomic status.
disparity DIS, DI, DIF
noun—difference; unlikeness; unequal. Despite the
disparity in their ages, they get along well.
antagonize ANTI
verb—to incur or provoke hostility. Pulling its tail
will antagonize the cat.
synchronize CHRON
verb—to cause to operate (keep time) in unison, as to
synchronize watches (chronometers) or to
synchronize the sound with the film in a motion
picture. The sound track of the film was not
synchronized with the picture so those of us in the
movie theater complained.
collusion COM, CON, COL, COR
noun—a secret agreement between two or more
persons for a deceitful purpose. The manager
suspected collusion between the two employees
accused of embezzling company funds.
precursor CUR
noun—a person or thing that runs before; a
forerunner. The fountain pen was the precursor of the
ballpoint pen.
jurisdiction DICT
noun—the right to interpret (speak) and apply the
law; legal power to hear and decide cases;
geographical area. The sheriff’s jurisdiction included
the city and the county surrounding it.
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discordant DIS, DI, DIF
adjective—not in agreement or harmony. One
discordant voice can ruin a choir.
millennium ANN, ENN
noun—a period of a thousand years.We celebrated the
start of the new millennium in the year 2000.
anterior ANTE, ANTI
adjective—located before or in front The anterior legs
of the kangaroo are shorter than the posterior ones.
anthropology ANTHROP
noun—a study of the physical, social, and cultural
development and behavior of human beings. Applied
anthropology is used to solve modern social
problems.
antithesis ANTI
noun—the exact opposite. Love is the antithesis of
hate. Also, ideas contrasted in balanced phrases, as
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.”
benign BENE
adjective—harmless; having a kindly (good) attitude
or disposition. The parents looked upon the silly but
harmless actions of their son with benign tolerance.
Also, in medicine, mild in character; not malignant.
We were thankful to learn that the growth proved to
be benign rather than malignant.
bisect BI
verb—to cut in two, as a diameter bisects a circle. The
nature trail bisects the park.
chronicle BIO
noun—a written account of someone’s life. Carl
Sandburg’s biography of Abraham Lincoln, originally
published in six volumes, has become the definitive
chronicle of Lincoln’s life.
anticipate ANTE, ANTI
verb—to realize beforehand. No one anticipated such
an outcome.
exceed CEDE, CEED
verb—to extend beyond or outside of. The apple on
the tree exceeds her reach.
cursory CUR
adjective—running over rapidly without attention to
detail; hasty and superficial. The book reviewer gave
the novel only a cursory reading.
anomaly A, AN
noun—a rare exception; something that is not normal.
An example of an anomaly in nature is the ostrich, a
bird that cannot fly.
P. 61 EXERCISE 1
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1. equate
2. equitable
3. equivocal
4. equable
5. equity
6. equilibrium
7. equivocate
8. equanimity
9. inadequate
P. 61 EXERCISE 2
1. equate
2. equivocated
3. equity
4. equanimity
5. equilibrium
6. equable
7. equinox
8. equilateral
9. equivocal
10. equitable
11. inadequate
12. equivalent
13. equator
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P. 62 EXERCISE 1
1. euphoria
2. euphonious
3. eulogize
4. euthanasia
5. euphemism
6. eulogy
P. 63 EXERCISE 2
1. euthanasia
2. euphonious
3. eulogy
4. euphoria
5. eulogized
6. euphony
7. euphemisms
P. 63 EXERCISE 4
Numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15 are correct.
P. 65 EXERCISE 1
1. export
2. emit
3. eradicate
4. excoriate
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5. expatiate
6. ebullient
7. enervate
8. exonerate
9. exterminate
P. 65 EXERCISE 2
1. exonerate
2. expurgate
3. exterminate
4. eradicated
5. expatiate
6. excoriate
7. ebullient
8. emigrated
9. emits
10. expatriate
11. effaced
12. enervates
P. 67 EXERCISE 1
1. bona fide
2. diffident
3. perfidious
4. infidel
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5. fidelity
6. confidant
7. confide
8. confidential
9. infidelity
10. confident
P. 67 EXERCISE 2
1. confidant
2. confide
3. confidential
4. perfidious
5. diffident
6. fidelity
P. 69 EXERCISE 1
1. generates
2. genial
3. genetics
4. generic
5. genre
6. genesis
7. Gentlemen
8. engender
9. progeny
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10. ingenious
11. genealogy
12. genocide
P. 70 EXERCISE 2
1. progenitors
2. genes
3. genial
4. Hydrogen
5. generous
6. Generation
7. ingenuous
P. 71 EXERCISE 1
1. C
2. X
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. X
7. X
8. C
9. X
10. X
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P. 71 EXERCISE 2
The roots are provided; check the meanings by looking in your book.
1. gnos
2. ann
3. cur
4. anti
5. cur
6. dict
7. auto
8. bene
9. ante, anti
10. anthrop
11. a, an
12. circum
13. bio
14. chron
15. ambi
P. 73 EXERCISE 1
1. calligraphy
2. monographs
3. cardiogram
4. hologram
5. geography
6. graffiti
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7. graphic
8. choreography
9. diagram
10. seismograph
11. epigrams
12. topography
P. 73 EXERCISE
1. C
2. seismograph
3. C
4. C
5. choreography
P. 75 EXERCISE 1
1. C
2. H
3. D
4. F
5. A
6. B
7. G
8. E
P. 75 EXERCISE 2
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1. hypercritical
2. hyperbole
3. hyperopic
4. hypertrophy
5. hyperbaton
6. hypertension
7. hyperglycemia
8. hyperactive
P. 77 EXERCISE 1
1. A
2. D
3. E
4. B
5. C
6. G
7. F
P. 77 EXERCISE 2
1. analogy
2. dialogue
3. prologue
4. monologue
5. analogous
6. apology
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7. epilogue
P. 79 EXERCISE 1
1. psychology
2. meteorology
3. etymology
4. geology
5. archeology
6. entomology
7. ornithology
8. theology
9. ecology
10. anthropology
P. 79 EXERCISE 2
1. entomology
2. Meteorology
3. theology
4. anthropology
5. etymology
P. 81 EXERCISE 1
1. F
2. G
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3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. E
P. 81 EXERCISE 2
1. loquacious
2. colloquial
3. grandiloquent
4. soliloquy
5. ventriloquist
6. colloquium
7. eloquent
P. 82 EXERCISE 1
Sentences 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 are correct.
P. 83 EXERCISE 2
Use your book to check your answers.
P. 84 EXERCISE 3
1. democracy
2. consensus
3. engender
4. grandiloquent
5. eulogize
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6. contradict
7. anticlimax
8. perennial
P. 84 EXERCISE 4
1. disproportionate
2. expatiated
3. cursory
4. loquacious
5. disconcerted
6. anthropoids
7. diffident
8. eradicated
9. equinox
10. disparity
P. 85 EXERCISE 5
1. circum
2. –logy
3. loqu
4. fid
5. mal-
6. anthrop, -logy
7. equ
8. dem, graph
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9. col, loqu
10. cur
P. 87 EXERCISE 1
1. malevolent
2. maladroit
3. malignant
4. malady
5. malaise
6. malinger
7. malediction
8. malign
P. 87 EXERCISE 2
1. malady
2. malcontent
3. malignant
4. malign
5. malicious
6. malaise
7. malfeasance
8. malediction
9. malinger
10. maladroit
11. malevolent
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12. malice
P. 89 EXERCISE 1
1. perimeter
2. barometer
3. metric system
4. kilometer
5. trigonometry
6. symmetrical
7. perimeter
8. geometry
9. metronome
P. 91 EXERCISE 1
1. intermittent
2. transmit
3. missive
4. premise
5. remiss
6. remission
7. omit
P. 91 EXERCISE 2
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1. remission
2. omit
3. commit
4. premise
5. intermittent
6. remiss
7. transmit
8. missive
P. 93 EXERCISE 1
1. E
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. F
P. 93 EXERCISE 2
1. monosyllable
2. Monotheism
3. monotone
4. monogamy
5. monolithic
6. monoliths
7. monarch
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8. monocle
9. monks
10. monotonous
11. monastery
P. 95 EXERCISE 1
1. endomorph
2. morphology
3. Morphine
4. mesomorph
5. amorphous
6. Ectomorphs
7. metamorphosis
8. Morpheus
P. 96 EXERCISE 1
1. e, ex
2. mal
3. -logy
4. di
5. e, dict
6. equ
7. gen
8. loqu
9. log
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10. anthrop, bene
11. ambi
12. meter
13. hyper
14. mono
15. mis
P. 96-7 EXERCISE 2
Use your book to check your answers
P. 99 EXERCISE 2
1. pandemonium
2. panacea
3. pantheism
4. Panorama
5. pantomime
6. panoply
7. pantheon
8. Pan-American
9. pandemic
P. 99 EXERCISE 3
Numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 are correct.
P. 101 EXERCISE 1
1. telepathy
2. apathy
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3. empathy
4. pathos
5. sympathy
P. 101 EXERCISE 2
1. empathy
2. pathology
3. telepathy
4. antipathy
5. sympathy
6. pathos
7. apathetic
8. apathy
9. pathetic
10. pathology
P. 102 EXERCISE 2
1. pedigree
2. pedestrian
3. pedestrian
4. expedition
5. impede
6. expedient
7. impediment
8. expedite
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P. 103 EXERCISE 3
1. expedite
2. expedient
3. impede
4. pedigree
5. impediment
6. expedition
7. pedestrian
P. 103 EXERCISE 4
1. census
2. demographic
3. expedite
4. apathy
5. beneficiaries
P. 104 EXERCISE 1
1. B
2. C
3. F
4. D
5. A
6. E
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P. 105 EXERCISE 2
1. bibliophile
2. philosopher
3. philharmonic
4. philosophy
5. philodendron
6. Philanthropists
P. 105 EXERCISE 3
1. morphology
2. etymology
3. monopoly
4. calligraphy
5. malfeasance
6. antipathy
7. pantomime
8. expedite
9. perfidious
10. analogy
11. hologram
12. pantheon
13. equitable
14. remiss
15. hyperopic
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P. 106 EXERCISE 1
1. C
2. E
3. F
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. H
8. G
P. 107 EXERCISE 2
1. photophobia
2. acrophobia
3. xenophobia
4. claustrophobia
5. hydrophobia
6. technophobia
7. phobia
8. phobic
9. agoraphobia
P. 107 EXERCISE 3
1. hyperactive
2. morphology
3. analogy
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4. bicameral
5. loquacious
6. expedite
7. disproportionate
P. 108 EXERCISE 1
1. D
2. E
3. A
4. C
5. F
6. B
7. G
8. I
9. J
10. H
P. 108 EXERCISE 2
Sentences 1, 2, 6, 8, 10 are correct.
P. 108-9 EXERCISE 3
Check your answer with your book.
P. 110 EXERCISE 1
1. D
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2. E
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. G
7. F
P. 111 EXERCISE 2
1. cacophony
2. polyphonic
3. saxophone
4. Symphony
5. phonetics
6. euphonious
7. phonics
P. 111 EXERCISE 3 REVIEW
1. exonerated
2. bibliophile
3. perfidy
4. bilateral
5. ornithology
6. premise
7. impede
8. expurgated
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9. claustrophobia
10. circumscribed
11. philanthropist
P. 113 EXERCISE 1
1. posthumously
2. posterity
3. preposterous
4. posterior
5. postlude
6. Post-impressionists
7. postmortem
8. postdated
9. postgraduate
10. post meridiem
11. postscript
P. 113 EXERCISE 2 REVIEW
1. benevolence
2. excoriate
3. disparate
4. equivocate
5. disconcerted
6. xenophobia
7. dissident
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8. bilingual
9. ambience
10. biannual
11. postlude
12. demagogue
13. pathology
14. hyperactive
15. Proceed
P. 115 EXERCISE 1
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. E
5. B
P. 115 EXERCISE 1
1. predict
2. precocious
3. precedent
4. preeminent
5. precise
6. Preamble
7. prejudice
8. prevailed
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9. prerequisite
10. prelude
11. preponderant
12. preclude
P. 117 EXERCISE 1
1. prospectus
2. proclivity or propensity
3. proponent
4. protuberant
5. procrastinate
6. profuse
7. promontory
8. provident
9. proclaimed
P. 117 EXERCISE 2
1. C
2. B
3. F
4. H
5. G
6. A
7. E
8. D
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P. 119 EXERCISE 1
1. recession
2. recalcitrant
3. revert
4. resilience
5. recede
6. recluse
7. Renaissance
8. recant
9. remiss
10. referee
11. revise
12. recreation
13. remit
14. revive
15. retain
16. residue
17. receive
18. revenue
P. 120 EXERCISE 1
Incorrect word Correct word
1. immigrate emigrate
2. enervate eradicate
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3. expatiate emit
4. cardiogram monogram
5. posterior ambiguity or demagoguery
6. recalcitrance resilience
7. provident profusion
8. intercede monarch
9. malfeasance metamorphosis
10. monocle diction
P. 120 EXERCISE 2
1. presages
2. credible
3. etymology
4. diction
5. confident
6. apathetic
7. preposterous
8. ebullient
9. precise
P. 121 EXERCISE 3
Here are the words that should be underlined. Use your book to check your answers for check
their meanings.
1. antedate
2. excoriated
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3. euphoric
4. engendered
5. panoply
6. pandemic
7. predicts
8. propensity
9. cognizant
10. cacophony
11. consensus
12. edict
13. hyperactivity
14. commensurate
15. premise
16. geometry
17. incognito
18. asymmetrical
19. colloquium
20. circuitous
P. 123 EXERCISE 1
1. eruption
2. corrupt
3. abrupt
4. erupt
5. bankrupt
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6. interrupt
7. rupture
P. 123 EXERCISE 2
1. corrupt
2. interruptions or disruptions
3. abrupt
4. erupt
5. interrupted
6. bankrupt
7. interruptions or disruptions
8. disrupt
9. rupture
10. eruptions
P. 125 EXERCISE 1
1. conscription
2. ascribe
3. manuscript
4. Scripture
5. postscript
6. inscribe
7. proscribe
P. 125 EXERCISE 2
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1. ascribe
2. nondescript
3. transcribe
4. conscription
5. subscribe
6. proscribe
7. inscribed
8. manuscripts
9. script
10. Scripture
11. prescribe
12. scribes
13. circumscribed
14. postscript
P. 127 EXERCISE 1
1. sedentary
2. assiduous
3. subsidy
4. insidious
5. subside
6. superseded
7. obsession
8. subsidiary
9. obsessed
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10. assess
11. assessor
12. siege
13. sedative
14. preside
15. session
16. sediment
17. president
P. 129 EXERCISE 1
1. auspicious
2. perspective
3. retrospect
4. introspection
5. despicable
6. perspicacious
7. specious
8. spectrum
9. specter
10. speculate
11. prospect
12. aspects
13. conspicuous
14. respect
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P. 129 EXERCISE 2
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. E
5. D
6. F
7. G
8. I
9. H
10. J
P. 131 EXERCISE 1
1. F
2. C
3. A
4. E
5. D
6. B
P. 131 EXERCISE 2
1. submerged
2. subjected
3. subsistence
4. subversive
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5. subterfuge
6. subservient
7. subjugate
8. subliminal
9. subsumed
10. subpoena
11. subterranean
12. sub rosa
P. 132 EXERCISE 1
1. efface
2. Hyperglycemia
3. benediction
4. genocide
5. monoliths
6. generic
7. malevolent
8. kilometers
9. benevolent
10. intercede
P. 132 EXERCISE 2
1. C
2. E
3. A
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4. D
5. B
P. 133 EXERCISE 3
1. pantheism
2. proponents
3. ruptured
4. prospectus
5. amorphous
6. Renaissance
7. precedent
8. loquacious, soliloquy
9. ambidextrous
10. empathy
11. phobia
12. credibility
13. recant
14. malediction
15. enervated
16. eruption
17. maladroit, disrupted
18. perfidious, corrupt, malfeasance
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P. 134 EXERCISE 1
1. supersonic
2. surplus
3. superimpose
4. insuperable
5. supercilious
6. supernumerary
7. superfluous
P. 135 EXERCISE 2
1. superstition
2. soprano
3. superfluous
4. supernumerary
5. surplus
6. insuperable
7. Supercilious
P. 135 EXERCISE 3
1. anachronistic
2. euphoria, ambivalence
3. colloquial
4. prerequisite
5. prescriptive
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P. 137 EXERCISE 1
1. synopsis
2. symposium
3. syndrome
4. syntax
5. syllogism
6. synergistic
7. symbol
8. synagogue
9. synthesis
P. 137 EXERCISE 2
1. D
2. E
3. A
4. B
5. C
P. 138-9 EXRCISE 4
Check your answers in your textbook.
P. 141 EXERCISE
1. tenacious
2. retentive
3. abstains
4. tenure
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5. detain
6. contents
7. tenacious
8. retain
9. pertain
10. sustains or entertains
P. 141 EXERCISE 2
1. detain
2. obstinate
3. pertain
4. retentive
5. tenacious
P. 143 EXERCISE 1
1. extort
2. retort
3. contortionist
4. distort
5. tortuous
6. torturous
7. tort
P. 143 EXERCISE 2
1. anterior
2. Preamble
3. subjugated
4. insidious
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5. subterfuge
6. proclivity
7. recluse
8. panacea
9. apathetic
10. sedate
11. synergy
12. Precedent
13. subsidiary
14. correlation
15. syllogism
16. Metacognition, etymology
17. obstinate
18. erupted, emitting
P. 144 EXERCISE 1
1. veracious
2. verifiable
3. verily
4. verity
5. veracity
6. verification
7. verify
8. very
9. verdict
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10. veritable
P. 145 EXERCISE 2
1. veritable
2. veracity
3. verify
4. verification
5. veracious
6. verifiable
7. verities
8. verily
9. verdict
10. very
P. 146 EXERCISE 1
1. insidious
2. phobic
3. subversive
4. photophobia
5. ascribed
6. veracity
7. presage
8. obsessed
9. promontory
10. monotheism
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11. extortionist
12. proscribes
13. syllogisms
14. superfluous
15. introspective
16. metronome
17. antibiotic
18. pathos
P. 146 EXERCISE 2
1. assessor
2. assess
3. recession
4. revise
5. remit
6. subsidy
P. 147 EXERCISE 3
Incorrect word Correct word
1. reverse averse
2. circumvented circuitous
3. bilingual bilateral
4. endomorphism metamorphosis
5. detained dissected
6. soprano assessor
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7. averse adverse
8. introvert subjugate
9. proscription proclivity
10. bibliophile philanthropist
11. rupture eruption
12. claustrophobia acrophobia
13. sustain refrain
14. retention detention
15. hyperbole hyperglycemia
P. 147 EXERCISE 4
1. atheist
2. benefactor or philanthropist
3. anthropologist
4. dissident
5. valedictorian
P. 149 EXERCISE 1
1. adversary
2. inadvertent
3. introvert
4. averse
5. controversy
6. adversity
7. adverse
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8. averted
9. perverse
10. converted
11. verse
12. divert
13. extrovert
14. vertebra
15. versatile
P. 151 EXERCISE 1
1. via
2. trivial
3. obviate
4. deviate
5. impervious
P. 151 EXERCISE 2
1. viaducts
2. impervious
3. obviate
4. devious
5. trivia
6. deviate
7. obvious
8. via
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9. trivial
10. deviating
P. 153 EXERCISE 1
1. irrevocable
2. evoke
3. invoked
4. avocation
5. vociferous
6. vocabulary
7. invocation
8. convocation
9. revoked
10. vocation
11. advocate
12. provocation
13. provoked
P. 154-5 EXERCISE 2
1. preposterous
2. Morpheus
3. philosophers
4. verify
5. extrovert
6. inadvertent
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7. analogies
8. seismograph
9. synergistic
10. assiduous
11. cacophony, symphony
12. syllogisms
13. obviate
14. perverse
15. impediment
16. trivia, impervious
17. pandemonium
18. deviation
19. retrospect
20. veritable
21. veracious
22. detained
23. divert, perfidious
24. refused, speculate
25. epilogue
26. symbiotic
PP. 156-7 COMPREHENSIVE TEST A
1. B
2. C
3. D
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4. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. D
15. C
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. A
20. D
21. C
22. D
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. C
27. C
28. B
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29. B
30. D
31. C
32. C
33. A
34. C
35. C
36. B
37. D
38. C
39. A
40. C
P. 158-160 COMPREHENSIVE TEST B
Use your textbook to check your answers.
P. 161-2 COMPREHENSIVE TEST C
Use your textbook to check your answers.
PP. 163 COMPREHENSIVE TEST D
1. euthanasia
2. symphony, cognitive
3. monogram
4. metronome
5. premise
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6. topography
7. epigram
8. diffident
9. intermittent
10. exonerated, retained
11. malice
12. congenital, malady
13. genial
14. commensurate
15. hyperglycemia
16. malignant, pathology
17. apathetic
18. anterior
19. bisects
20. coherent
PP. 164 COMPREHENSIVE TEST E
The vocabulary words have been supplied; use your textbook to check your answers for their
meaning.
1. distort
2. contained, panoply
3. eloquent, loquacious
4. retort, precipitate
5. tortuous
6. presage
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7. subterranean
8. extort
9. endomorph, protuberant
10. syndromes, agoraphobia, claustrophobia
11. sedentary
12. metamorphosis
13. perspicacious, diagnosing
14. precocious, preponderance
15. subliminal
16. synthesis, symposium
17. profuse
18. postmortem
19. credulous
20. expedited