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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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