Chapter 1 WordSmart Review

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Chapter 1 WordSmart Review

• Just a Taste Make flashcards!

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PART 1 Fill in the Blank!

• Their last-minute invitation was not
  _____________ . It made me feel more like an
  afterthought than a valued friend or welcome
  guest.

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Answer

• Cordial

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Fill in the Blank! (contd)

• In the world of baseball, Mickey Mantle is a(n)
  _______________ for all aspiring players to
  imitate and model themselves after.

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Answer

• exemplar

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Fill in the Blank! (contd)

• I appreciated my stepfathers _____________ as he
  demonstrated it by opening the car door for my
  mother at the fancy restaurant.

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Answer

• propriety

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Fill in the Blank! (contd)

• I prefer people who are _____________ to people
  who are negative or worry incessantly about stuff
  they cannot control.

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Answer

• sanguine

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PART II Word forms?

• Noun form of amenable

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Answer

• amenability

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Word forms? (contd)

• Adjective form of exemplar

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Answer

• exemplary

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Word forms? (contd)

• Adverb form of decorous

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Answer

• decorously

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Word forms? (contd)

• Noun form of prudent

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Answer

• prudence

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PART III Multiple Choice

• The word that relates LEAST in meaning with the
  others is
• Amiable
• Conscientious
• Affable
• Gregarious

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Answer

• Conscientious
• Explanation
• Affable, amiable and gregarious all mean more of
  less friendly (though there are subtle
  differences between them). Conscientious, on the
  other hand, means thorough or morally principled
  it has nothing to do with friendliness.

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PART III Multiple Choice (Contd)

• The word below that is the BEST antonym of
  selfish is
• Conscientious
• Prudent
• Altruistic
• Laudatory

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Answer

• Altruistic
• Explanation
• The antonym or opposite word for selfish would be
  selfless or giving. Prudent and conscientious
  have nothing to do with giving. Laudatory means
  complimentary, which might be closer than the
  other two, but altruistic means generous or
  benevolent bingo!

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Which Word Fits the Sentence?

• The audience was (diligent / laudatory) in
  response to the performance.

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Answer

• Laudatory

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Which Word Fits the Sentence?

• I envy Camerons quickness I have never been
  a(n) (apt / assiduous) student no matter how hard
  I work.

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Answer

• Apt

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GOOD LUCK!