Unit 2 Set A: Choosing the Right Word Page 28

Though a veteran soldier is often a well-tuned fighting machine, a raw recruit must be trained to avoid becoming cannon (alien, fodder).

• alien

• fodder

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

His behavior is so (erratic, terse) that we never know what to expect from him.

• erratic

• terse

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The basketball team's uncharacteristic losing streak made the (jeers, fodders) echoing throughout the arena sting even more.

• jeers

• fodders

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

For centuries people have turned to the support of their friends and family to (fortify, tantalize) themselves against the shocks of daily life.

• fortify

• tantalize

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The usually captivating actress blamed her (mediocre, terse) stage performance on a lack of sleep.

• mediocre

• terse

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I can understand how ordinary people sometimes feel (tantalized, jeered) by the wealth and luxuries they see displayed on television programs.

• tantalized

• jeered

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

As soon as I entered that charming little cottage, I noticed that everything in it was neat and (erratic, comely).

• erratic

• comely

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The desire to force everyone to accept the same set of ideas is completely (mediocre, alien) to the spirit of democracy.

• mediocre

• alien

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When I asked my mother why she wouldn't let me borrow the car, she (comely, tersely) explained that she needed it for herself.

• comely

• tersely

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

We all experience fear and panic, but the leader of a great nation must be able to (tantalize, subjugate) such emotions.

• tantalize

• subjugate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4