Unit 2 Set B: Choosing the Right Word P.32

Select the boldface word that better completes each sentence. You might refer to the passage on pages 24-25 to see how most of these words are used in context. Note that the choices might be related forms of the Unit words. Igor Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress paints a grim and uncompromising picture of some of the more (dissolute, unflinching) and degrading aspects of human behavior.

• dissolute

• unflinching

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Over the years I've noticed one thing about rumors: Where the facts are few, fictions (proliferate, feint).

• proliferate

• feint

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A best-selling book that is then made into a movie may be more (dissolute, lucrative) than the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

• dissolute

• lucrative

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

At one point in our fencing match, my opponent unexpectedly (sullied, feinted) to the left and threw me completely off guard.

• sullied

• feinted

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

When I first noticed how (illegible, lucrative) my roommate's handwriting was, I suggested that she sign up immediately for a course in penmanship.

• illegible

• lucrative

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The little girl wanted to see her brother flinch, so she made a sudden (expulsion, feint).

• expulsion

• feint

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"No," he said, "I won't (sully, adjourn) your ears by repeating those mean and nasty rumors."

• sully

• adjourn

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The detective was frustrated by the (illegibility, expulsion) of the letter, which made it difficult to determine who had written it.

• illegibility

• expulsion

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To keep my self-respect, I must stand (lucrative, unflinching) before the authorities and tell them the truth as I see it.

• lucrative

• unflinching

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

After the formal dinner was over, we (adjourned, proliferated) to the den to continue our conversation in a more relaxed atmosphere.

• adjourned

• proliferated

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A