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Eng. 3/Level G
Vocabulary
Unit 13
Answers to the exercises in the book:
Completing the Sentence
1. cognizant 2. opprobrium 3. captious 4. ghoulish 5. abstruse 6. machinations 7. contrite
8. desiccated 9. engender 10. cynosure 11. efficacy 12. mesmerized 13. affront
14. deigns 15. façade 16. incongruous 17. putative 18. canard 19. decorous 20. ethereal
Synonyms
1. ghoulish 2. canard 3. mesmerized 4. abstruse 5. deigned 6. cynosure 7. cognizant
8. captious 9. affront 10. incongruous 11. machinations 12. engenders 13. ethereal
14. façade 15. opprobrium
Antonyms
16. putative 17. efficacy 18. contrite 19. desiccated 20. decorous
Choosing the Right Word
1. contrite 2. engenders 3. efficacy 4. affronted 5. opprobrium 6. cynosure 7. abstruse
8. machinations 9. captious 10. canard 11. deign 12. mesmerized 13. cognizant 14. ghoul
15. ethereal 16. decorous 17. desiccated 18. incongruous 19. putative 20. facade
Extra Study Aid – More Sentences with Vocabulary Words
1. abstruse adj.
When first introduced to a Shakespearean play, many teenagers find them abstruse, but after
some practice, they find his writing easier to understand.
2. affront n./v.
It is a serious affront to the President not to stand when he enters the room. Storm center
fielder, Natalie Higgins was affronted when she was left off the metropolitan all-star team.
3. canard n.
Can you believe the canard Eric told about paying only $50 for that $2000 Rolex?
4. captious adj.
The captious judge found fault with every part of our routine for state contest.

5. cognizant adj.
Susan was not cognizant of her bank balance when she wrote the overdraft.
6. contrite adj.
Eden felt contrite after failing to call her mother or send a card for her birthday.
7. cynosure n.
Reality shows like “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”, are the cynosure of current television.
8. decorous adj.
Madeline approved of her date’s decorous manners, opening doors and hanging up her coat.
9. deign v.
The senior deigned to speak to the mere freshman.
10. desiccated adj.
The roses the Jones planted on the west side of their home were desiccated by the sun.
11. efficacy n.
Nine out of ten dentists recommend the efficacy of Crest toothpaste.
12. engender n.
To engender interest in the newly formed team, the university gave away 100 season tickets.
13. ethereal adj.
The Greek muses were ethereal creatures more at home on Mt. Olympus than on earth.
14. façade n.
The façade of the building was made of stone while the rest of the structure was brick.
15. ghoulish adj.
In Poe’s famous story a ghoulish masquerader who symbolized death invades a party.
16. incongruous adj.
Ketchup on angel food cake is an incongruous combination.
17. machinations n.
Macbeth’s machinations allowed him to seize power but ultimately cost him his life.
18. mesmerize v.
The magician mesmerized the audience as he escaped from the chains which bound him.
19. opprobrium n.
The opprobrium of the Watergate scandal cost Richard Nixon the presidency.
20. putative adj.

Although there are no birth records, Thomas Jefferson is the putative father of several children
by Sally Hemmings.