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until you have considered carefully the sentence in which a given word appears.
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which answers are not given. For ease of reference, the title of the "Final Check" passage in each chapter
appears in parentheses.
Chapter 1 (Apartment Problems)
Previewing the Words
1. detriment
2. vicarious
3. discretion
4. gregarious
5. scrupulous

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7.
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9.
10.

dexterous
ostentatious
sensory
optimum
facetious

Sentence Check 1
1. discretion
2. detriment
3. dexterous
4. gregarious
5. scrupulous

6. ostentatious
7. vicarious
8. optimum
9. sensory
10. facetious

Chapter 2 (Hardly a Loser)

Previewing the Words
1. scoff
2. venerate
3. retrospect
4. rudimentary
5. squelch

Sentence Check. 1
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

despondent
resilient
instigate
collaborate
zealot

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2.
3.
4.
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rudimentary
despondent
instigate
zealot
venerate

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7.
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9.
10.

scoff
collaborate
squelch
retrospect
resilient

Chapter 3 (Grandfather at the Art Museum)

Sentence Check 1

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2.
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sporadic
embellish
inadvertent
subsidize
squander

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7.
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9.
10.

lethargy
Dissident
juxtapose
inane
ambiguous

1. lethargy
2. sporadic
3. subsidize
4. inadvertent
5. squander

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7.
8.
9.
10.

embellish
juxtapose
dissident
ambiguous
inane

estrange
regress
impetuous
euphoric
zenith

Sentence Check 1
1. regress
2. zenith
3. euphoric
4. relinquish
5. estrange

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7.
8.
9.
10.

infallible
berate
ubiquitous
maudlin
impetuous

Chapter 4 (My Brother's Mental illness)

Previewing the Words
1. maudlin
2. ubiquitous
3. infallible
4. berate
5. relinquish

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7.
8.
9.
10.

Chapter 5 (A Gct-Rkh-Quick Scam"!

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2.
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4.
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charlatan
hoist
proliferation
precipitate
corroborate

Sentence Check I
6. illicit
7. irrevocable
8. dormant
9. disseminate
10. diverge

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2.
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4.
5.

diverge
charlatan
irrevocable
dormant
precipitate

6. illicit
7. hoist
8. disseminate
9. corroborate
10. proliferation

Chapter 6 (Holiday Blues)

Sentence Check I
1. antipasto
2. revived
3. injection
4. defrosting
5. dormitories

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8.
9.
10.

extraordinary
liberate
infanticide
vocabulary
anachronism
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Chapter 7 (A Phony Friend)
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2.
3.
4.
5.

propensity
impeccable
solace
liaison
solicitous

Sentence Check 1
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

reprehensible
predisposed
equivocate
fortuitous
sham

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solace
impeccable
predisposed
solicitous
reprehensible

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10.

sham
propensity
fortuitous
liaison
equivocate

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7.
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10.

cohesive
grievous
inundate
attrition
reticent

C h a p t e r s (Coco the Gorilla)

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2.
3.
4.
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circumvent
reticent
vociferous
attrition
cohesive

Sentence Check I
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

sanction
robust
oblivious
grievous
inundate

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7.
8.
9.
10.

indiscriminate
bolster
nebulous
sedentary
relegate

1. oblivious
2. vociferous
3. sanction
4. robust
5. circumvent

Chapter 9 (Our Annual (.arage Sale)

Previewing the Words
}.
2.
3.
4.
5.

replete
tenet
terse
depreciate
inquisitive

Sentence Check I
1. terse
2. indiscriminate
3. bolster
4. depreciate
5. tenet

6. replete
7. relegate
8. nebulous
9. sedentary
10. inquisitive

Chapter 10 (A Debate on School Uniforms)

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2.
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4.
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Utopia
tantamount
reiterate
recourse
ostracize

Semence Check 1
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

tenacious
mandate
bureaucratic
autonomy
raucous

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autonomy
Ostracize
reiterate
tantamount
raucous

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tenacious
Utopia
bureaucratic
mandate
recourse

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exonerate
prolific
clandestine
superfluous
egocentric

Chapter 11 (My Large Family)

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2.
3.
4.
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indigenous
exonerate
superfluous
liability
prolific

Sentence Check 1
6. reinstate
7. incongruous
8. Clandestine
9. contingency
10. egocentric

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2.
3.
4.
5.

incongruous
reinstate
liability
indigenous
contingency

Chapter 12 (Alex's Search)

Sentence Check 1
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3.
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infidel
very
panorama
primary
direct

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7.
8.
9.
10.

bibliography
synonyms
Hinduism
atheist
renovate

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910.

advocate
imminent
impede
inclusive
emancipate

Chapter 13 (Ann's Love of Animals)

Sentence Check 1

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2.
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4.
5.

idiosyncrasy
jurisdiction
antipathy
precarious
preposterous

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2.
3.
4.
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precarious
advocate
inclusive
imminent
impede

6. emancipate
7. jurisdiction
8. antipathy
9. preposterous
10. idiosyncrasy

Chapter 14 (A Costume Party)

Sentence. Check

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mesmerize
metamorphosis
notorious
grotesque
austere

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9.
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esoteric
provocative
facsimile
perfunctory
travesty

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2.
3.
4.
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travesty
notorious
provocative
grotesque
facsimile

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10.

esoteric
mesmerize
perfunctory
austere
Metamorphosis

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Chapter 15 (The Missing Painting)
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2.
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4.
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connoisseur
symmetrical
conspiracy
distraught
plight

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7.
8.
9.
10.

lucid
contrite
germane
cursory
verbose

Sentence Check 1
1. contrite
2. plight
3. symmetrical
4. connoisseur
5. verbose

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7.
8.
9.
10.

conspiracy
germane
distraught
lucid
cursory

entrepreneur
stringent
eradicate
homogeneous
standardi/e

Sentence Check 1
1. presumptuous
2. adept
3. sordid
4. stint
5. eradicate

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7.
8.
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10.

homogeneous
encompass
stringent
entrepreneur
standardize

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10.

innocuous
rancor
recrimination
meticulous
flamboyant

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7.
8.
9.
10.

commensurate
connotation
dilapidated
noxious
scenario

Sentence Check. 1
1. deprivation
2. mitigate
3. exacerbate
4. unprecedented
5. deplore

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7.
8.
9.
10.

utilitarian
objective
panacea
imperative
atrophy

Sentence Check 1
1. decorum
2. tenuous
3. rejuvenate
4. exorbitant
5. exhilaration

6. facilitate
7. extricate
8. espouse
9. synchronize
10. orthodox

Sentence Check I
1. inherent
2. dissipate
3. belligerent
4. denunciation
5. nonchalant

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Chapter 16 (An Ohio Girl in New York)

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1.
2.
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4.
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sordid
adept
encompass
stint
presumptuous

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7.
8.
9.
10.

Chapter 17 (How Neat Is Neat Enough?)

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2.
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flamboyant
masochist
repugnant
rancor
exhort

Chapter 18 (A Cult Community)

Sentence Check 1
1. archangel
2. benefactor
3. temporal
4. travelogues
5. tenets

Sentence Check 1

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7.
8.
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foible
innocuous
recrimination
meticulous
magnanimous

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9.
10.

dismissed
postmortem
polygraph
animation
nominees

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4.
5.

repugnant
magnanimous
masochist
foible
exhort

Chapter 19 (Halloween Troubles)

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

yen
connotation
diabolic
integral
dilapidated

Chapter 20 (Thomas Dooley)

Previewing the Words
. utilitarian
2. atrophy
3. mitigate
4. imperative
5. objective

Sentence Check I
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

coalition
chide
noxious
commensurate
scenario

6. unprecedented
7. deplore
8. exacerbate
9. deprivation
10. panacea

Chapter 21 (Twelve Grown Men in a Hug)

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2.
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4.
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exorbitant
extricate
tenuous
Decorum
exhilaration

6. rejuvenate
7. facilitate
X. synchroni/.c
9. espouse
10. orthodox

Chapter 22 (Adjusting to a Group Home)

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I . inherent
6. belligerent
2. nonchalant
7. indolent
3. unassuming
8. unilateral
4. dissipate
9. denunciation
5. demeanor
10. assimilate

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chide
diabolic
integral
coalition
yen

indolent
demeanor
unassuming
assimilate
unilateral

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Chapter 23 (A Different Kind of Doctor)

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2.
3.
4.
5.

emanate
annihilate
proficient
criterion
vindicate

Chapter 2-4 (Grandpa and Music)

Semence Check I
1. volunteering
2. wooden
3. physician
4. Decalogue
5. octet

Sentence Check I
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7.
8.
9.
10.

placebo
staunch
holistic
subversive
analogy

permeate
Obsequious
interrogate
omnipotent
retribution

flout
intuition
implement
implicit
obtrusive

auspicious
transgress
expedite
subordinate
rebuke

Chapter 28 (Rumors)
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}, Turbulent
2. impending
3. macabre
4. fabricate
5. paramount

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7.
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discreet
complement
heinous
fastidious
impromptu

pinnacle
adroit
Promiscuous
contend
constituent

incapacitate
prognosis
abrasive
antithesis
docile

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7.
8.
9.
10.

disparity
insidious
omnipotent
insinuate
obsequious

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2.
3.
4.
5.

intuition
flout
heinous
impromptu
discreet

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7.
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9.
10.

implement
fastidious
complement
implicit
obtrusive

Sentence Check 1
6. vehement
7. extenuating
8. redeem
9. innuendo
10. fraudulent

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2.
3.
4.
5.

subordinate
transgress
fraudulent
expedite
redeem

6. auspicious
7. vehement
8. rebuke
9. innuendo
10. extenuating

Sentence Check I
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

derogatory
quandary
misconstrue
validate
deride

6. irreparable
7. stigma
8. platitude
9. repudiate
10. spontaneous

Chapter 30 (Firing Our Boss)

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2.
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4.
5.

permeate
forestall
opportune
interrogate
retribution

Chapter 29 (The End of a Political Career)

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Sentence Check 1

Chapter 27 (Tony's Rehabilitation)

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2.
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5.

holistic
emanate
analogy
vindicate
placebo

Sentence Check 1
6. opportune
7. insidious
8. forestall
9. disparity
10. insinuate

Chapter 26 (Harriet Tubman)

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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7.
8.
9.
10.

6. homogenized
7. aqueduct
8. philanthropist
9. surpass
10. mysterious

Chapter 25 (My Devilish Older Sister)

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2.
3.
4.
5.

1. subversive
2. annihilate
3. staunch
4. criterion
5. proficient

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macabre
paramount
impending
misconstrue
derogatory

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7.
8.
9.
10.

fabricate
validate
quandary
turbulent
deride

Sentence Check 1
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2.
3.
4.
5.

promiscuous
repudiate
stigma
irreparable
Adroit

6. pinnacle
7. spontaneous
8. contend

9. constituent
10. platitude

Sentence Check 1
6. emulate
7. admonish
8. tumult
9. hierarchy
10. culmination

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tumult
abrasive
incapacitate
antithesis
hierarchy

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7.
8.
9.
10.

admonish
prognosis
docile
culmination
emulate