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choosing the right word
select the boldface word that better completes each... you might refer to the passage on pages 56-57 to see how... of these words are used in context. note that the chosen... be related forms of the unit words.

1. the voters may seem unaware of the underlying issues, but in the long run they cannot be (rectified, hoodwinked) by self - serving politicians.
2. there is a vast difference between democracy, under which everyone has duties and privileges, and (larceny, anarchy), under which no one has.
3. when her eyes suddenly blazed with such fury, i felt that the heat of her glance would all but (hoodwink, incinerate) me.
4. though the dangers and uncertainties of a westward passage to the orient cowed many a brave sailor, they did not (rectify, daunt) columbus.
5. we should begin studying foreign languages at an early age because it is during these years that our minds are most (auspicious, pliant) and receptive.
6. spring, with its ever - renewing promise of life, is for me the most (inanimate, auspicious) of seasons.
7. although she looks young and inexperienced, it is not easy to (hoodwink, rectify) her, since she is a private detective by profession.
8. at the design firm, the most well - received (larcenies, prototypes) for the new line of evening gowns were the ones made from a new silk blend.
9. the team of accountants spent hours trying to locate and then to (rectify, daunt) the error i had so carelessly made.
10. a great playwright’s characters always seem to come alive; those of a third - rater stubbornly remain (pliant, inanimate).
11. anyone who takes the writings of other people and presents them as his or her own is guilty of literary (larceny, anarchy).
12. his broad education gave him an (auspicious, inanimate) view of cultures different from his own.

Answer:

To solve these vocabulary - context matching problems, we analyze each sentence based on the meaning of the words and the context:

Question 1

• Analysis of words: "rectified" means to correct or make right; "hoodwinked" means to deceive. The context is about self - serving politicians and underlying issues. Politicians can't deceive the underlying issues in the long run, they can't be "hoodwinked" (but the correct word here is "hoodwinked" as the sentence says "they cannot be... by self - serving politicians". Wait, actually, let's re - examine. The sentence is "The voters may seem unaware of the underlying issues but in the long run they cannot be (rectified, hoodwinked) by self - serving politicians." So the voters can't be deceived (hoodwinked) by self - serving politicians.
• Answer: hoodwinked

Question 2

• Analysis of words: "larceny" means theft; "anarchy" means a state of disorder due to absence of authority. The context is a contrast with democracy (where everyone has duties and privileges) and a state where no one has duties and privileges. That state is "anarchy".
• Answer: anarchy

Question 3

• Analysis of words: "hoodwink" means to deceive; "incinerate" means to burn. The context is about a glance full of fury that would almost burn (incinerate) the person.
• Answer: incinerate

Question 4

• Analysis of words: "rectify" means to correct; "daunt" means to intimidate or discourage. The context is about dangers and uncertainties of a voyage not intimidating (daunting) Columbus.
• Answer: daunt

Question 5

• Analysis of words: "auspicious" means favorable; "pliant" means flexible. The context is about minds being receptive and flexible (pliant) at an early age for learning foreign languages.
• Answer: pliant

Question 6

• Analysis of words: "inanimate" means non - living; "muspicious" (probably a typo, maybe "auspicious") but the correct word here: Spring with its promise of life is the most "auspicious" (but wait, the options are "inanimate" and "muspicious" (maybe "auspicious" was misspelled). Wait, the sentence is "Spring, with its ever - renewing promise of life, is for me the most (inanimate, auspicious) of seasons". Since Spring has a promise of life, it's "auspicious" (favorable). But if we consider the misspelling, maybe it's a typo for "auspicious". But if we go with the given options, "inanimate" is wrong as Spring is full of life. So the correct word is "auspicious" (assuming "muspicious" is a typo for "auspicious").
• Answer: auspicious (assuming typo)

Question 7

• Analysis of words: "hoodwink" means to deceive; "rectify" means to correct. The context is about a private detective, so it's not easy to deceive (hoodwink) her.
• Answer: hoodwink

Question 8

• Analysis of words: "larcenies" means thefts; "prototypes" means original models. The context is about designs for evening gowns, so "prototypes" are the well - received original models.
• Answer: prototypes

Question 9

• Analysis of words: "rectify" means to correct; "daunt" means to intimidate. The context is about accountants trying to correct (rectify) an error.
• Answer: rectify

Question 10

• Analysis of words: "pliant" means flexible; "inanimate" means non - living. The context is about third - rate playwrights' characters being non - living (inanimate) compared to great playwrights' characters who come alive.
• Answer: inanimate

Question 11

• Analysis of words: "larceny" means theft; "anarchy" means disorder. The context is about taking others' writings and presenting them as one's own, which is literary theft (larceny).
• Answer: larceny

Question 12

• Analysis of words: "auspicious" means favorable; "inanimate" means non - living. The context is about a broad education giving a favorable (auspicious) view of other cultures.
• Answer: auspicious

1. hoodwinked
2. anarchy
3. incinerate
4. daunt
5. pliant
6. auspicious (assuming typo)
7. hoodwink
8. prototypes
9. rectify
10. inanimate
11. larceny
12. auspicious