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vocab 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| promote, incite. Jim refused to ____ the criminal by hiding him in the basement | abet |
| compel. Jerry preferred basketball, but his father _______ him into playing football | coerce |
| unveil, disclose. The the reporter was fired when she ________ information from a classified document | divulge |
| dictatorial. Because of the professor's ________ approach, the students were afraid to ask questions | dogmatic |
| irrelevant. The professor felt that the __________ paragraph in the essay detracted from the more important information | extraneous |
| genial, friendly. Just before he was diagnosed with clinical depression, Raji went from being __________ to antisocial | gregarious |
| flat, lifeless. My mom wanted me to be an accountant, but i found the classes boring and _______ | insipid |
| skeptical, cynical. Gabe had a _________ view of Iraq after losing his wife in the Gulf War | jaundiced |
| fastidious. With __________ care, he crafted a miniature dollhouse for his daughter | meticulous |
| audacity. I couldn't believe that Bret had the ________ to bungee jump over a lake full of alligators | temerity |
| abhorration, detestation. Cannibalism is ________ to almost every society on the planet. condemnation. The prisioner spouted _________ at the guards as the guards as they dragged him to the gallows | anathema |
| joshing, badinage, raillery. At the reunion, ruth enjoyed listening to the ______ of her husband and his old college roommate | banter |
| reprimand, chastise, scold. The parson __________ the boy for noisily chewing gum in church | castigate |
| submissive, compliant. The poodle, usually ______, went mad and attacked its owner | docile |
| withered. Dead from starvation, the _________ prisioner was buried in the camp cemetary | emaciated |
| awkward. Some people use a fork to eat pizza because they think it is ______ to use their fingers | gauche |
| during the inquisition, those found guilty of ______ were sometimes burned at the stake | heresy |
| disgrace, infamy. The mayor fell from acclaim to ________ in a week when her cocaine habit was discovered | ignominy |
| intoxicant. When we visited the vineyard, we were offered a small ________ at the end of our tour | libation |
| varied. The international clown convention was a ______ sight in the otherwise dull exhibition center | motley |
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