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Word Masters Close - One and Two - Blackmon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He attempted to enforce the ______________of the Roman lands and cities" | reparation |
| He allowed his children a fair amount of ___________. | latitude |
| He ___________ at my suggestion to work on Saturday. | demurred |
| The commericial made _____________remarks about the candidate's honesty. | oblique |
| The Republican Party has a _____________in favor of big business. | faction |
| "Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with ___________and civil war" (Abraham Lincoln). | faction |
| "She ____________herself at the dinner"; "The kids _____________ themselves on ice cream" | satiated |
| "The view of that time was that all species were ______________, created by God" | immutable |
| a ________________of hoots, cackles, and wails. | cacophony |
| Eventually, the constant peer pressure _______________ by will power and I gave in to the crowd. | enervated |
| Obama suffused the country with a new sense of ___________________. | sanguineness |
| Santa Claus has a __________________ complexion. | sanguine |
| The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying __________________. | syndicate |
| HIV is a ___________ infection; AIDS is the active form of the disease. | latent |
| "For a time, he [the whale] lay ____________" (Herman Melville). | quiescent |
| I used bread crumbs to ___________ the bird back into the cage. | cajole |
| The detective ____________ that the husband killed his wife, but she could not arrest him until she obtained evidence. | surmised |
| Political advertisements often use innuendo to ________________ the candidates from the opposing party. | disparage |
| The debator's quick __________________ to any and all attacks on his arguments helped him to win the debate tournament for his school. | rejoinders |
| The _______________ tones of the harp soothed the children and helped them to fall asleep. | dulcet |
| His graduation _____________with his birthday, so the family from out of town was able to attend both functions. | concurred |
| Many people find Darwin's ideas about evolution _____________ with their religious faith. | discordant |
| Cinderella's sisters lived a _________________ life while she was forced into slavery by her stepmother. | felicitous |
| Catholics _______________ for their amends by going to confession. | expiate |
| The coach of the football team disciplined the player for being a ______________ by dancing in the end zone. | braggadocio |
| I am unable to keep up with this _____________ weather; from one day to the next, I do not know whether I will need my raincoat or my sunglasses! | mercurial |
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