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vocab 1-3
voabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The recipe included a strange _____ of exotic spices | admixture |
| we do not _____ our popularity internationally by shooting down airliners of Third World countries | aggrandize |
| Great Britain is an _____, or friend, of the US | ally |
| I will _____ to your wishes because they are reasonable. | accede |
| This medicine will _____ most headaches | alleviate |
| Ogden's history instructor is _____, enough in social situations, but she is all business in class | affable |
| _____ people look prosperous even when they dress down. | affluent |
| Dr. Mullins works as an _____ in the English department; he is not a full-time instructor. | adjunct |
| only gradually did he _____ himself to living in so cold a climate | acclimate |
| an _____ of angry property owners gathered outside the new assessor's office. | aggregation |
| Speaking as a friend, i _____ you to spend more time on your studies | admonish |
| your _____ of kindness was poor pretense; it convinced no one. | affectation |
| Perhaps a less _____ presentation would have been better recieved: the audience seemed a little conservative for all your wild gestures. | demonstrative |
| social service is not a very _____ profession; the pay is poor | remmunerative |
| political _____ come from around the world and live in america | refugess |
| The president is only the _____ head of the company; the board of directors really runs the plance | titular |
| Most of the _____ maintained that they were not at the conference because they had other engagements | absentees |
| margret was quite _____ in her response; she seemed unsure of what she wanted to say | tentative |
| the court appointed a _____ to manage the child's inheritance | trustee |
| The fundamental _____ in your argument is that you incorrectly assume that all students think alike | fallacy |
| The world is made less _____ by modern communications | insular |
| Historically; a vow of _____ has been taken by the Roman Catholic priests. They do not marry. | celibacy |
| With such chronic _____, how do you expect to learn anything in school? | truancy |
| With such chronic _____, how do you expect to learn anything in school? | truancy |
| the dance was _____ to the point of being erotic | provocative |
| it is pointless to expect much _____ from people who think only of themselves. | commiseration |
| one cannot _____ a hungry child with promises of food. | pacify |
| The chef used a _____ sauce to enhance the taste of roast. | savory |
| My knowledge of Russian history is _____ broken by many large gaps | fragmentary |
| _____ individuals prefer a nap to a job around the neighborhood | sedentary |
| A creature of _____ intelligance should not be expected to think on his feet, nor in any other posture | bovine |
| acid rain is becoming an _____ on the ecology of some of our once pristine wilderness aread | abomination |
| you _____ only yourself by speaking ill of such good people | vilify |
| My _____ skills have greatly improved since my divorce. I can now fend for myself in the kitchen. | culinary |
| The _____ wilderness north of the lake was destroyed by the construction of an apartment complex | pristine |
| the new president called for a complete _____ of the company, from the ground up | reformation |
| The butcher-bird is a _____ creature, often leaing its victioms impaled for a time on barbed-wire fences. | predatory |
| The suggestion is simply not _____; it has no relevance to the problem. | applicable |
| As usual, i am in _____ with my homework; I will never catch up. | arrears |
| The rate if _____ among freshman students is almost 50 %. Alas, they keep dropping out of school. | attenuated |
| The ears occur as _____ located on each side of the head. | appendage |
| A substantial increase in ultraviolet radiation may _____ the human race. We could be wiped out. | annihilation |
| For years, the lovers had a weekly _____ at a small inn by the sea. | assignation |
| A colorful _____ of hot air balloons drifted accross the afternoon sky as if in formation. | array |
| You should not _____ to a postition beyond your ability | aspire |
| the _____ in the margins of a used books can make it more valuable than a new one | annotations |
| _____ from lack of food, the once strong fellow could hardly stand upright | attenuated |
| is there a difference between an _____ and a ghost? | apparition |
| _____ people seem to have a grand opinion of themselves | arrogant |
| The conversation center has a nice _____; it is pleasant to be in. | ambiance |
| The exchange of money is the _____ that quickens consummation of many buisness deals | catalyst |
| _____, the boy remained as a motionless statue for days | catatonic |
| our _____ impulses have come down to us from the earliest times of human history, perhaphs more than three million years | aboriginal |
| the earthquake was a cataclysm of major porportions | cataclysm |
| the gov.s new tax laws are not simpler, they are more _____ that not even IRS experts can understand them | abstruse |
| alas, the _____ homes in many southern citirs have been broken into small appartments | antebellum |
| the performance took place int the second floor _____ | ampitheatre |
| Such ideas aren't just ikd; they are _____ from before the Flood. | antedilluvian |
| Garrets statement was so fuzzy and _____ that it could be taken several ways | ambiguous |
| if you _____ your parental responsabilities, your children will have guidance | abdicate |
| josettes grade on the examination was an _____, not typical of her usual performance | aberration |
| this promotion isone more _____ of stan's growing reputation | aggrandizement |
| feelings of _____ often accompany the experience of falling in love | rapture |
| the _____ of a knight included armor and weapons | habilitaments |
| the _____ apparance of the two muscular fighters quicky dissolved the 100 degree heat | virile |
| the little duchy's tradition of _____ gives all of a family's wealth to the oldest son upon the death of the father | primogeniture |
| it is unusual to see such clearly _____ behavior in people still in their forties | senile |
| the regular comsumption of large quantities of junk food can become a _____ to one's gealth | detriment |
| _____ behavior tends to be silly and childish rather than immature | puerile |
| public _____ of the mayors misleadings drove him from office | disclosure |
| once slender and fit, bosweel is now a _____, middle aged executive | portly |
| in the morning, many people are _____ intile they have confsumed one or two cups of coffee | surly |
| although _____ enough now, the old lion was once a fericious beast | docile |
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