HW 19 Sum09
You have 45 minutes to complete this homework assignment.
Last Name:
First Name:
Achieve Branch:
Closter
Ridegwood
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1
The lawless teenagers _____ numerous trinkets from the small shop.
remunerated
exonerated
purloined
doled
2
A witness was available to _____ that Stacy had committed a hit-and-run.
avow
beleaguer
consecrate
impute
3
The _____ girl obeyed all demands made by her frightening father.
servile
balmy
gaudy
bovine
4
He was surprisingly unconcerned by the many _____ he had to endure.
rifts
privations
retributions
tenets
5
Although today is cold and wet, California weather is usually _____.
bovine
piquant
balmy
hallow
6
He only knew his mother from photographs, which showed her to be a _____ woman with a permanent frown.
piquant
puerile
saturnine
hallow
7
After concluding that there was not enough evidence, the judget _____ the suspect.
feigned
exonerated
minced
slaked
8
The Macy's Thanksgiving day parade is a _____ of floats, marching bands, and performance artists.
cavalcade
curmudgeon
tenet
deluge
9
After failing all of my tests, I received _____ glares from my teachers for the rest of the semester.
clamorous
puerile
judicious
baleful
10
Which of the following are synonyms?
impervious
imperturbable
unconscionable
complacent
11
The _____ judge took a bribe in return for the defendant's aquittal.
explicit
incredulous
saturnine
venal
12
His harsh punishment was fair _____ for all the bad deeds he had committed.
archives
retribution
sanction
curmudgeon
13
The sorcerer's necklace was actually a powerful _____ that held great magic.
forbearance
retribution
deluge
talisman
14
For most of his time in office, Bill Clinton was _____ in many scandals.
purloined
slaked
imputed
mired
15
The teacher believed that writing "I will not misbehave" a hundred times was a _____ punishment for his rowdy students.
saturnine
condign
succint
compulsory
16
'The tension in the room was _____ as we waited for the test results to be announced.
palpable
piquant
compulsory
saturnine
17
I searched through the library's _____ to find an article about a certain serial killer.
invective
forbearance
archives
deluge
18
My sister attempted to _____ sickness to avoid the big test the next day at school.
remunerate
feign
impute
dole
19
All the students crowded into their professor's small office for extra help after his _____ lecture.
explicit
jejune
imperturbable
abtruse
20
The new secretary failed to _____ out the new schedule to all the workers in the office this week.
dole
avow
meander
enfranchise
21
They worked had for their pay so they shoud be _____ accordingly.
doted
purloined
feigned
remunerated
22
The pastor _____ the bread and grape juice for the Holy Communion on Sundays.
remunerate
purloins
consecrates
dotes
23
Despite their large number, the choir consisting of a hundred members managd to sing in an _____.
archive
ensemble
deluge
invective
24
When her son told her he was late getting home because of a UFO sighting, she gave him a(n) _____ stare.
explicit
jejune
baleful
incredulous
25
The athlete demonstrated his athletic _____ by winning three gold medals in the Olympics.
decorum
mire
prowess
cavalcade
26
When my puppy knocked over the stack of pots, a _____ noise erupted from the kitchen.
clamorous
explicit
incredulous
palpable
27
Beth's immature husband likes to pull _____ pranks with handshake buzzers and dribble glasses.
puerile
judicious
categorical
servile
28
Without a place to stay, his plan was to _____ on foot through the streets of the old city.
slake
mince
meander
beleaguer
29
Many people _____ today's economic recession close to President Obama, but the fact is that he hasn't had time to do much about it.
exonerate
impute
meander
consecrate
30
The experience storyteller told a _____ tale that captivated everyone in the audience.
congeital
circuitous
clamorous
compelling
31
My boss was very _____ with his directions on what I should accomplish during the day before he left.
hallow
explicit
baleful
condign
32
Tensions over boundary disputes caused a _____ between the foreign countries.
invective
neophyte
rift
ensemble
33
It is detrimental to show your dog _____ while training him.
invective
tenet
argot
forbearance
34
Although he is my brother and I love him, it is difficult to forgive him for the ______ he used against me last night during our argument.
deluge
ensemble
invectives
argot
35
The police chief was fired from is position beause of his lack of a(n) _____ nature.
abtruse
judicious
palpable
incredulous
36
The student council delivered a speech that was clear, _____, and very effective.
venal
condign
clamorous
succint
37
The United States placed an economic _____ against Iran for its continuing research into nuclear weaponry.
prowess
rift
sanction
talisman
38
America _____ slaves in the mid-19th century by using them on large plantations for physical labor.
enfranchised
doted
beleaguered
slaked
39
The poor babysitter was _____ by the five small children she was looking after.
beleaguered
feigned
exonerated
doled
40
The new teacher checked the class ______ frequently because she didn't know any of the students' names.
roster
retribution
prowess
privation
41
He was a _____ to the track team and had the slowest times.
neophyte
talisman
roster
privation
42
April's numerous rings and necklaces were a _____ addition to her outfit.
clamorous
categorical
gaudy
venal
43
The swollen rivers cause a _____ in surrounding areas, destroying houses and other buildings.
deluge
talisman
mire
ensemble
44
The wealthy parents tend to _____ on their only daughter by showering her with gifts.
parch
dote
mince
exonerate
45
After he finished the strenuous exercise, it took several cups of water to _____ his thirst.
slake
dole
enfranchise
avow
46
At that private school, it is _____ that the students wear their uniforms everyday.
imperturbable
compulsory
abtruse
circuitous
47
The _____ used in the South varies greatly from the idioms of the North.
decorum
cavalcade
privation
argot
48
Since the queen was present, all the guests conducted themselves with _____ at the royal banquet.
mire
cavalcade
argot
decorum
49
For my first year of college, I was randomly assigned to dorm with a pretentious _____ who constantly criticized me.
sanction
curmudgeon
invective
neophyte
50
Mark was born with _____ defects that prevents him from playing sports.
congenital
gaudy
jejune
venal
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