HW 16 Sum09
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1
The cell phone is an _____ invention that is now used extensively worldwide.
ingenious
serried
ignoble
wry
2
The nonprofit organization _____ and supports those who had been abused emotionally and physically.
pilfers
succors
purges
doffs
3
The _____ security in the airport meant that people could bring prohibited items onto the plane.
cogent
ignoble
sallow
lax
4
The teacher told the boys that any further breaking of the rules would result in _____ consequences.
overt
affluent
chaste
dire
5
His refusal to share anything was an _____ example of his selfishness.
endemic
overt
sallow
devious
6
When you borrow my car, we have an _____ agreement that you will return it.
obsolete
nondescript
implicit
languid
7
After a week of unhealthy dieting, Sally's skin lost its healthy glow and turned _____.
quixotic
sallow
serried
wry
8
The professor attempted to _____ the complicated concept to relieve the students' confusion.
succor
aggrandize
expound
mete
9
All of her belongings were haphazardly _____ into one small box.
viscous
obsolete
lax
serried
10
The ominous, dark clouds provided a _____ for the impending thunderstorm.
presage
fetter
perdition
compendium
11
The students of Hogwarts tease Luna Lovegood for her _____ nature in the Harry Potter book series.
quixotic
overt
chaste
acrimonious
12
My mother created an impossibly long _____ of errands I needed to run for the day.
compendium
aplomb
presage
interlocutor
13
The dilligent student _____ useful information from the professor's lecture for the upcoming exam.
relegated
gleaned
expounded
interdicted
14
The design of the _____ houses was so boring that I couldn't compliment any of them.
ingenious
nondescript
obsolete
implicit
15
Which of the following are synonyms?
limpid
lazy
languid
lethargic
16
George Washington set the _____ for all future American presidents.
precedent
denizen
aplomb
cacophony
17
He responded to my comment with a _____ smile and a sarcastic remark.
sallow
wry
incontrovertible
ignoble
18
The telemarketer called to tell me that I was _____ to enter a contest to win a plasma TV.
gleaned
meted
relegated
qualified
19
Mr. Smith was a _____ character, who was quite often seen hanging around sleazy locations.
devious
wry
quixotic
prehensile
20
The national law _____ the consumption of alcohol for citizens under the age of 21.
inures
doffs
interdicts
gleans
21
The rebellious child refused to _____ to his parents' requests.
doff
relegate
renege
accede
22
Hoping to not be recognized after committing a heinous crime, John traveled _____ around the city disguised as a street vendor.
lax
incognito
generic
incontrovertible
23
When Dwight refused to do his boss's laundry, he was _____ from assistant regional manager to personal assistant.
reneged
expounded
pilfered
relegated
24
The _____ of the crying infants prevented the tired mother from sleeping soundly.
presage
cacophony
precedent
renegade
25
Gossip Girl is a TV series that captures the drama between teenagers from the extravagantly _____ families of the Upper East Side.
affluent
chaste
sallow
dire
26
Joe brought his car to the dealership to place a light brown _____ on his car's interior.
veneer
renegade
fetter
compendium
27
A life lived in sin is bound to end in _____.
perdition
presage
precedent
renegade
28
His _____ argument helped sway the votes in the State Legislature in favor of passing the new law.
cogent
viscous
serried
curt
29
Lemurs are _____ to the lush island of Madagascar.
affluent
quixotic
dire
endemic
30
The boy cried indignantly at her stream of harsh _____.
quisling
obloquy
veneer
metamorphosis
31
The _____ with which Jane carried out her arguments earned her respect in the courtroom.
compendium
veneer
obloquy
aplomb
32
The priest urged the sinful man to _____ himself of all evil by repenting.
qualify
purge
relegate
succor
33
Certain members of the popular rock band had to _____ on their contract with their entertainment company due to legal problems.
accede
renege
succor
aggrandize
34
The petulant sisters engaged in a(n) _____ debate over the last slice of pizza.
incontrovertible
acrimonious
distrait
languid
35
The young girls chose to leave the park because of the coarse and _____ men who approached them.
licentious
incognito
ingenious
nondescript
36
In some countries, thieves are punished by amputating their hands, a _____ punishment that is outlawed by others.
drastic
cogent
endemic
prehensile
37
A _____ of the jungle tend to follow customs and traditions that people who live elsewhere would find socially unacceptable.
quisling
interlocutor
cacophony
denizen
38
All of the adhesives provided by that store are too _____ for my small project.
languid
generic
viscous
wry
39
Because of the invention of technologically advanced computers, the typewriter is nearly _____ in the modern world.
viscous
prehensile
inimical
obsolete
40
The famous singer became _____, unable to focus on practice sessions the day before the opening of her worldwide tour.
sallow
acrimonious
endemic
distrait
41
With his usual unfriendliness, his response was _____.
drastic
curt
lax
obsolete
42
My new puppy made small _____ in our backyard.
perditions
denizens
furrows
fetters
43
The bride-to-be promised to keep herself _____ for her wedding night.
chaste
ingenious
overt
acrimonious
44
Joe becomes extremely _____ without his daily coffee in the morning.
cogent
endemic
cantankerous
devious
45
Scientists are unable to provide _____ evidence that global warming is happening.
dire
acrimonious
licentious
incontrovertible
46
The _____ boy bullied many of the smaller children in his class.
inimical
implicit
quixotic
overt
47
Ellen quickly became _____ to the arduousness of her academic curriculum during her college years.
inured
aggrandized
doffed
fettered
48
Pirates were infamous for _____ goods from other ships out in open sea.
expounding
qualifying
purging
pilfering
49
The secretary was in charge of _____ the latest updates to all the members of the office.
interdicting
pilfering
purging
meting
50
Peter decided to raise prices on his products in an attempt to _____ his profit.
aggrandize
pilfer
interdict
purge
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