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SAT/Grade 12 vocabulary 4
Which of the three words best completes each of the following sentences?
1. The senator had to apologize for the ________________ remarks he made about his opponent.
defamatory
reputable
deft
2. Had had missed her ________________ earlier, so this time she decided to be more direct with him.
pathology
innuendo
excursion
3. The minister proceeded to ________________ ( = briefly describe) the general's military strategy to the king.
catalog
satiate
adumbrate
4. The ________________ old man always seemed upset about something.
agile
irascible
feral
5. He walked the ________________ hills for days without seeing another person.
desolate
fickle
pithy
6. She thought that putting him on the ticket would be a boost for her campaign, but he has proven to be quite a ________________.
clergy
liability
forum
7. She asked the doctor to perform the procedure without ________________.
linchpin
vocation
anesthesia
8. We should ________________ the positive points of the report, and play down the negative ones.
repose
accentuate
cultivate
9. He tried his best, but he couldn't ________________ her to stay.
induce
admonish
interject
10. The ________________ inhabitants of the village couldn't even afford to buy rice on a regular basis.
pertinacious
penurious
scurrilous
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