Sentences
The soldier became a(n) ________________________ when she threw herself on the live grenade to save her platoon. The military funeral held in her honor was a(n) ________________________ affair, with even high-ranking military officials in attendance in order to pay their respect to this unequivocal war hero.
martyr; somber
strong hold
bastion
Craving
Yearning
facilitate
hinder
“Jack planned his new face. He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but an awesome stranger. Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and ________________________ them. He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling. The mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness.”
appalled
walked with casual purpose or with pride
sauntered
Linger
Loiter
hyperopia
myopia
“The savage peered into the ________________________ beneath the thicket. You could tell that he saw light on this side and on that, but not in the middle—there. In the middle was a blob of dark and the savage wrinkled up his face, trying to decipher the darkness.”
obscurity
state of being unknown or inconspicuous
obscurity
Amulet
Talisman
wickedness
sanctity
“‘I can’t see no smoke,’ said Piggy ________________________. ‘I can’t see no smoke, Ralph—where is it? Ralph—where’s the ship?’ The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon and was uncoiling slowly. Beneath the smoke was a dot that might be a funnel. Ralph’s face was pale as he spoke to himself.”
incredulously
trying to avoid being seen
furtive
Meek
Diffident
Goodwill
enmity
On the day of final exams, the woefully unprepared student inched her desk closer to a famously conscientious classmate, hoping to make ________________________ glances of what would surely be correct answers. When she was busted by the proctor, however, the cheater did her best to sound ________________________: “No, I wasn’t cheating!”
furtive; apalled
showing righteous anger
indignantly
Mysterious
Inscrutable
Tranquil
convulsive