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Words in Action
100

the commodious suite

OPTIONS: tiny; disorganized; comfortable; elegant

comfortable

100

discern the differences

OPTIONS: debate; perceive; overlook; stress

overlook

100

When the earthquake struck in Bali, the scene was one of _____, with thousands of frightened people creating pandemonium as they ran for safety. 

OPTIONS: renegades; chaos; martinets; buffets

chaos

100

to change in a formal way

amend

100

dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit

somber

100

What mechanical failure caused the turbulence the men experienced on the Green Hornet just before it crashed?

One of the plane's engines failed; when they tried to feather it, they hit the wrong button which caused a second engine to fail.

200

abhor the notion

OPTIONS: accept; embrace; detest; refute

detest

200

utter chaos

OPTIONS: tranquility; anger; disbelief; disruption

tranquility

200

When the dancer finished the audition, he left with such a _____ expression that others, waiting for their turn, knew that he was unhappy about his performance. 

OPTIONS: turbulent; somber; commodious; renegade

somber

200

to slap or cuff

buffet

200

to see clearly, recognize

discern

200

Explain why Louie and Phil's cells on "Execution Island" were described as squalid.

Answers will vary.

300

the boarding school martinet

OPTIONS: senior director; teacher; parent; taskmaster

taskmaster

300

remarked how squalid

OPTIONS: filthy; thoughtful; accusatory; neat

neat

300

A fairly recent forensic technology, the examination of DNA evidence, in many cases helps to prove the innocence or guilt of those _____ in a violent crime. 

OPTIONS: discerned; interred; implicated; abhorred

implicated

300

filthy, wretched, debased

squalid

300

to bury, commit to the earth

inter

300

What objects were Louie and Phil buffeted with during their imprisonment in Kwajalein?

Answers will vary, but may include:

* Rocks

* Cigarettes

* Sticks

* Etc.

400

his reprehensible tendencies

OPTIONS: objectionable; generous; fearsome; temperamental

objectionable

400

voluminous master's thesis

OPTIONS: incoherent; daunting; brief; expansive

brief

400

The debater lacked the facts to make his case and became more and more _____, hoping that his noisiness would distract people from his feeble arguments. 

OPTIONS: somber; vociferous; renegade; commodious

vociferous

400

still existing

extant

400

one who leaves a group

renegade

400

Explain how Kawamura was something of a renegade compared to the rest of the Japanese guards.

Answers will vary, but may include:

* Kawamura was unconventional/unorthodox through his compassion for the captives; most of the other guards were physically and psychologically abusive. 

500

corrosive ingredients

OPTIONS: effective; substituted; caustic; unconventional

caustic

500

evidence to implicate

OPTIONS: absolve; invert; convict; connect

absolve

500

When the defense lawyer walked into the courtroom with a _____ stack of papers, the jury gasped in unison as they imagined weeks spent reading that massive pile. 

OPTIONS: somber; reprehensible; turbulent; voluminous

voluminous

500

to anticipate and prevent

obviate

500

loud and noisy; compelling attention

vociferous

500

Why did Japanese servicemen abhor Allied captives so much?

Answers will vary, but may include:

* At the time, the Japanese believed that being captured was reprehensible and indicated a loss of honor/dignity.

* At the time, the Japanese believed that they were racially superior.

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