Week 9
I had no problem believing that John would __________________to the position of team captain even though he lacked the necessary experience.
Aspire
We were amazed that John ate the entire bowl of popcorn and a slice of cake from his _____________________ position on the couch without spilling anything.
Supine
Drinking the Pine Sol from under the sink is ____________________ to the human body.
Lethal
The word “surrender” is anathema to people of ____________________________; they continue to fight regardless of the odds.
Going out to lunch could be a ____________________alternative to an expensive catered meal.
Viable
_________________ acts of violence by the prisoner jeopardized his ability to get parole.
Overt
Management is sure to ____________________________ any requests for additional time off from work; they want their employees present to serve the customers.
Repulse
The journalist’s __________________________questions cut to the heart of the matter and threw the politician off balance.
All written information contains __________________________; it is up to the reader to analyze the information presented for cues as to the feelings of the author.
Bias
Jana agreed to marry Simon on the _______________ that Simon was wealthy; when it was revealed that he had lost his fortune, she didn’t stick around.
Premise
When the movie producers tried to _______________________ the star to a minor role, she was furious.
Relegate
The army _____________________(ed) the forests where the rebels were reported to have their secret headquarters.
Raze
Angela was driven mad listening to the rodents in the walls of her big, old house ___________________ about on their rodent errands.
Scurry
Beyonce is a __________________________________performer; nobody else does exactly what she does the way she does it.
Singular
The ridiculous behavior of the students had to be __________________(ed) by administrators.
Repress(ed)
The protester wanted to ____________________ against the forces he believed were oppressive to society.
Inveigh
Everywhere we hiked in the desert, we encountered ___________________ boulders towering high over our heads.
Mammoth
Many teenagers portrayed in movies and tv are _________________________________(s) who do not care about school and spend all their time at parties.
Stereotypes
The under secretary of development was ousted from his _________________________________ after the actual CEO figured out that the under secretary often didn’t even bother to report to work on most days.
Sinecure
We were amazed that John ate the entire bowl of popcorn and a slice of cake from his _____________________ position on the couch without spilling anything.
Supine
Although Rhonda’s sarcastic comments at the lunch table started as mild, eventually she began to _________________all of her friends.
When the new instructor takes over the preschool room, the toddlers are bound to cause a great deal of ____________________ until they get used to their new teacher and new routines.
Havoc
William’s bad attitude will often ____________________________ arguments with his friends as well as his parents.
Precipitate
The teacher addressed the class in ___________________________tones, but the students kept up their side conversations knowing that she wouldn’t actually impose any real discipline.
Stentorian
The teacher addressed the class in ___________________________tones, but the students kept up their side conversations knowing that she wouldn’t actually impose any real discipline.
Stentorian