Set A
Dreadful, causing fear or suffering
Dire
If something went ____ during a countdown, NASA officials would cancel a shuttle launch
Awry
Do you understand how someone can live as a (mien, recluse) even in the midst of a great city?
Recluse
The heat and humidity that morning were “apt“ to make many people drop out of the race.
incorrect or correct
Incorrect
Apt
Suitable, fitting, likely
chafe
To warm by rubbing
A person may adopt a cheerful ______ in an attempt to conceal sorrow or anger
Mien
The “impunity” with which he reacted to someone teasing him good-naturedly showed us all that he cannot take a joke
incorrect or correct
Incorrect
to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity
Defile
To ward off
Fend
The appropriate greeting card for a particular occasion is one that expresses ________ sentiments
Apt
He claims to be a patriot, but his disregard for the powerless (endows, defiles) the great ideals on which this nation was game
Defiles
The repetitive action of rowing may “chafe” the skin on your hand if you do it often
incorrect or correct
correct
Predominant
The greatest in strength or power
My best friend has a most _______ smile
Disarming
Alvin York performed such (impunities, prodigies) on the battlefields of France that he was awarded this nation’s highest honors
Prodigies
The stranded hikers feared that their situation would become “dire” if rescuers did not find them by nightfall
incorrect or correct
Correct
To end resistance, give up, throw in the towel
Capitulate
to advance beyond the usual or proper limits
Encroach
The careers of some musical ________ have turned out to be short-lived
Prodigy
The college my sister attends is a small one, but it has gained a great deal of (impunity, renown) for the quality of its faculty
Renown
In a debate, it is not enough to simply state your “mien”;you must also support it.
incorrect or correct
Correct
Renown
Fame and glory