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Vocab 8 Completing The Sentence

In totalitarian regimes censorship and violence are often employed to suppress criticism and ____ dissent

stultify

Througough the hot dusty journey we ____ in the thought that soon we would be swimming in the cool lake

revel

If we increase our tariff rates on the goods of other countries, we can be sure that they will raise their own raites in ______

reprisal

Technology changes so rapidly that a particular computer may be state of the art one day and ____ the next

obsolete

NOw that I am a senior, it is hard to believe that I was ever as innocent and ____ as the members of the new freshman class

ingenuous

Today said the speaker, " we ____ this monument to the memory of alll those who fought and died in defense of their country

consecrate

THe board of directors voted to _____ him for the skill and enthusiasm with which he had managed the charity drive

commend

Struggling to overcome her ____- inclinations she finally reached into her pocket and handed me one thin dime!

parsimonious

If you think of all different kinds of food that human eings are able to consume, you will realize that we are truly a _____ species

omnivorous

Although I was unable to visit my old friends widow in peson, I offered my ___ in a heartfeldf letter

condolance

From all his growling and snapping, you would thinkg our beagle felt a personal _____ toward ever other dog on the block

animocity

I trust you willl never hav ethe experience of trying to cross the desert with an ____ mule that wants to remain where it is.

recalcitrant

I think that the phrase " on its last legs" is an apt description of the old house down the block

decrepit

Simple _____ seems to be the main reason such a large percentage of those eligible to vote fail to cast ballots in any election

apathy

So there I was, having acceped invitations to two diffrerent parties on the same eveenting. What an _____ to be in!

quandary

The _____ problems that willl face Americas Presidents in the 21st century will make their job one of the most demanding in the world.

multifarious

political candidates who do nothing but _____ their opponents character and abilities may alienate voters

deride

In spite of all the aelaborate safety precautions, I couldn't felp feeling a little _____ as i set out for my first skydiving lesson

apprehensive

It was difficult for us to believe that such a ____________ and cultured gentleman was a member of a gan of interation jewel thieves

suave

It is suprising how often people with very different personalities turn out to be ____________ when they get to know one another

compatible

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