wordley wise lesson 4 sentences Flashcards

1
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  1. we —— cruelty in all its forms.

2. the caste system was —– to Gandhi.

A

abhor

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  1. maribel’s —– manner brought her many new friends.

2. the counselor welcomed the young campers with such —– that no one felt home sick.

A

affable

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3
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  1. don’t take —– my suggestion for improving your drawings.
  2. although the door to the school was wide open when we arrived at 7:30 nothing seemed —– at first.
A

amiss

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4
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1.failing my drivers test for the third time left me completely —–.

A

despondent

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5
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  1. “please,please, let me have a dog”,augustin —– his parents.
  2. the umpire ignored the mangers —– to reverse the call
A

entreat

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6
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  1. even though I saw “platoon” last week the music continues to —– me.
  2. ishmael —– the water front ,hoping to find a job on a whaling ship.
  3. the headless horseman —–the hollow where Ichabod crane rode his horse
A

haunt

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7
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  1. a raging current —– their raft downstream toward the waterfall.
  2. hatred of slavery —– Harriet Tubman to return repeatedly to the south to help other slaves escape.
A

impel

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8
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1.we had an —– wait at the airport cause of the heavy snowstorm had shut down the runways.

A

interminable

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9
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1.my grandfather looked kindly, but he was really quite —–.

A

irascible

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10
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  1. parents who have been separated from there child at the begging of the war felt —– joy when they were reunited at the refuge camp.
  2. —– insights from Thoreau and Gandhi influenced Martin Luther kings idea about nonviolent protest.
A

profound

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11
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  1. jamie became a —– when his wife died , refusing even to answer his mail.
  2. our neighbors are so —– that we hardly see them from one year to the next.
A

reclusive

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12
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  1. we loved to hear our shouts —– as we ran through the old tunnel.
A

reverberate

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13
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  1. ben franklin “poor Richards almanac “offered —– advice to the colonists.
  2. when I need advice, I consult my grandmother, the family —–.
  3. —– and onion are essential ingredients for a good turkey stuffing.
A

sage

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14
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1.the British soldiers , tiring of the speakers —– about high taxes ,on tea, ordered the crowd to move along.

A

tirade

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15
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  1. marie tried to look brave as the nurse prepared to give her an injection , but her —– lower lip betrayed her.
  2. in a —– voice, alejandro began his first stage appearance as Prospero.
A

tremulous

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