Level E Unit 7 Choosing Right Word

I wouldn't say that I __________ housework, but I must admit that I avoid it whenever I can.

Abhor

If you __________ blood, then you should probably not be a nurse.

Abhor

Hoping it was not too late to __________ their relationship, the young man purchased a lovely bouquet of roses.

Amend

The Founding Fathers set up method of __________ the Constitution that is neither too easy nor too difficult to use.

Amending

Which great poet said that his head was "bloody but unbowed" under the __________ of fate?

Buffeting

A lack of organizational skills can make a students life __________ right before a busy exam season.

Chaos

We can expect __________ later if we do not develop a realistic conservation policy now.

Chaos

Im not so sure that I want to rent a bungalow so __________ that I'll have room for guests every weekend.

Commodious

Did you know that many soft drinks, especially colas, are so __________ that they can erode tooth enamel overtime.

Corrosive

History gives us many examples of how the __________ effects of religious hatred can weaken the entire social structure.

Corrosive

If you examine the evidence carefully, you will soon __________ the contradictions in the witness's story.

Discern

According to cryptozoologists--people who search for proof that legendary creatures exist-- Bigfoot might be a large prehistoric humanoid that is still __________.

Extant

The custom by which a young man buys his bride through a payment to her father is still__________ in some parts of the world.

Extant

Didn't it occur to them that by signing the letter "Sophomores of Central High," they would __________ the entire class in the protest?

Implicate

The time has come for us to __________ our ancient disputes and go forward as a truly united people.

Inter

When he accused me of playing fast and loose with the rules, I lost my temper and called him an officious __________.

Martinet

A compromise agreement reached in the judge's chambers would clearly __________ the need for a long, costly lawsuit.

Obviate

We sometimes forget that the great men who led our revolution were considered __________ by the British king.

Renegades

I don't know which was more __________ --making improper use of the money or lying about it later.

Reprehensible

In 1940, Winston Churchill conveyed to the British people the __________ truth that they were fighting for their national existence.

Somber

Instead of trying to help the people who had elected him, he became involved in a __________ little quarrel about handing out jobs.

Squalid

Some people prefer the __________ of life in a big city to the more placid atmosphere of a small town.

Turbulence

At lunchtime, the room rang with the sound of __________ debates between the fans of rival teams.

Vociferous

Even in his old age, Thomas Jefferson kept up a __________ correspondence with important people in America and abroad.

Voluminous

The Tech team was offside on the play; but since we had thrown them for an eight-yard loss, we __________ the five-yard penalty.

Waived