level h unit 9 vocabulary choosing the right word
I felt that I could not continue to live any longer in that ____
dank
In all the great philosophies, we find common standards that must be regarded as __________
ecumenical
When the sanitation strike continued into a 2nd week, people began to complain about the _____
fetid
The crashing thunder and piercing lightening seemed to summon an _______
incubus
Scientists have for some time been correlating the functions of human consciousness with the neural ______________
infrastructure
My criticism of his statement is not merely that it is ______
prolix
dank
unpleasantly damp or wet
beatitude
a state of perfect happiness or blessedness
avatar
an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person
The emergency room nurse is the very ______
avatar
She was such a ________
beatific
When I saw the beautiful girl you had brought to prom, I understood the reasons for your smile of ________
beatific
to choose giving over receiving is to receive eternal _________
beatitude
I have no desire to be known as a nonconformist, but I am not going to allow fear of public disapproval to become my ____ _____
bete noire
The lowering clouds and mounting winds did not ____
bode
His zest for life and his boundless optimism were expressed perfectly, it seemed to me, in his __________
gargantuan
We can now recognize that many institutions that seemed, at a particular time, to be in their ______
heyday
Our goal as a nation and as a society must be to free ourselves completely of the _______
incubus
After a long investigation, detectives arrested 2 con artists who had _________
inveigled
the reporter _________
inveigled
In the twilight of her long career, she began to receive the _____
kudos
I was paid generously for my work, but the kind smile and gracious words were a delightful _________
lagniappe
You did nothing to help me, but now I have achieved some success, you have the gall to claim me as your _______
protege
bete noire
someone or something that one especially dislikes
Surrounded from childhood by flattering courtiers, the monarch grew to adulthood unable to distinguish a friend from a _________
sycophant
Surely you can make an honest effort to please your employer w/o _________
truckling
The Hindu god Vishnu is most often associated with 10 _______
avatars
The corporate _________
sycophant
Her composition was seriously weakened by ___________
tautologies
bode
to be an omen of
ecumenical
worldwide or universal in influence or application