unit 7

excise

"If we are to keep the body politic healthy," the senator remarked, "we must _____ the cancer of racial prejudice from it."

doctrines

For many years the towns and villages along the Normandy coast of France showed the______ of the great invasion of 1944.

acme

He hoped that the election to the presidency would be the ______ of this long and brilliant career in public service.

convey

He is so conceited that it is hard to ____ to him the simple idea that he did not win the essay competition.

jaunty

Her happy expression and the ______ way she walked down the street gave the impression of someone "on top of the world."

exotic

Most Americans think of Australia as a strange and wonderful continent full of _____ plants and animals.

attributed

My doctor _____ my dizziness and vertigo to an inner ear infection.

wavered

The immigrants never ______ in their determination to become American citizens.

juncture

Two of our divisions were matching rapidly toward each other and hoped to effect a _____ before the enemy attacked.

tawdry

We were infuriated by the _______ speech in which he tried to portray himself as a great national leader.

convey

We will need several trucks to ______________ all the books to the new library building.

juncture

When I arrived at the critical _____ in my career, I realized that my whole future would depend on the decision I was about to make.

waver

When asked about your commitment to your values, do not _____, but stand firm in your beliefs.

turncoat

When he switched parties, people called him a(n) __________________, but he said that he had just had an honest change of opinion.

stance

A baseball player who improves his ______________ at the plate usually also improves his batting average.

haggard

After waiting for news of her loved ones for several days, the woman looked careworn and ______.

stance

Americans expect candidates to take a definite ______ on each of the important issues in a national election.

parry

Because of his ability to _____ his opponents' blows, he was rarely hot in his many fights in the ring.

wallow

Did you know that pigs can't pant, so they _____ in mud to keep their bodies cool on hot summer days?

ravaged

Disease had so ________________ his once-handsome face that I could scarcely recognize him!

wallowed

During our trip through Kenya, we took many pictures of hippos as they ________________ in a mudhole.

exotic

During our trip to China, we samples such ______ dishes as thousand year-old eggs and bird's nest soup.

unassuming

Even after pitching two no-hit games this season, Stan was the same quiet and ______ boy we had always known.

menial

Even though you are staring at a ____ job, you will gain valuable experience and knowledge of how the company works.

turncoats

History teaches us that in any great conflict, there will be some _____ , willing to got over to the enemy.

belittle

I agree that we should not exaggerate her achievements, but we should not _____ them either.

belittling

I am thoroughly disgusted by people who try to make themselves seem more important than they really are by _____ others.

acme

In her most celebrated novels, such as Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen reached the _____ of her library art.

excising

In the early nineteenth century, Thomas Bowdler attempted to "clean up" the works of Shakespeare by _________________ all words and phrases that he felt were coarse or offensive.

parried

Instead of answering my question, the skillful debater _______ by asking a question of her own

exotic

My mother's dream vacation is to spend several weeks on an ______ island in the South Pacific.

menial

No matter how _____ the assignment may be, take pride in your work and do your best.

predatory

One must be careful these days, as ______ phone calls from dishonest companies are on the rise.

doctrine

Our system of justice is based on the ____ that defendants are presumed innocent unless the prosecution can prove them guilty.

wavering

She sat there staring at the menu, ________________ between the steak sandwhich and the chef's salad.

attributes

Since my boss has, as they say, "a short fuse," patience cannot be considered one of her outstanding _________________.

wallow

So long as you continue to ______ in self-pity, you will lack the strength needed to solve your problems.

Doctrine

The Monroe _____ sought to prevent the colonization of the American continents by European powers.

unassuming

The author's first published work was an ______ little pamphlet on the joys of fly fishing.

jaunty

The captain was deeply worried, even though he tries hard to appear confident and _______ to the passengers.

haggard

The drawn and _____ faces of the rescued miners clearly reflected the terrible ordeal that they had survived.

attributed

The general _____ our failure to win the battle to a lack fo sufficient forces rather than to a lack of courage.

tawdry

The room was so overcrowded with gaudy furnishings that the overall effect was cheap and _______.

predatory

Thieves are essentially a ______ class of criminals because they live off what they can take from others.

predatory

Though many _____ creatures prefer yo hunt at night, lions and leopards are active during the daytime.