Vocab unit 10 choosing the right word

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Though I admire the woman's strong points, I find her (rebuffs, foibles) comic.

foibles

Although the judge offered two minor (shambles, cavils) about our choreography, our dance troupe won first place in the competition.

cavils

Sine he didn't want to give me credit for having done a good job, he took refuge in endless (foibles, cavils) about my work.

cavils

Imagine the general disappointment when the so-called "miracle cure" was exposed as a fraud promoted by a (charlatan, cavil).

charlatan

During the Civil War the ranks of both armies were (decimated, rebuffed) as much by disease as by enemy action.

decimated

Do you want to be a ballet dancer enough to (oscillate, forgo) all other activities?

forgo

Their relationship has been so (fraught, benign) with strife and malice that I don't see how they can even patch things up.

fraught

Even though my experiences in battle have (inured, caviled) me to scenes of suffering, I was horrified by the devastation wrought by the tornado.

inured

Over the years, her (luminous, obtuse) descriptions and scintillating wit have helped her students master the difficult subject she taught.

luminous

At an autocrat's court, free speech is usually replaced by the (penitent, obsequious) twaddle of flunkies and toadies.

obsequious

The play featured the stereotypical (obsequious, fraught) bulter who treated his employer's family with excessive and articular politeness.

obsequious

All angles are classified as acute, right, (obtuse, benign), or straight, according to the number of degrees they contain.

obtuse

A grandfather clock works by gravity; when the pendulum (oscillates, reconnoiters),it moves a system of weights attached to the clock's hands

oscillates

Since he is not guided by firm principles, he (attenuates, oscillates) between the rival factions, looking for support from both of them.

oscillates

The (decimated, penitent) youths agreed to work without pay until they could make restitution for the damage their carelessness had caused.

penitent

The (penitent, obtuse) young woman begged her mother for forgiveness.

penitent

Though the small nation was always ready to sette a conflict peacefully, it was not afraid to use (luminous, peremptory) force when necessary.

peremptory

How could you have the hear to (rebuff, cavil) those people's piteous appeals for aid?

rebuff

Bank robbers often spend a good deal of time (reconnoitering, rebuffing) the neighborhood where the bank they intend to rob is located.

reconnoitering

Somehow or other, a bull go into the china shop and turned it into a complete (shambles, foibles)

shambles

I have learned that (sporadic, peremptory) sessions of intense "cramming" can never take the place of a regular study program.

sporadic

Was it Juan's gentle stroking of the frightened dog's neck that produced a (benign, peremptory) change in the animal's mood?

beign

We believe that classes taught by teachers with specialized training will have a (sporadic, benign) effect on the troubled children.

benign

When I found that people I admire were looking (askance, sporadic) at my unconventional clothing, I resolved to remedy the situation.

askance

We must never allow our passion for justice to be (inured, attenuated) to mere halfhearted goodwill.

attenuated


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