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.