Vocab unit 10 choosing the right word
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