level h unit 9 vocabulary choosing the right word

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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

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

Our goal as a nation and as a society must be to free ourselves completely of the _______

incubus

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

We can now recognize that many institutions that seemed, at a particular time, to be in their ______

heyday

After a long investigation, detectives arrested 2 con artists who had _________

inveigled

the reporter _________

inveigled

ecumenical

worldwide or universal in influence or application

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


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