7 Vocab 12 Choosing the Right Word

We will not allow you to ____________________ your responsibilities as a leading citizen of this community.

Abdicate

"All that I have to ____________________ on you," said the elderly father to his son, "is an honorable family name."

Bestow

She is a very severe critic, and the ____________________ comments and her reviews have made her many enemies.

Caustic

____________________ fumes can produce injuries to eyes, skins, and lungs.

Caustic

Instead of launching a great ____________________ to save the world, why not try to help a few people in your own neighborhood?

Crusade

Weather and pollution had so ____________________ the statue that it's original expression was no longer distinguishable.

Defaced

His mind is closed, as though he had placed an ____________________ on new ideas.

Embargo

It is a ____________________ to say that because no human being has ever travel to Mars, no human being ever will.

Fallacy

Although the students made jokes about the coming exams, we knew that beneath the ____________________ they were quite worried.

Levity

I am willing to become a veritable ____________________ in order to raise money for that most worthy cause.

Mendicant

I can forgive most human weaknesses, but I am ____________________ about hypocrisy.

Nauseated

The 4 foot waves made the boat pitch up and down, causing many passengers to become ____________________(ed).

Nauseated

The fact that she is not a member of the Board of Education does not ____________________ her criticisms of the school system.

Negate

Although the play is titled Julius Caesar, I think that the ____________________ character, and all the action depends, is Mark Antony.

Pivotal

The slamdunk giveaway will send one lucky ____________________ on a paid vacation for two to lovely Hawaii

Recipient

When the United States gives out foreign aid, are the ____________________ nations supposed to make repayment?

Recipient

A favorite bedtime ____________________ of small children is to keep asking for a glass of water to delay having to go to sleep.

Ruse

As soon as the new highway extension was built, the sleepy town began to ____________________ with activity.

Teem

One guiding ____________________ of our energy program is that it is just as important to avoid wasting energy as it is to increase its production.

Tenet

One of the ____________________ of modern art is to experiment with forms, materials, and processes to create new ways of looking at every day objects.

Tenets

It's good to be open to new ideas, but don't become so ____________________ that you have no firm opinions of your own.

Tractable

She has a ____________________ mind that seems able to hold endless information and ideas on any subject.

Tractable

The tall boy who appeared so ____________________ as he walked through the school corridor was agile and coordinated when he was on the basketball court.

Ungainly

Has anyone ever measured how many hours of TV time are needed to satisfy a small child's ____________________ appetite for cartoons?

Voracious

With such a ____________________ appetite, the meat eating dinosaur T Rex was a horrifying hunter and scavenger.

Voracious