Chapter 17 Sentence Review

foible

Although nail-biting is only a ________, it can become maddening to a companion who observes it day after day.

masochist

Battered women who stay with their abusive partners aren't necessarily ___________s; they don't enjoy being hurt, but often they can't see any way to escape.

exhort

Before the football game, the coach gave a fiery pep talk. He ________(e)d the players to fight for the honor of the team and the school.

magnanimous

It was ________ of the Greens to forgive the driver who ran over their dog.

flamboyant

On New Year's Day in Philadelphia, string bands called "Mummers" strut their stuff in ___________ costumes designed to outshine all other bands in the parade.

meticulous

Some jobs needn't be done in a(n) ____________ way. For instance, why sweep every speck of dust off a floor that's only going to get dirty again in an hour?

recrimination

The angry neighbors traded ___________s: "Your wild kids trampled all over my flower bed!" "Well, your crazy dog dug up my lawn!"

rancor

The long-standing _____________ between the two women finally came to an end when one of them fell and the other rushed over to help her.

innocuous

To an allergic person, foods that are normally __________, such as milk or wheat, can cause discomfort and even serious illness.

repugnant

Why is it that bats seem so __________? Do we think a flying mouselike creature is distasteful, or do we associate bats with vampires?