English Vocab 3 Fill in the Blank 2

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln held a series of debates with Stephen Douglas, his ________ in the contest for U.S. Senator form Illinois.

adversary

Their bad manners and insufferable conceit ________ even those who were most inclined to judge them favorably.

alienated

Magicians rely on sleight of hand and other forms of ______________ to deceive their unsuspecting audience.

artifice

There are far more subtle ways of _______ a person into doing what you want than twisting his or her arm.

coercing

Their ________ behavior at the first sign of danger was a disgrace to the uniform they wore.

craven

The full extent of may _________ skill in preparing scrambled eggs on toast.

culinary

I advise you to ________ from your statement all the words that people are likey to find personally offensive

delete

The _________ of an administration in the United States is never a crisis because a newly elected administration is waiting to take over.

demise

At first, we watched the game with relatively little emotion, but we became so __________ by our team's strong comeback that we began to cheer loudly.

exhilarated

The deserted buildings and the land lying ________ hinted at the troubles the farmers in the area were experiencing.

fallow

The coach emphasized that the way to stop our opponents' passing game was to _________ their receivers and blitz their quarterback

harass

When the snowstorm lasted into a second day, we listened attentively to the radio to find out if our school was among those closed because of _______ weather.

inclement

As I lay under the old apple tree, I began to ________ on the strange twists of fate hat had led to the present situation.

muse

Since both cars had virtually come to a halt by the time their bumpers met, the damage was _____________

negligible

If we continue to elect unworthy people to public office, we will simply ______ the evils that we have tried so hard to correct.

perpetuate

When Grandfather stubbornly refused to eat his vegetables, he set a(n) _________ that was immediately followed by the children.

precedent

The coach took me off the starting team as a(n) _______ measure for missing two days of practice.

punitive

When citizens fee that something is wrong, they have a right under the First Amendment to ask their government for a(n) __________ of grievances.

redress

When planning our trip to the Southwest, we made sure to set aside two days for a(n) _________at the Grand Canyon

sojourn

His charmingly _________ manner and keen with made him a much sought-after guest at social gatherings

urbane