Brit Lit, Vocab 14

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The director _____ the ending of The Scarlet Letter--it's absurd that Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale would ride off into the sunset instead of Dimmesdale dying of guilt.

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bowdlerized

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First Super Bowl win for the Broncos saw _____ in Old Town Square: tear gas, overturned cars.

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pandemonium

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The new manager's response to my greeting showed he was a real _____

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martinet

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Proponents of discontinuing the penny cite its _____ status in modern currency exchanges.

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picayune

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David's presentation turned into a major _____ when his computer broke down and he dropped his back-up script in the toilet during rehearsal.

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fiasco

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The music world was _____ by the release of Prince's "Purple Rain" in 1984, introducing an exciting style.

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galvanized

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My daughter found the opera music boring, calling it a long funereal _____.

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dirge

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After high school, I had the ______ aspiration to traverse the globe with just my backpack... I got as far as England before I ran out of money.

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quixotic

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Limiting district redesigns aims to prevent efforts to _____ before the big election.

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gerrymander

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Tone of _____ sentimentality at college graduation, as graduates realize some of their best years have passed.

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maudlin