Vocabulary Lesson 8 Grade 12

Front

Scientists generally hope that the media and other organizations that report on their work won't bowdlerize their findings.

Back

abridged by simplifying

Front

While some critics considered the novel "emotionally powerful" others called it maudlin.

Back

tearfully sentimental

Front

The drill sergeant was a martinet who demanded perfect posture and total uniformity of marching style.

Back

rigid disciplinarian

Front

The titanic waves destroyed much of the coastline.

Back

enormous

Front

What does "bedlam" refer to in the context: When the teacher walked in, the bedlam in the second grade classroom immediately subsided?

Back

confused uproar

Front

The stentorian voice of the speaker could be heard from the back row of the enormous courtroom.

Back

extremely loud

Front

Boarding schools in Victorian England had the reputation of inflicting _____ punishments for even the most minor offenses.

Back

draconian

Front

The _____ of the mountain range faded as the sky darkened.

Back

silhouette

Front

The audience was amazed when the hypnotist _____ a man on stage.

Back

mesmerized

Front

His ____ was so extreme that he believed anyone who criticized the government was a traitor.

Back

chauvinism