Group 1: Word List 3

Group 1: Word List 3

by B. Ashby-Martin

Multiple Choice

Before filing a petition for a divorce the _____must reside within the state for one year.

• plaintiff

• defendant

• civilian

• harbinger

Multiple Choice

The _____smoke alerted locals, and the sheriff found her crawling from the home.

• abrasive

• churning

• engendered

• billowing

Multiple Choice

Emotions such as sadness and happiness can't be touched with ones hand, but paper and pencil are ______ and you can touch and hold them.

• tangent

• placid

• tangible

• billowing

Multiple Choice

Online articles are often _____ with cutting-edge information on just about every topic.

• replete

• billowing

• renown

• noxious

Multiple Choice

The anxious child did nothing but _____ in the corner of the noisy classroom.

• hamper

• celebrate

• nuzzle

• cower

Multiple Choice

Only an evil man would delight in the _______of his children.

• abasement

• harangue

• enfranchise

• replete

Multiple Choice

Under the scathing criticism of the opposition the pent-up fury of the original speaker vented itself into a fiery ______

• harangue

• labyrinth

• abasement

• enigma

Multiple Choice

It is not unusual for women to ______ their eyes with eyeshadow, liner, and mascara..

• shield

• distract

• nullify

• enhance

Multiple Choice

Lana suspected the _____ of tunnels and chambers ran beneath the entire town.

• knotty

• labyrinth

• nuance

• replete