Vocab 61-70

When the dogs were left home alone for the day, they created _____ by turning over the trashcan and drinking from the toilet bowl.

• lucrative
• havoc
• juxtaposition
• nefarious

Although he never directly hurt anyone, George was still in trouble for ________ a riot that led to the beating of the young man.

• inciting
• illusions
• juxtaposing
• havocing

Maleficent even has a ______ name;  it means bad or evil in latin.

• melodious
• lucrative
• nefarious
• illusive

Sometimes I wish I had chosen a more ______, if more _________ career, such as accounting or law.

• lucrative, laborious
• juxtapose, inciting
• havoc, nefarious
• laborious, maudlin

Because he is only a child, he is not the most _________ when it comes to picking out healthy snacks to eat without the care of an adult.

• judicious 
• illusive
• maudlin
• nefarious

After Jack broke up with Sally, she was seen around campus sporting tear-stained eyes and a _____ expresssion for weeks.

• judicious
• nefarious
• melodious
• maudlin

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to ephemeral?

• melodious
• illusive
• incite
• laborious

The ________ sound of her voice was in direct ___________ to the cacophony that came from the contestant before her.

• maudlin, judicious
• melodious, juxtaposition
• illusive, havoc
• nefarious, lucrative

ROOT: "Please excuse me so that I may clean my hands in the ______," I said to my date after we entered the restaurant.

• lavatory
• adjunct
• levity
• legislature 

ROOT: King Arthur's ________ has been passed down for over 1000 years and allusions to him appear in many famous works of literature.

• elevation
• legacy
• juncture 
• lavish