Vocabulary Lesson 4

Quan's _______ remarks sometimes offended his coworkers.

• insipid
• argot
• candid
• expunge

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When the fire alarm sounded, the concert hall erupted into ______ as they tried to evacuate the building. 

• jingoism
• argot
• chaos
• temerity

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Because the driver had not serviced the brakes on his car for years, he blamed the accident on his own __________. 

• negligence
• heresy
• argot
• ignominy

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The new parents tried to ____ their baby by giving it a toy. 

• abet
• ostracize
• expunge
• appease

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To investigate cases of internet-banking fraud, the FBI recruited young programmers who were fluent in the _____ of hackers. 

• avarice
• bigot
• argot
• chaos

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You may be known as a(n) _______ if your actions are negative toward others who are different from you.

• argot

• strident

• augment

• bigot

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Scientists have concluded that a sudden catastrophe _________ dinosaurs from the face of the earth.

• expunged

• appeased

• augmented

• candid

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The old man's voice was so ____________that I gritted my teeth every time he spoke to me.

• negligent

• candid

• expunged

• strident

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The company commander called his troops together and asked for more volunteers to _____ the strength of the raiding party.

• augment

• avarice

• appease

• bastion

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The man’s ___________ led him to attempt to destroy a federal building as a show of loyalty for his own nation.

• bigot

• jingoism

• negligence

• chaos

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