Sadlier C unit 9

appropriate or suitable in the circumstances

• apt

• awry

• pertinent

• predominant

• penal

having a tendency to do something

• apt

• awry

• pertinent

• predominant

• penal

Students who earn good grades are ____________ to study before important examinations.

• apt

• awry

• pertinent

• predominant

• penal

away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss

• apt

• awry

• pertinent

• predominant

• penal

He knew things were about to go _________ when his bike got a flat tire.

• apt

• awry

• pertinent

• predominant

• penal

a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon

• bludgeon

• impunity

• mien

• prodigy

• recluse

One of the first weapons early men used were ___________s.

• bludgeon

• impunity

• mien

• prodigy

• recluse

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

• capitulate

• chafe

• defile

• encroach

• endow

After the opposing team reached a lead of ten goals, our team ___________ed the loss with our heads down.

• capitulate

• chafe

• defile

• encroach

• endow

of something restrictive or too tight) make (a part of the body) sore by rubbing against it

• capitulate

• chafe

• defile

• encroach

• endow