Sadlier F 3

Some historians have _____ a sense of humor to Queen Victoria, but one of the most famous sayings attributed to her is, “We are not amused.”

• commiserated

• fermented

• ascribed

• expedited

Editorials in all the newspapers _____ citizens to get out and vote on Election Day, but the voter turnout was still barely 50%.

• fermented

• peculated

• enjoined

• ascribed

Because the main highway was closed, we had to reach the town by a(n) _____ route, detouring out of our way for 25 miles.

• inadvertent

• noncommittal

• vitriolic

• circuitous

If it hadn’t been for that _____ encounter with my old piano teacher at the library, I’d never have known about his television debut this weekend.

• vitriolic

• nominal

• adventitious

• seditious

The normal process of _____ into American society is especially difficult for new arrivals who have left behind lives of tyranny and deprivation.

• sangfroid

• acculturation

• ferment

• proclivity

Although my parents _____ most of the music I enjoy, they have grown quite fond of the Moroccan singing group I admire.

• expiate

• ferment

• abominate

• peculate

We tried to _____ with Maria, but she was inconsolable for weeks after the death of her beloved cocker spaniel.

• commiserate

• enjoin

• expedite

• peculate

Apple juice that may not be sweet enough to drink can be held in vats to allow it to _____ into vinegar.

• wheedle

• ferment

• peculate

• ascribe

For an extra charge, you can _____ delivery of that package, insuring that it will reach its destination within 24 hours.

• ascribe

• peculate

• commiserate

• expedite

In medieval times, some Europeans went on pilgrimages to see the world, while others undertook such journeys to _____ the guilt they felt for their sins.

• wheedle

• peculate

• expiate

• expedite