Latin Roots #2

Choose the word that best completes the meaning of the sentence.

Because Stan had been preoccupied during his dynamite juggling demonstration, the jury felt that he was not_________ for the destruction of the property.

• amorphous

• nondescript

• indiscreet

• culpable

Sally was full of ________ because Mr. Reeves, our English teacher, filled the margins of her terms paper with harsh remarks about her spelling, grammar, and writing style.

• omnipotence

• volition

• beneficence

• malaise

Chandler and Harvey were fired from the stage crew because their constant_________ during the play drowned out the actors and ruined the performance.

• vociferations

• analogies

• neologisms

• synchronizations

The baby kittens were so _____ that the nursery school children were able to pick them up, carry them around by the scruffs of their necks, and dress them up in doll clothes.

• antipathetic

• chronic

• placid

• misanthropic

The applicant's credentials were ______, but I didn't like the color of his necktie so I didn't hire him.

• credible

• anachronistic

• analogous

• anthropomorphic

Walter's skin took on a ______ cast after his exposure to the pool of radioactive wastes.

• sophomoric

• pathological

• luminous

• philanthropic

The police spent seven months working on the crime case but were never able to determine the identity of the ______.

• nominee

• pseudonym

• eponym

• malefactor

The portions at the restaurant were so _______ that immediately after dessert we drove to another restaurant and ordered a second full meal.

• novel

• nominal

• dignified

• verisimilar