words of the week 14

It was hard to imagine something that fed off ______ wanted peace.

• mitigate

• anodyne

• vacillate

• incendiary

• depravity

All weapons are strictly prohibited from the stadium, from small knives to ______ devices.

• mitigate

• anodyne

• vacillate

• incendiary

• depravity

You can watch them ________ all day long trying to decide whether to wear a red shirt or a blue one.

• mitigate

• anodyne

• vacillate

• incendiary

• depravity

The therapeutic applications of the drug are based entirely upon its anaesthetic or _______ power.

• mitigate

• anodyne

• vacillate

• incendiary

• depravity

They protect the valleys from destructive avalanches, and, retaining the superficial soil by their roots, they ______ the destructive effects of heavy rains.

• mitigate

• anodyne

• vacillate

• incendiary

• depravity