Quiz Voc in Context: China Article WSJ

In the tweet, his reputation was ________________-ed when someone hinted that he hadn’t been completely honest about his past dealings with the company’s finances.

• unfetter

• atone

• obscure

• defame

After a full month in the Bahamas swimming everyday, walking on the beach, and taking long naps in the hammock outside his bungalow, he felt completely _____________________-ed.

• rejuvenate

• pervasive

• intolerance

• Nationalism

Driving toward San Antonio, she smiled and felt the tension melt away as, for the first time in months, she was _______________-ed from her computer.

• unfetter

• rejuvenate

• stature

• vitriol

A recent rise in feelings of _____________ has led to anti-America rallies and an intense pro-China propaganda war.

• incite

• propaganda

• autocratic

• Nationalism

The climate in America just before the presidential election has been one of intense _________ over how to address everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to increased racial tension.

• futile

• dissent

• defames

• stature

It has been surprising how much ________ some Americans have shown toward those who choose to socially distance and wear masks to keep the COVID infection rate down.

• unfettered

• pervasive

• intolerance

• rejuvenation

The first presidential campaign was criticized for the bitter ______ with which the candidates attacked each other.

• vitriol

• pervasive

• stature

• defames

While some American protesters have peacefully gathered to speak out against police brutality, others have ______-ed rioting and looting which has caused millions of dollars in damage to businesses.

• defame

• incite

• obscure

• rejuvenate

After he lost his girlfriend’s trust because he had been flirting with her best friend, he tried to _________ for his misdeed by giving his girlfriend a gold bracelet engraved with their initials inside a heart.

• defame

• futile

• dissent

• atone

Government officials had deliberately tried to ___________ the facts in the case in order to protect themselves from criticism.

• rejuvenate

• atone

• dissent

• obscure