Vocabulary-Verbs

My mother does not ________ unacceptable behavior. There is never an excuse not to follow the rules.

• condone

• oblige

• jeopardize

• quote

I was much _______ to the man that stopped and helped me change my flat tire. I was indebted to him for the favor that he did for me.

• ostracized

• deterred

• obliged

• secluded

Cows ______ their teeth when they chew a cud. Some people also do it when they get really mad.

• maim

• jeopardize

• exasperate

• gnash

I can only imagine the joy and relief the Jewish people in concentration camps experienced when they were finally __________.

• liberated

• ostracized

• evicted

• dissipated

I tried to _______ sick this morning when I woke up, but my mother didn't buy it. She sent me to school anyway.

• maim

• feign

• evict

• oblige

Snape's leg was _______ after he was attacked by Fluffy, the three-headed dog.

• maimed

• feigned

• evicted

• obliged

After I was exposed to COVID, I had to ______ myself to my bedroom. I didn't want to risk getting anyone else in my family sick.

• exasperate

• condone

• deter

• seclude

Even though I didn't feel like studying for my test, I did it anyway. I didn't want to __________ losing the "A" I had worked so hard for all year long.

• ostracize

• jeopardize

• exasperate

• condone

He built a moat to ____ the castle.

• encompass

• condone

• liberate

• evict

The reporter____ the police chief in saying that an investigation would be launched soon.

• evicted

• quoted

• condone

• liberated