Vocabulary 2 Sadlier E

After shouting at each other rather angrily, the participants in the roundtable discussion calmed down and parted ___.

• feasibly

• amicably

The lawyer's ___ questioning slowly but surely revaled the weaknesses in his opponent's case.

• adroit

• belligerent

Many people become ___ when they watch black and white movies and old reruns on television.

• nostalgic

• meticulous

Those who are ___ to seafood may enjoy many other menu options.

• adroit

• averse

After the dictator walked out of the peace talks, the visiting diplomat tried to carry on ___ negotiations between the two nations.

• amicable

• belligerent

The nightmare that continues to haunt all thoughtful people is a nuclear ___ in which our civilization might be destroyed.

• holocaust

• grimace

It was rude of you to ___ so obviously when the speaker mispronounced words and made grammatical errors.

• retrogress

• grimace

Carelessness in even minor details may ___ the success of a major theatrical production.

• extol

• jeopardize

A/n ___ examination of my luggage was enough to show me that someone had been tampering with it.

• grimace

• cursory

An expert from the museum ___ the painting, looking for telltale signs that would prove it to be genuine or expose it as a forgery.

• extolled

• scrutinized