TKAMB Practice vocab Part 1

The state gave the town a special ______, allowing it to ignore the law in this case. It was a privilege and only allowed in certain circumstances.

• aberration

• mortification

• vexation

• dispensation

She is normally calm and level headed, so this outburst is an _____. It is a deviation from her usual course.

• aberration

• accosted

• unsullied

• auspicious

The groups were founded to promote religious study and ____. This devotion to religion was important to the group.

• wallowing

• piety

• indigenous

• sojourn

Because the used Porche is ____, it will be sold at a high price. The outside is spotlessly clean and there are no scratches anywhere.

• ascertaining

• sojourn

• unsullied

• contentious

He kicked the broken machine in _____. He was clearly annoyed and irritated that it would not work at that moment.

• vexation

• feelbe

• cleaved

• ascertaining

His fiancée kept a bedside ___ during his weeks in intensive care. The hospital staff joined this time to show respect and pray for his recovery.

• cleaved

• indigenous

• vigil

• sojourn

Volunteering for a war would be almost ____ to this generation. It would be impossible for them to understand why someone would choose to be sent to battle.

• mortification

• piety

• unfathomable

• wallowing

City officials needed to _____ neighbors' concerns about the new factory. Therefore, they held meetings each week to give information so that the people would feel less burdened by the unknown.

• assuage

• amiable

• contentious

• cleave

After suffering from the Flu for two weeks, I felt _____ and unable to walk to the mailbox. My physical weakness was evident when I couldn't even bend down to tie my shoes.

• malevolent

• wallowing

• feeble

• auspicious

Our tour took a ____ after driving for six hours. This brief stay at the rest area was exactly what we all needed to revive our attitudes!

• vigil

• sojourn

• amiable

• cleaved