Advanced Cartoon Vocab #3

Choose the answer that best fits in the sentence.

Ruth started to _____ from her main topic during the speech.

• daunt

• debunk

• deviate

• digress

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The President ______ that the election was tainted by corruption.

• cajoled

• debunked

• avowed

• digressed

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to declare openly, bluntly, and without shame

• deviate

• daunt

• ameliorate

• avow

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to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic

• destitute

• cajole

• deviate

• censor

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to lessen the courage of; dishearten

• daunt

• digress

• censor

• assuage

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Tammy was giving a speech on the value of a good diet, but she _____ when she was asked a question about her favorite food.

• deviated

• daunted

• digressed

• cajoled

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Jack wanted to go to the water park but Kathy wanted to go to the zoo. Jack devised a plan to _____ Kathy into agreeing with him by calmly explaining the benefits of the cool water in the park verses the hot pavement of the zoo.

• cajole

• deviate

• ameliorate

• digress

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After twisting her ankle in the basketball game, Jamie soaked her foot in hot water, then in freezing water to __________ her pain.

• cajole

• ameliorate

• avow

• debunk

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When David read the class syllabus, he was _______ by the amount of work required.

• debunked

• avowed

• censored

• daunted

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Joe tried to _______ the guilt of breaking his exercise routine by going out for pizza with his friends.

• destitute

• assuage

• debunk

• deviate