E3 Voc1 Quiz

To lessen; diminish

• acquiesce

• indigent

• abate

• ostentation

Showing off; boastful

• acquiesce

• indigent

• abate

• ostentation

needy; poor

• acquiesce

• indigent

• abate

• ostentation

generous; noble

• abate

• ostentation

• magnanimous

• acquiesce

accept passively; submit or comply silently or without protest

• acquiesce

• indigent

• abate

• magnanimous

The sailor hoped that the winds would not __________so they could sail home.

• abate

• ostentation

• magnanimous

• indigent

The president said that we will never ______ to the demands of terrorists.

• acquiesce

• indigent

• abate

• ostentation

When my uncle, who never married, donated much of his estate to a fund for children orphaned by Hurricane Katrina, everyone was proud of his _________ gesture.

• acquiesce

• abate

• magnanimous

• ostentation

The clinic provides free care to _________ patients.

• abate

• indigent

• magnanimous

• acquiesce

The lavish wedding reception did not lack for _______________.

• abate

• magnanimous

• ostentation

• indigent