Freshman Vocabulary Lesson 13

to speak or write in favor of; support

• advocate

• antipathy

• emancipate

• idiosyncrasy

Malik's parents didn't understand why he hated school until they found that the reason for his ___ was poor eyesight: he couldn't see the chalkboard.

• imminent

• antipathy

• idiosyncrasy

• advocate

to set free from slavery, captivity, or oppression

• advocate

• antipathy

• emancipate

• imminent

My uncle asks very personal questions, but please don't be offended--it's just an ___ of his. He doesn't realize how odd it seems to others.

• emancipate

• idiosyncrasy

• imminent

• impede

about to happen

• idiosyncrasy

• imminent

• impede

• inclusive

Muddy roads ___ the progress of the trucks bringing food to the refugees.

• advocated

• emancipated

• impeded

• jurisdiction

including much or everything; broad or complete in coverage

• inclusive

• jurisdiction

• precarious

• preposterous

Shakespeare's theater, the Globe, was built across the river from London. Officials had forbidden theaters in London, but the other side of the river was beyond their ___.

• inclusive

• jurisdiction

• precarious

• preposterous

dangerous; risky; dangerously uncertain

• inclusive

• jurisdiction

• precarious

• preposterous

Louis always comes up with ___ get-rich-quick schemes. Now he wants to open a donut shop in Antarctica.

• inclusive

• jurisdiction

• precarious

• preposterous