Vocab 12B practice

My _________ cottage has a vegetable garden in the backyard.

• bonafide

• sordid

• rustic

• lofty

The man studied the old book and declared it to be a _______ first edition of Pride and Prejudice.

• rustic

• bonafide

• sordid

• lofty

The book's ________ seemed more interesting to me than the actual story.

• prelude

• rustic

• vindicate

• wane

My boss maintains _______ standards and works hard to adhere to them.

• rustic

• prelude

• lofty

• vindicate

We watched the moon ________ every night this week.

• vindicate

• ad infinitum

• concede

• wane

Upon entering the class, she was unable to ______ any sign of life.

• wane

• bona fide

• lofty

• perceive

My children watch the same episode of Curious George ___________.

• ad infinitum

• bona fide

• sordid

• wane

The politician was unable to ________ himself from the criminal charges.

• wane

• vindicate

• lofty

• concede

The _______ conditions of the old hotel were enough to make me want to go home.

• lofty

• rustic

• sordid

• bona fide

Even after the votes were counted a second time, the politician refused to ________ the election.

• vindicate

• prelude

• perceive

• concede