Match the following

• first

• proto

• strength/farewell

• mal

• out

• vale

• great

• ex/exo

• bad

• magn

Match the following

• word/say

• super

• over

• -ism

• name

• nom

• death

• dict

• belief/system

• mort

As Chris Pratt bid farewell to the cast and crew, his _____ expressed gratitude for being able to work with such fine actors as Rocket the Racoon.

Answer explanation

valediction: A farewell speech

The nervous teenager was _____ as he danced with his crush at the prom.

Answer explanation

maladroit: clumsy

DNA evidence eventually emerged to _____ the Central Park Five, finally proving that they were wrongly convicted. 

Answer explanation

Exonerate: To excuse someone from blame

Starlord is the charismatic _____ at the center of The Guardians of the Galaxy.

Answer explanation

protagonist: The leading person/main character. The "good guy."

After a series of controversial statements and actions, Andrew Tate, the former kickboxing champion, experienced an _____ fall from grace as public opinion turned sharply against him.

Answer explanation

Ignominious: Embarrassing or disgraceful

The students diligently prepared for the state test by engaging in _____ writing exercises.

Answer explanation

expository: explanatory

Maya Angelou's powerful and eloquent _____ in her poetry captures the essence of human experience.

Answer explanation

diction: word choice

The once-thriving neighborhood, now characterized by boarded-up shops and abandoned buildings, paints a _____ picture of economic decline.

Answer explanation

moribund: in a state of decay