Choose the Right Word

1. In ancient Egypt, (talismans, sacrileges) with the image of a scarab beetle were considered sacred and believed to have healing and protective powers.

• talismans

• offerings

• amulets

• curses

2. The infatuated schoolboy, in one of his more restrained expressions, described himself as "a (sacrilege, suppliant) at the altar of love."

• suppliant

• worshipper

• devotee

• sacrificial

3. "I realize that this kind of financial (gambit, sacrilege) has its risks," she said, "but I expect it to pay off handsomely in the end."

• gambit

• investment

• bet

• sacrifice

4. "His acts of defiance have been so (myopic, overt) and premeditated that I have no choice but to fire him," she said sadly.

• overt

• spontaneous

• indifferent

• covert

5. John Masefield's poem "Sea Fever" has an (avid, undulating) rhythm that actually gives one the feeling of being on a rolling ship.

• chaotic

• undulating

• steady

• monotonous