Worldly Wise 8 Unit 10

The homeless man lived in ______ poverty, struggling to find food and shelter.

• abject

• dire

• flagrant

• mute

He became a(n) __________ for animal rights after volunteering at an animal shelter.

• dialect

• elite

• advocate

• reprisal

The news reported the __________ that occurred during the war, shocking the entire nation.

• advocate

• enhance

• atrocity

• languish

Every year, the town throws a parade to _________ its independence day.

• raze

• enhance

• advocate

• commemorate

In the story, the _______ of the main character gave us a sense of where he grew up.

• dialect

• reprisal

• wreck

• flagrant

The weather forecast predicted _______ conditions with heavy rain and strong winds.

• dire

• flagrant

• raze

• turmoil

Only the ________ players made it to the final round of the chess tournament.

• enhance

• elite

• advocate

• reprisal

The app helps to ________ photos by making the colors brighter.

• enhance

• elite

• languish

• raze

The referee gave a penalty to the player for a _________ foul that injured his opponent.

• raze

• dialect

• atrocity

• flagrant

Without proper attention, the town’s library began to _________ and fall into disrepair.

• abject

• commemorate

• languish

• dire