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Oedipus at Colonus & Antigone Vocabulary Review Fill-in-Blank

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Purdue Pharmaceutical will __________ any claims of negligence in the case involving Oxycontin's risk of addiction.

a)

foment

b)

allude

c)

repudiate

d)

obdurate

2.

The newspaper editor was accused of __________ when he encouraged his fans to rise up against police officers.

a)

reticence

b)

sedition

c)

foment

d)

reprobate

3.

Firefighters deserve to be granted with the utmost __________ for their loyal and at time, risky service.

a)

unremitting

b)

bane

c)

brevity

d)

deference

4.

If the criminal wants to get his sentence reduced, he must __________ his accomplice’s whereabouts.

a)

recompense

b)

flout

c)

divulge

d)

foment

5.

Relish the moment because fate is __________ and you never know what turn your life may take.

a)

obdurate

b)

intemperate

c)

bereft

d)

capricious

6.

After being beaten quite badly in the match, the boxer felt a/an __________ sense of humiliation.

a)

bereft

b)

ineffable

c)

capricious

d)

intemperate

7.

Since loneliness can be the __________ of old age, it’s important to maintain friendships and family connections as we grow older.

a)

sedition

b)

reprobate

c)

brevity

d)

bane

8.

Once you __________ the regulations of the IRS, you will likely spend a long time trying to get out of the hole you dug for yourself.

a)

flout

b)

divulge

c)

sedition

d)

reprobate

9.

For the dedicated searchers, there are clues hidden in the forest which __________ to the treasure’s location.

a)

allude

b)

foment

c)

repudiate

d)

flout

10.

The detective tried to push the suspect past his __________ and get him to break his silence in the interrogation room

a)

sedition

b)

bane

c)

reticence

d)

unremitting

11.

Although the old man pretended to be a __________ in public, in private he did a lot of good deeds for the homeless.

a)

intemperate

b)

sedition

c)

reprobate

d)

deference

12.

The car accident left Jeremiah __________ of the ability to move because of a spinal cord injury

a)

bereft

b)

capricious

c)

ineffable

d)

foment

13.

As the couple married after knowing each other only four days, the __________ of their marriage did not surprise anyone.

a)

reprobate

b)

sedition

c)

brevity

d)

unremitting

14.

The celebrity __________ rumors by posting cryptic statements about her private relationships online.

a)

foment

b)

repudiate

c)

intemperate

d)

capricious

15.

Although the hurricane was rapidly coming their way, the townspeople were __________ and did not leave their homes

a)

brevity

b)

obdurate

c)

deference

d)

recompense

16.

During the summer months, the __________ heat always causes a massive increase in power bills.

a)

unremitting

b)

reprobate

c)

intemperate

d)

bane

17.

Although I am in favor of being __________ by the young man for my slashed tire, I do not want him to go to jail for the crime.

a)

foment

b)

allude

c)

repudiate

d)

recompense

18.

Her __________ behavior is closely related to her incurable habit of shoplifting.

a)

intemperate

b)

recompense

c)

reticence

d)

sedition