_______________ means to come as a natural increase or advantage.

_______________ means a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music

_______________ means an abnormal growth or outgrowth.

crescendo : decrease :: accrue

_______________ means doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action.

_______________ means effective as a means or remedy.

_______________ means acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent.

_______________ means an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc.

_______________ means a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government; conflict within an organization or nation.

_______________ means to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling.

_______________ means the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning; the circumstances surrounding an event or situation.

facsimile : copy :: beneficence

_______________ means a false reason put forward to conceal the true one.

This is NOT an open book quiz. Please indicate below if you did not or did use your book, or another study aid, on the quiz.