Vocab Quarter 1 Review

Front

They assumed their alibi would ______________ them of any suspicion.

Back

absolve

Front

She whirled to face me when I spoke, and her answer startled me with its bluntness.

Back

acrimonious

Front

Approval from a few who appreciate his work means more than the __________ of the crowd.

Back

adulation

Front

We stood on the dock that moonless night waiting for the storm to ______________.

Back

abate

Front

Interest allowed to _____________ on the account turned into a fortune.

Back

accrue

Front

The politician was ________________ that he was not influenced by political concerns, but by his own convictions.

Back

adamant

Front

If you have an ________________ seatmate on a long flight, you may talk more freely about personal matters.

Back

affable

Front

He used his remarkable talents only to ________________himself, not to benefit society.

Back

aggrandize

Front

When my stubborn younger brother proved so __________________ to my request, I began to suspect he had a special reason for wanting to please me.

Back

amenable

Front

The new government declared a(n) ______________ for all political prisoners.

Back

amnesty