CB Unit 13

The young woman had been raised by a loving mother who kept an ___________ house.

• homilies

• holocaust

• imbibe

• immaculate

Now, however, she was forced to live in a __________.

• homily

• holocaust

• hovel

• humane

After losing his job, her husband began to _________, and things became worse between them as he drank more and more.

• imbibe

• immaculate

• humane

• holocaust

After the _________ destroyed an entire city block, over a hundred families were homeless.

• homilies

• holocaust

• hovel

• humane

After the tragedy, politicians made speeches and mouthed __________ about charity.

• homilies

• imbibe

• immaculate

• humane

Only a few _________ people helped the homeless people.

• homilies

• hovel

• imbibe

• humane

Although the woman fell to her knees and begged the judge for leniency, he was __________ to her pleas.

• impertinent

• impetuous

• impervious

• impelled

He said that her actions were____________, and she was bound to hurt someone if she did not stop and think.

• impertinent

• impetuous

• impervious

• impede

Further, he thought her comments in the trial were __________, and he would not put up with that kind of rudeness.

• impertinent

• impervious

• impelled

• impeded

"I don't know why I did it! Perhaps I was _________ by desire for revenge," the suspect stated.

• impetuous

• impervious

• impelled

• impeded