Pride and Prejudice #7

It is singular that such closely allied species as the ______ dog and the Arctic fox are among the favorite prey of wolves, and, as is well known, children and even full-grown people are not infrequently the objects of their attack when pressed by hunger.

• domestic

• sedate

• shrewish

• A la carte

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They are everywhere, above us, on our left, on our right; they ______ us on all sides.

• environ

• reproof

• reprehensible

• repugnant

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Mrs. Bennet had a great deal of ______ when she discovered that Mr. Bennet would not take her to Brighton.

• perturbation

• reprehensible

• domestic

• whimsical

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From 1880 until his death he was editor and part ______ of the Philadelphia Press.

• proprietor

• environ

• ad nauseam

• reproof

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A number of TV critics deemed the show "morally ______," and the ratings were no picnic either.

• reprehensible

• environ

• sedate

• whimsical

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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One bad habit he contracted, that of using profane language; but he tells us that a single ______ cured him so effectually that he never offended again.

• reproof

• proprietor

• shrewish

• A la mode

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You see, Aunt, Mamma has long wanted me to marry an heiress, but the very idea of marrying for money is _______ to me.

• repugnant

• sedate

• whimsical

• domestic

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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Compared to the car fires on Saturday night, the rest of the weekend was fairly ______.

• whimsical

• sedate

• shrewish

• ad nauseam

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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He plays a loving father who finds himself gradually alienated from his ______ wife.

• shrewish

• repugnant

• sedate

• domestic

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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The restaurant has an extensive barbeque menu which includes ______ twists such as their bar-b-que spaghetti dinner.

• whimsical

• repugnant

• perturbed

• kaput

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