Unit 3 Level F Vocab Practice

He _______________ the crime committed in his youth by a lifetime of service to humanity.

• fermented

• proclivity

• expiated

• enjoined

Since she seems to have a strong _________________ for both science and service to others, I think she will do well in a medical field.

• ascribe

• vitriolic

• abominate

• proclivity

We do not believe that honest criticism of our public officials, no matter how severe, should be regarded as ___________________.

• seditious

• expedite

• circuitous

• inadvertent

Declaring the boycott to be illegal, the judge _____________ the labor union from applying it against the employing firm.

• expiated

• nominal

• commiserate

• enjoined

Wines from that part of France are produced by ________________ the juice of the luscious grapes that grow on the hillsides.

• nominal

• ascribing

• fermenting

• tenuous

No matter what their other likes or dislikes are, all Americans thoroughly ________ slavery in all forms.

• peculated

• wheedle

• noncommittal

• abominate

Certain languages, such as Afrikaans are the product of _________________ and were created when two societies merged.

• nominal

• acculturation

• sangfroid

• adventitious

Some people say that they cannot understand her defeat in the election, but I _______________ it to her failure to discuss the issues in simple, down-to-earth terms.

• nominal

• peculated

• wheedle

• ascribe

While he remained the ______________ leader of the group, the real power passed into the hands of wily aide.

• circuitous

• commiserate

• peculated

• nominal

His line of questioning was so _______________ that I began to suspect that he was not sure of what he trying to prove.

• proclivity

• circuitous

• expedite

• inadvertent