Vocabulary • Ch 4.18 - Unbroken • Fill in the blanks

The diagrams will help _________ the concept more clearly.

• vertigo

• sustain

• illustrate

• debase

It is important to _________ a healthy lifestyle through proper diet and exercise.

• sustain

• cleave

• debase

• allude

The continuous exposure to harmful chemicals can _________ the quality of the water.

• degrade

• zeal

• pretext

• humane

The jury's verdict was to _________ the defendant to life in prison.

• allude

• condemn

• vertigo

• cleave

She began to _________ in the stagnant job, longing for new opportunities.

• degrade

• debase

• condemn

• languish

Her _________ was unleashed upon those who had wronged her.

• cleave

• wrath

• torrent

• humane

She refused to _________ the secret to anyone.

• fanatic

• divulge

• vertigo

• cleave

The organization's mission is to protect and care for animals in a _________ way.

• cleave

• fanatic

• degrade

• humane

He used a sharp knife to _________ the wood in two.

• zeal

• divulge

• cleave

• fanatic

The politician's scandalous behavior did nothing but further _________ his reputation.

• debase

• degrade

• zeal

• avert