Vocab 9

In their wills many people _____ a portion of their wealth to favorite charities or educational institutions

• Allocate

• chastise

• Brash

• Gnarled

The members of the winning team acknowledged the cheers of their _________ fans.

• allocated

• copious

• Ardent

• Brash

Workers who are conscientious in the performance of their duties are, by definition, _________

• Brash

• Assiduous

• Gnarled

• copious

Successful political candidates soon learn how to handle tough questions fired at them by _____ reporters.

• emaciated

• limpid

• Brash

• Gnarled

Our constitutional system of checks and balances is designed to prevent the _____ use of power by any branch of the federal government.

• Emaciated

• Capricious

• Chastise

• Exult

State and federal laws now forbid the use of corporal punishment to ____ prisoners.

• poignant

• copious

• Chastise

• allocate

The _______ and detailed footnotes found in most scholarly books are designed to document the authors' sources.

• Allocate

• Ardent

• Gnarled

• Copious

Try not to _____ from the directions given in the owner's manual.

• Allocate

• Brash

• Deviate

• Ardent

Actors try to make their performances seem as ____ as possible.

• Allocate

• Brash

• Spontaneous

• Ardent

After a week of drinking milk and eating fish, the cat was no longer _________.

• Assiduous

• Emaciated

• Deviate

• Brash