Completing Statements
- Juan’s friends found him in a ______ mood after he learned he would be homecoming king.
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means showing hearty good cheer; marked with the spirit of jolly merriment.
Correct Option: A
means showing hearty good cheer; marked with the spirit of jolly merriment.
- The governor-elect was hounded by a group of _______________ lobbyists and others hoping to gain favor with her administration.
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means attempting to win favor or attention by excessive flattery, ingratiating displays of affection, or servile compliance; obsequious.
Correct Option: D
means attempting to win favor or attention by excessive flattery, ingratiating displays of affection, or servile compliance; obsequious.
- A fan of historical fiction, Joline is now reading a novel about slavery in the ______ South.
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means belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
Correct Option: D
means belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
- She reached the _____________ of her career with her fourth novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize.
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means the highest or farthest point, culmination; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the body it is orbiting.
Correct Option: B
means the highest or farthest point, culmination; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the body it is orbiting.
- The children were ________________ by the seemingly nonsensical clues until Kinan pointed out that the messages were in code.
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is to confuse, perplex, bewilder.
Correct Option: E
is to confuse, perplex, bewilder.
