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| apropos (adj) | fitting the occasion; suitable or apt |
| vociferous | The community's __________ opposition to a stadium in their neighborhood led the governor to abandon the plan. |
| ascendancy (n) | controlling influence; domination |
| ascendancy | The __________ of the United states as a world power coincided with the decline of the British Empire. |
| assess (v) | to analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of |
| assessed | After I ________ the difficulties we faced in repairing the storm damage, I proposed a three-part plan. |
| assessment (n) | a determination of the nature, value, or importance of |
| assessment | Our __________ of the water quality of the bay shows that there has been a significant improvement over the last five years. |
| aver (v) | to declare positively; to state as the truth |
| averred | Bishop Cardozo _______ that the church has a duty to become involved in secular as well as spiritual matters. |
| concede (v) | to admit to be true, often reluctantly |
| concede | Bungee jumpers _______ that the sport can be dangerous. |
| conceded | When her queen was placed in an indefensible position, Marla _________ the chess game to her opponent. |
| deficient (adj) | lacking in something essential; incomplete |
| deficient | a diet _________ in fruits and vegetables won't provide enough vitamins for good nutrition. |
| deficiency (n) | the state of being deficient; lack, insufficiency |
| deficiency | Teachers argued that students experienced a serious __________ when schools could not provide music and art education. |
| dogma (n) | an unproven principle or belief held to be true |
| dogma | The economic theory that the wealth of large companies will trickle down to others in society was a _____ to many in the 1980s. |
| dogmatic (adj) | overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proved |
| dogmatic | While we are enthusiastic about our method of teaching dance, we try not to be ________ in our approach. |
| embody (v) | to make part of a system; incorporate |
| embodies | Picasso's great painting Guernica ________ his ideas about the barbarity of war. |
| impart (v) | to make known; disclose |
| imparted | He ________ his views in such a humorous way that we were unsure whether to take him seriously. |
| oratory (n) | the art of public speaking |
| oratory | Ms. Wade's inspired _______ made her address the high point of the convention. |
| orator (n) | a public speaker |
| orator | Patrick Henry, a comtemporary of George Washington, was a brilliant ______. |
| oratorical | While a flamboyant __________ style may grab an audience's attention, it may not always please them. |
| propagate (v) | to reproduce |
| propagated | The scientists were puzzled when the frogs that had __________ in the fall had unusually few offspring. |
| propagate | Begonias are easy plants to _________ by cuttings. |
| apropos | The governor's red, white, and blue blouse seemed quite _______ for her post-election celebration. |
| propagation (n) | the spread of ideas, customs, etc. |
| propagation | The ___________ of information has been facilitated by the use of computers. |
| proponent (n) | someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate |
| proponents | The bill passed easily since its __________ were in the majority. |
| rudimentary (adj) | not yet fully developed |
| rudimentary | The ___________ train system of the United States developed rapidly during the second half of the nineteenth century. |
| sojourn (n) | a visit or temporary stay |
| sojourn | Our summer _______ with our cousins ended after six wonderful weeks in Puerto Rico. |
| vociferous (adj) | making one's feelings known in a loud way |
