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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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Chapter 16 sentence practice
Play this game to get ready for your vocabulary test on Friday.
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| When our dog was sprayed by a skunk, the smell soon__(e)d the house. | permeate |
| To__complaints about unrepaired potholes, the township set up a "pothole hotline" and promised to fill in any reported hole within two days. | forestall |
| Because no one else's hand was raised, I considered it a (n)__ moment to ask a question. | opportune |
| In many countries, political prisoners who are being__(e)d by the secret police are likely to be tortured in an attempt to force answeres from them. | interrogate |
| When the Earl of Essex plotted against his queen, Elizabeth I of England,__ was swift an harsh: she had him beheaded for treason. | retribution |
| "There seems to be quite a __," Shannon objected to the car dealer, "between your cost and the sticker price." | disparity |
| The effects of certain prescription drugs, such as Valium, can be__. People who take them may slip into addiction without being aware of it. | insidious |
| According to legend, King Canute-an ancient ruler of England, Denmark, and Norway-thought he was__. He actually ordered the tide to stop rising. | omnipotent |
| Instead of directly saying "Buy our product," many ads use slick images to __that the product will give the buyer sex appeal, power, or prestige. | insinuate |
| The headwriter's manner toward customers who looked rich was __. Ignoring the rest of us, he gave them the restaurant's best tables and hovered over them, all smiles. | obsequious |
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