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| alacrity | Jason's ____ in attending the club meetings was one reason he was elected president. |
| alleviate | The teacher tried to ____ the new student's uneasiness by introducing him to several students in the class who would become his good friends. |
| authoritarian | Some students prefer an _____ teacher because then they don't have to make any decisions themselves or have to live with the decisions of other students. |
| automaton | Mrs. James was so tired that she conducted the class like an ______ instead of a real human being. |
| cognizant | Since I was not ___ of the fact that she had already seen the movie, I started telling her all about it. |
| daunt | Our rivals tried to _____ us with jeers, but we had confidence that we would win the game. |
| disseminate | The governor asked his assistants to ____ the information as fast as possible. |
| enhances | That color of blue _______ your looks, as opposed to orange, which detracts from your beauty. |
| fiasco | That project ended in a _____; we had to start all over again from scratch. |
| histrionic | Mary was very upset about having a test today, but her ____ behavior did not change the teacher's mind. |
| indoctrinate | The religious sect tried to _____ new members by requiting them to attend meetings every week for a year. |
| irascible | The child's ____ behavior made his diblings mad and caused his parents to send him to bed early. |
| manifest | The teacher made her assignments _____ by posting them on the board each day. |
| ominous | The dictator gave an _____ warning to the citizens that if they didn't follow his laws, they would be killed. |
| pallid | Having thought he saw a ghost, the old man lost all color in his face and turned _____. |
| palpitate | Every time my boyfriend comes near, my heart starts to _____ and I get weak. |
| paltry | I can't make enough babysitting for Mrs. Smith; she only pays a _____ amount |
| quail | After September 11, the country heard many stories of brave policemen and firefighters who did not ___ in a time of extreme emergency. |
| raconteur | Shakespeare was certainly a famous ____, putting his stories in the form of plays. |
| rampant | The malicious gossip about Jane ran ___ throughout the class; everyone knew about it by the end of the day. |
