VOCABULARY FOR KING ESSAY acquiesce to agree or
VOCABULARY FOR KING ESSAY acquiesce - to agree or comply with something in a passive or reserved way engulf - to surround, cover, and swallow up somebody or something, as floodwaters do tacit - understood or implied without being stated openly succumb - to be unable to resist or oppose something anarchy - a situation in which there is a total lack of organization or control inhibited - unable to behave spontaneously or express feelings openly repudiate - to disapprove of something formally and strongly and renounce any connection with it perpetrator – a person who does something that is harmful, illegal, or dishonest malice - the intention or desire to cause harm or pain to somebody unrelenting - unyielding or unswerving in determination or resolve synthesis - the process of combining different ideas, influences, or objects into a new whole inferior - lower in quality or value passive - tending to submit or obey without arguing or resisting conscience - the sense of what is right and wrong that governs somebody's thoughts and actions
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE Why not, he thought. It’s not like he could do anything about it. The day had already been filled with so much bad news that he heard this latest unexpected reversal with _______ acceptance. Word Bank acquiesce; synthesis; engulfed; passive; perpetrator
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE Some would say that she had no opinions of her own, that she simply mimicked the view of her mother and her father. It would be fairer to say, however, that she had really combined these views, since her mother and father did not always agree, and formed a new _______ view that was her own expression of the truth. Word Bank acquiesce; synthesis; engulfed; passive; perpetrator
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE She didn’t want to say yes, but I nagged her with promises that I’d clean my room tomorrow if she’d let me go tonight until I finally got her to ______. I think she agreed just to stop all my annoying begging. Word Bank acquiesce; synthesis; engulfed; passive; perpetrator
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE I took all these AP courses my senior year because I thought it would look good on my college applications. Now my teachers are so obsessed with the coming AP tests that they’re assigning more work than ever; instead of an easy end to my senior year, all these extra reading and writing assignments are threatening to _______ me and drown my good GPA. Word Bank acquiesce; synthesis; engulf; passive; perpetrator
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE After several arrests of possible suspects, who then had to be released for lack of evidence, the police finally were convinced that this latest suspect was definitely the ________ of the crime. Word Bank acquiesce; synthesis; engulf; passive; perpetrator
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE She played an evil game of revenge. She pretended to be friendly while deep in her heart she felt nothing but ______ for those she thought had done her wrong. Someday soon, when the time was right, when they least expected it, she would pay them back for all they had done. Word Bank inhibited; anarchy; conscience; tacit; malice
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE He was worried about the test and actually thought about cheating to get the score he knew he needed to earn an ‘A’. But that was the problem: if he cheated, he wouldn’t have earned the ‘A’. He knew what his father would say, words about integrity and being true to yourself. His father wasn’t around to say those words anymore, but he couldn’t escape the memory. If he cheated he knew his _______ would trouble him with the guilt of letting his father down. Word Bank inhibited; anarchy; conscience; tacit; malice
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE The girls stepped to the dance floor and moved to the music without a care in the world, while their boyfriends, _______ by fear of what their friends would think of them, stood uncomfortably against the wall. Word Bank inhibited; anarchy; conscience; tacit; malice
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE They’d fallen into this routine through years of living together. They used to eat a meal and talk about the day, but no more. There was now a ________ understanding between them all that they would fill their plates from the counter and go back to their rooms with hardly a word. No one ever asked anymore if they might like to sit at the table as a family. Word Bank inhibited; anarchy; conscience; tacit; malice
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE Anger leads to irrational behavior, and random fighting, uncontrolled looting, and frenzied destruction of property reduce what was supposed to be a civil protest to nothing more than pointless _________. Word Bank inhibited; anarchy; conscience; tacit; malice
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE I should have known better than buy the bargain brand. It looked just as good as the more expensive one, but when I got it home and tried to start it up it was obvious that the quality was ______ to the original name brand model. Sometimes, I guess, you really do get what you pay for. Word Bank repudiate; unrelenting; inferior; succumb
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE Countless days of heavy rains swelled the river to overflowing, until the _______ floodwaters threatened to break through the levies and destroy the entire community. Word Bank repudiate; unrelenting; inferior; succumb
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE Yes, he was on a diet. Yes, dessert was not part of his diet. But the chocolate chip cupcake with whipped fudge frosting seemed to be calling to him … by name. He knew if he didn’t leave the room soon, he’d ______ to the temptation and devour the whole thing in one bite. Word Bank repudiate; unrelenting; inferior; succumb
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE The language of some of the candidates has seemed so hateful to particular sectors of the population that it has become necessary for other candidates to ________ the views of their own fellow party members. Word Bank repudiate; unrelenting; inferior; succumb
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