Vocabulary
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Choose the word which best fits each sentence.
A.
The pirate was hanged for his deeds.
- jingoistic
- slipshod
- nefarious
- ubiquitous
B.
Rabies is a disease caused by a virus.
- precursor
- pernicious
- slipshod
- demure
C.
The first frost is a of winter.
- nefarious
- precursor
- impregnable
- non-sequitur
D.
The politician's excuse for his lies was a that had nothing to do with the facts.
- sycophant
- precursor
- non-sequitur
- demure
E.
The will of the ruling party gradually discouraged the opposition.
- implacable
- sycophantic
- non-sequitur
- diatribe
F.
The shaky chair was a piece of work, which was unusual for such a careful carpenter.
- pernicious
- nefarious
- precursor
- slipshod
G.
His future bride was not the woman that he'd been expecting; instead she was forthright and strongly assertive.
- demure
- erudite
- implacable
- nefarious
H.
on the part of many in the population was one of the factors that led to the rise of this dictator and warmonger.
- affinity
- coquette
- anomaly
- jingoism
I.
The highly fortified castle was thought to be .
- bovine
- impregnable
- facetious
- erudite
J.
The war was a time of fear; even those living in the countryside did not feel safe.
- nefarious
- ubiquitous
- impregnable
- slipshod