Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each
word once.
a. analogy
f. placebo
b. annihilate
c. criterion
d. emanate
e. holistic
g. proficient
h. staunch
subversive
j. vindicate
1. During the Vietnam War, some protesters poured blood over draft records.
Supporters of the war considered this a act.
2. Passenger pigeons no longer exist. They were
3. I'm a
4. One
(e)d by hunters.
fan of Whitney Houston. I have all her recordings.
used to judge the children's artwork was their use of vivid colors.
5. Although I'm quite a good cook, I'm not very. at baking. My pies tend
to be runny, and my bread won't rise.
6. A view of business would take into account not just profits but also
such things as the work environment and employees' job satisfaction.
7. The fortuneteller claims that a halo of colored lights from each client
and that its color reveals the person's character and future.
8. To stress the importance of a rich vocabulary, the instructor used a(n) _
"Writing with a poor vocabulary," she said, "is like trying to paint a circus
scene using only two colors."
9. Accused of shoplifting, the customer insisted that she had already paid for
the items. She was (e)d when she pulled the receipt out of her purse.
10. To test a new painkiller, researchers gave it to one group of volunteers,
while a second group got a(n) _, identical in appearance to the new
medicine but with no built-in power to relieve pain.