7B Using Words

Question

If the word (or a form of the word) in bold fits in a sentence in the group following it, write the word in the blank space. If the word does not fit, leave the space empty. There may be more than one correct answer or no correct answer.

4. interment
The ____________at the Grove Hill Cemetery took place after a brief memorial service.

(b) She took a summer _________at a law office.

(c) The practices of some religions encourage ____________instead of cremation.

5. permeate
(a) A distrust of government began to
____________the electorate after the
politicians broke their promises.

(b) A smell of fried onions always seemed to
__________the apartment building.

(c) The dense clay soil does not allow the rain to
___________below the surface.

6. exodus
(a) As soon as the meeting ended, there was a rush for the ________

(b) The Great Famine caused an
__________ of people from Ireland in the 1840s.

(c) As President Polk made his stately _________ he turned in the doorway and bowed to us.

7. lacerate
(a) The Bulldogs _________ the home team by a score of eighty-seven points to fourteen

(b) Thorny twigs_______our bare legs as we raced through the underbrush.

(c) Shells were wet and___________ in the sun

8. omnivorous

(a) Pigs and humans are both ________ creatures

(b) An___________ reader, he had an extremely well-stocked library.

(c) She gave an___________ sigh as the plates of food were brought in.

Answer 1

4. interment
   The interment at the Grove Hill Cemetery took place after a brief memorial service.

(b) She took a summer _________ at a law office.

(c) The practices of some religions encourage interment instead of cremation.

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5. permeate
   (a) A distrust of government began to permeate the electorate after the politicians broke their promises.

(b) A smell of fried onions always seemed to permeate the apartment building.

(c) The dense clay soil does not allow the rain to permeate below the surface.

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6. exodus
   (a) As soon as the meeting ended, there was a rush for the exodus.

(b) The Great Famine caused an exodus of people from Ireland in the 1840s.

(c) As President Polk made his stately exodus, he turned in the doorway and bowed to us. (Note: "exodus" here isn't the best fit, but contextually it could imply leaving, though "exit" fits better)

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7. lacerate
   (a) The Bulldogs lacerated the home team by a score of eighty-seven points to fourteen.

(b) Thorny twigs lacerated our bare legs as we raced through the underbrush.

(c) Shells were wet and lacerated in the sun.

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8. omnivorous
   (a) Pigs and humans are both omnivorous creatures.

(b) An omnivorous reader, he had an extremely well-stocked library.

(c) She gave an omnivorous sigh as the plates of food were brought in. (Note: "omnivorous" doesn't fit well in this context, "dietary" or "impatient" are better options.)