1. Degenerate

2. Implausible
3. incoherent
4. intercede
5. intricate
6. sanctuary
7. scrutiny
8. sinister
9. suffice
10. vulnerable
need help
1-2 Birds feel ___ to attack when they are out in the open where shrubbery is sparse. To attract them to your bird feeder, put it near a __ of thickly growing trees and large bushes.
3-4 To get into the party, Malcolm made up a flagrant lie a(n) ___ story about having lost our invitations in a fire. However, the unlikely tale did not __ a get us in.
5-6 When a complicated musical piece is played by a talented orchestra, audiences can appreciate the structure. But when poor musicians try the piece, it usually __s into the noise.
7-8 As he left the bank, the robber shot and wounded an elderly man on mere impulse. shocked by the ___ act, the bank clerk was at first ___, However, after calming down, she was able to clearly tell the police about the robbery and the totally arbitrary shooting.
9-10 the children's eager __ of the carefully arranged candies and cookies brought a curt warning from their mother. " Look, but don't touch!" However, their grandmother ___(e)d and convinced her that it would be an inequity to give all the goodies to company and none to the children.