I was not (1)______ (e)d with athletic ability. In frequent nightmare, I'm still trying to pass my mandatory gym class so that I can graduate from high school.The situation always looks grim.For one thing, the teacher has threatened me with (2)____________ from school if I don't pass.Also appearing in my dream is the terrifying vault horse,the very sight of which (3)_______s from my mental health. I run toward the horse, leap, and nose-dive into the mat.Ignoring my despair, the rest of the gym class laughs. Once again, I'm (4)________ by my athletic performance. Next, a single (5)________ rope threatens overhead, where it hangs from the ceiling. I try to contrive some excuse to get out of climbing it.However, my excuses are so incoherent that my teacher says,"I don't understand anything you're saying. Get started." Wondering if anyone has ever died from rope burn, I struggle to climb it. Almost to the top, I sweat so much that I slide back to the floor, landing at the gym teacher's feet."What a loser," the teacher mutters with an expression of total(6)__________. Because I've always been (7)_________ to square dancing, that too appears in nightmare.Having forgotten my sneakers,I'm forced to dance in my socks. I slip,rather than dance, around the polished floor.During one high-speed turn, I go sliding-right into the men's locker room, where the smell causes me to pass out. The only pleasant part of the dream comes near the end.With amazement and (8)_________, I learne that I will graduate after all.I smile, thinking I'll never have to face the rigors of gym class again.But the, the principal (9)_________s the terrible truth.I haven't managed to pass gym.My graduation depends on my agreeing to take four more years of gym when I get to college. If I don't,my high school diploma will be(10)_________.

Choices: A.averse B. detract C.disdain D. divulge E. elation F. endow G. expulsion H. mortified I.nullified J.omnious

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Ms Sue! Please check.
1.endow
2.expulsion
3.ominous
4.detract
5.disdain
6.mortified
7.averse
8.elation
9.divulge
10. nullified
1.endow - yes
2.expulsion -yes
3.ominous - no
4.detract - no
5.disdain - no
6.mortified - no
7.averse - yes
8.elation - yes
9.divulge - yes
10. nullified - yes
Is this correct?Ms sue please check!
3.detract
4.mortified
5.ominous
6.disdain
Ms sue can u please check If I did right from 3-6 thanks!
Yes, your answers are correct now.
Oh! I'm so glad. Thank you Ms. Sue
Ms Sue coming in clutch
1.endow
2.expulsion
3.ominous
4.detract
5.disdain
6.mortified
7.averse
8.elation
9.divulge
10. nullified
All correct
1.endowed
2.expulsion
3.detracts
4.mortified
5.ominous
6.disdain
7.averse
8.elation
9.divulges
10.nullified