English 12 – Vocab Sentences 12-2 – Flashcards
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"Wollstonecraft was distressed, or _____, over injustices suffered by women she knew. Her pain was _____ with, or proportionate to, her awareness of inequalities."
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distraught...commensurate
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"Look around," Mrs. Epstein said. "There are miserable people living in _____ poverty, and there are women whose jobs are not _____ with, or equal to, their abilities."
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abject...commensurate
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One of our classmates, Ruben Pare, is idealistic and sensitive, which is really just a(n) _____ for "hopelessly romantic."
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euphemism
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Ruben was upset when Bruce, a true chauvinist, _____ Wollstonecraft for her feminist ideas. Ruben _____ Bruce for his narrow-minded views, politely censuring him.
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reviled...admonished
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Bruce does not like to be reproved, but he accepted Ruben's _____ without becoming angry. However, I could tell Ruben was _____ that such attitudes still exist.
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admonishment...distraught
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"Whether people lead ordinary, ____ lives or extraordinary ones, they should be treated with respect. We should all care about women's right," Ruben concluded.
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prosaic
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