Dave's Choice Words: Exercise

Dave's Choice Words #19

Instructions:

  • Find the best fit for the five words below and enter their numbers in the boxes. When finished, click the "SUBMIT MY ANSWERS" button to see how well you did.
  • Need help with a word? Use the Merriam-Webster Dictionary at the bottom of the page. The definition should open in a new window. Close the window to return to Dave's Choice Words.
  • Send comments and corrections to Dave Fisco.

  1. apostasy
  2. flagging
  3. lycanthropy
  4. munificent
  5. rapacious

After pillaging the first village, the soldiers moved on to plunder the second.

Christopher could have been an accomplished playwright, but his sponsor was not . Instead of writing plays, Christopher spent his time worrying about obtaining the basic necessities of life.

"Grandmother, have you been dabbling in ?" asked Little Red Riding Hood.

The company went out of business due to sales.

Once an ardent supporter of liberal philosophies, the congresswoman left the Democratic Party to join the Republicans. Many Democrats were angered by her , but the Republicans believed she had finally come to her senses.

 

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