Chapter 9 Vocabulary

If the mayor refuses, he will be open to public ______ and criticism from his superiors.

a building, especially of large imposing size

The House bill makes it a misdemeanor rather than an ______to violate immigration laws.

The framed certificate will be placed on the wall next to another golfing ________.

A _________of sirens, bagpipes, and drums filled the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday.

solemn; sad and depressing; melancholy

They may have over-eaten, in their desperation to _________their hunger.

City officials work to _______ water problems after the social media backlash.

a breaking of a law or rule

to relieve; lessen

Students at the high school have been racking up ________ (s) for their technology projects.

a bitter, abusively critical piece of writing

His words were _______ as any gangsta rapper's, but he preferred to only use them when angry.

A __________ silence fell in the room when cancer patients were discussing their struggles.

The __________ of the illness required that the patient have 24 hour care.

It is an imposing __________, a temple based on the Greek model, with six columns.

The __________ of the case made all available police officers search for the missing girl.

harsh, discordant sounds

praise

weighty importance; severity

The administrator let the minor __________slide with only a disapproving look.

showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things

The day ended with a ________ being brought against the manager for abuse of power.

Klein has now unleashed a very public Facebook _________against the board.

blame; rebuke

The Penguins' locker room was _____ after its loss to the Tigers.

The Fort High School building, an iconic ________ is undergoing restoration.

Jarrell Miller issued a_________ against Anthony Joshua accusing him of taking steroids.

He had the habit of making obscene, vulgar, or ________ comments to anyone he met.

A __________ of rhythms and sounds stream through the studio walls and flood the air.