Duplicate of Word meanings using context clues

Officer Mike was skeptical of pursuing the suspect without backup. Pursue means

The normal old man decorated his house and it still was rudimentary and rather empty.

Vinny rubbed the gnarly trees and discovered many deep crevasses and bumps . Gnarly means

It was the culmination of the tests and Joe was finally relieved. Culmination means

I learned not to indulge in bullying because it can hurt other people. Indulge means

The employees wrote grievance letters to the boss expressing concerns. Grievance means

His participation in makeup was compulsory because he missed class. Compulsory means

Dr. Mitchell prescribed me some medication to repress my symptoms. Repress means

The magnanimous judge released the boy who was accused of stealing. Magnanimous means

The Dept. of Education believes no one can be deprived of an education. Deprived means

He disagreed with his boss but he decided not to express his candid opinion. Candid means

John's malice towards his brother caused him to hit him. Malice means

I sat and reminisced with my sister about the days when we lived with father. Reminisce means

U.S soldiers decided to venture into the territory of the Japanese. Venture means

Lore was passed around the campfire in the form of old folktales. Lore means

Sarah has a habit of emulating her older sister. Emulate means

We had such a surfeit of food for the holidays that we gave to the homeless. Surfeit means

My mom said "I failed to understand that the principle is to show respect. Principle means

My teacher rewards us for being conscientious and fixing errors. Conscientious means

Many of the Islands in the Pacific were sparsely populated with few residents. Sparsely means