SAT Prep: Word List 1_group 6

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The _?_ of the countess towards her maid was reprehensible.

If you want to lose weight, you should _?_ from large amounts of junk food.

Mary became _?_ as she watched her only son drive away to college.

I don't see why my aunt wants more shoes when she already has a _?_ of them.

gullible; ready to believe anything

The candidate was told by his advisers to _?_ a previously made erroneous statement.

deliberately make something difficult to understand

When she was younger, my baby sister was incredibly _?_ and fell for all my tricks.

I really hope the fog does not _?_ my view of the beautiful coastline.

tearful; sad

arrogance; pride

Because the old downtown area appears _?_ , many stores have relocated to suburban malls.

an excess

damaged; destroyed; ruined

boredom

desist; go without; withdraw

shun; eschew

To ease the _?_ of looking at accounting forms all day, I listen to upbeat music while I work.

Because I am a sympathetic teacher, I avoid using language which will _?_ my students.