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Vocabulary Review: These words will be encountered in an upcoming exam.

Part I: Use a word from the table below to complete the sentences below the table.

charade legitimate complexion
rekindle succession stumble
speculate corroborate prompt

1. To is to guess the causes or effects of  something.

2. The rightful successor to a royal throne is the heir.

3. Your is the natural color or appearance of the skin on your face.

4. A is a situation in which people pretend something is true when everyone knows it isn't.

5. To a theory is to lend support to it by providing some evidence to help prove it.

6. To a belief or a theory is to cause people to think about it again.

7. The latest allegations of  auto fraud will a criminal investigation

8. Among royalty, to the throne is determined by birth.

9. To is to walk with an unsteady, clumsy gait and almost fall.

Part II: Match each words with its definition in the table below. Write the number of the definition in the blank after each word.

commonplace 1. howl
seemingly 2. natural ability
yelp 3. ordinary
purportedly 4. expert on solving crimes
scrawl 5. apparently
aptitude 6. highest social class; aristocracy
swollen 7. shocking and immoral
nobility 8. write illegibly
scandalous 9. enlarged due to injury or illness
criminologist 10. supposedly

Part III: Which word does not belong? The correct answer will show as green.

bizarre steady strange erratic
perplexed confused puzzled known
comportment aptitude demeanor behavior
common paranormal mysterious inexplicable
fake phony real forged
quell incite stop halt


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