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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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