1. Monday Week 9

2. go without, withdraw, desist Blighted damaged, destroyed, ruined
Abstain
go without, withdraw, desist
Blighted
damaged, destroyed, ruined
Credulous
gullible, ready to believe anything
Enshroud
to cover
Haughtiness
Arrogance(display of superiority or self-importance) snobbish
Lachrymose
tearful, sad
Obfuscate
to deliberately make something difficult to understand
Plethora
an excess, a lot, many
Repudiate
to shun/cast off, to reject with disapproval
Tedium
boredom

3. Wesley’s teasing embarrassed Mrs
Wesley’s teasing embarrassed Mrs. Jones, so she answered him with ________to put him in his place.

4. Fluffy, white clouds served to _________the summit of the mountain, which obscured the view.

5. It is important to ________from things that are bad for you, like walking in traffic or chewing gum in class.

6. The giant ink blot from Jeff’s leaking pen ________his beautiful essay.

7. One of the best things about _______toddlers is that they will believe almost anything that you tell them.

8. The politician made a great effort to ________ the truth, but he got caught anyway.

9. When their son stole their retirement money, the elderly couple had no choice but to _________ such a pathetic criminal.

10. When Mrs. Parham told the class they all had to give an impromptu speech in front of the whole school, they looked at her in ________silence.

11. Sometimes I think that I can not survive the endless_______of long meetings.

12. There is truly a _______ of excellent students in the 8th grade at FMS