vocab 3 sentances

venerable

A ______ person deserves respect because they are old and wise

tenuous

The local theatre has had a ________ existence in recent years.

caustic

He appeared unperturbed by her _______ question.

veracity

We have total confidence in the _________ of our research

surreptitious

A _____________ action is done secretly.

superseded

Studies that are wrong will be _________ by better studies with different results.

predilection

Ever since she was a child, she has had a __________ for spicy food

ostentatious

All too often charity fundraisers descend into __________ displays of wealth

misogyny

Our professor allows his _____________ to give women lower grades than men despite the work quality.

mirth

Her clumsy attempt to cut the cake was the cause of much ___________.

hubris

It was an act of ________ that was to cost him.

fortuitous

The timing of the meeting is certainly __________.

foibles

He was amused by the ____________ of his eccentric neighbor.

discombobulated

Everything about my morning was ___________ and strange.

dichotomy

There is a ____________ between the academic world and the industrial world.

consternation

Much to her parents' ___________, she decided to not go to college

circuitous

The cab driver took them on a ________ route to the police station.

belligerent

My brother was always ________ and ready to fight

austere

The church was _______ and simple.

auspicious

That is a very _________ start to the race.

amorphous

A dark, strangely ___________ shadow filled the room.

adulation

The ____________ and applause from the crowd made the former president smile.

abate

Although the sun was sinking the heat seemed not to _______.