Vocab

travesty

a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something

stringent

(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

suppress

prevent the development, action, or expression of (a feeling, impulse, idea, etc.); restrain.

pertinent

(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point

punitive

inflicting or aiming at punishment

hew

to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

prattle

babble

latent

hidden, present but not realized

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

incinerate

to burn to ashes

travesty

The trial was a ________ of justice.

stringent

The most ______ laws in the world are useless unless there is the will to enforce them

suppress

He struggled to ______ his feelings of jealousy

pertinent

She had asked some _______ questions

punitive

The federal government will take ______ action against the company that polluted the river.

hew

They ______ logs to build a cabin.

prattle

She'd have _______ on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I'd let her.

incinerate

The waste is __________ in a large furnace.

latent

Recent developments in the area have brought _____ ethnic tension out into the open.

arbitrary

An ________ number has been assigned to each district.