Here are the correct words to fill in the blanks, based on their meanings and how they fit into each sentence.
Step-by-step Solution:
1.
Sentence: "Her bad mood today was an \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_; she was usually in a good mood."
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Reasoning: The sentence contrasts her current bad mood with her usual good mood. This means the bad mood is something unusual or strange for her. The word
aberration means a departure from what is normal or expected.
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Word: aberration
2.
Sentence: "They stayed up all night to have a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in memory of their father."
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Reasoning: Staying awake all night to honor someone who has passed away is called keeping a
vigil.
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Word: vigil
3.
Sentence: "He drew a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of his friend that looked like a silly cartoon."
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Reasoning: A drawing that exaggerates features to look funny or silly is called a
caricature.
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Word: caricature
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Sentence: "Ms. Fisher believed anything her students told her because she is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_."
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Reasoning: If someone believes everything they are told easily, they are trusting or naive. The word
ingenuous means innocent and unsuspecting.
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Word: ingenuous
5.
Sentence: "The police wanted to find out who \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the crime so they could arrest him/her."
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Reasoning: The police are looking for the person who committed the crime. The formal word for carrying out or committing a harmful act (like a crime) is
perpetrated.
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Word: perpetrated
6.
Sentence: "We are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ meeting for lunch on Saturday; we haven't decided for sure."
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Reasoning: Since they haven't decided for sure, the plan is not final. The word
tentatively means subject to change or not certain.
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Word: tentatively
7.
Sentence: "Her musical talent was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_; she didn't even have to practice."
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Reasoning: If she has talent without practicing, it means she was born with it. The word
innate means inborn or natural.
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Word: innate
8.
Sentence: "They were \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the truth of his story by checking the facts."
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Reasoning: Checking facts to find out the truth is the definition of
ascertaining.
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Word: ascertaining
9.
Sentence: "Winning the school drawing for an iPod was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to winning the lottery."
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Reasoning: The sentence is comparing two similar things (winning small vs. winning big). The word
analogous means comparable or similar in certain respects.
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Word: analogous
10.
Sentence: "They were neighbors, and their houses were \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to one another."
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Reasoning: Neighbors live next to each other. The word
adjacent means next to or adjoining something else.
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Word: adjacent
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Final Answer:
1. aberration
2. vigil
3. caricature
4. ingenuous
5. perpetrated
6. tentatively
7. innate
8. ascertaining
9. analogous
10. adjacent
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