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Directions: Each of the following sentences has 2 blanks. Use what you have learned

about the Power Words to determine which Power Word best belongs in each of the
blanks. Then write the appropriate Power Word in each blank. Use each Power Word
only once.

1. Violation of the government ________ proclaiming a 6:00 curfew is a _____ offense.
2. Mr. Kane ______
to have a ____ dog, but I've never seen it obey any of his commands.
3. The freshman refused to
______ that he had lost the debate even
though, I believe, he himself knew his arguments were _______.
4. Through his special powers, the _________

elf was capable of putting even the most ______
creatures under his control.

Vocab word
Inane, intractable, penal, purports, edict, docile, concede, and diminutive

1 Answer

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Answer:

1. Violation of the goverment EDICT proclaiming a 6:00 curfew is a PENAL offense.

2. Mr. Kane PURPORTS to have a DOCILE dog, but i've never seen it obey any of his commands.

3. The freshman refused to CONCEDE that he lost the debate even though, I believe, he himself knew that his agurements were INANE.

4.Through his special powers, the DIMINUTIVE elf was capable of putting even the most INTRACTABLE creatures under his control.

Step-by-step explanation:

DEFINITIONS:

Edict: an order issued by someone in authority

Penal: Punishment

Purports: appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess.

Docile: easy to teach or manage

Concede: admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

Inane: without sense or meaning; silly

Diminutive: small, smaller than most others of the same type

Intractable: stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward

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