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The mood of the camp was______________ when the warriors learned of the needless slaughter of the buffaloes.
a. bode
b. bellicose
c. broach
d. bauble
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B.) Bellicose because it talks about the mood being warlike.
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Cliches are expression that have become so__________ through repetition that no one listens to them.
a. Bravado
b. Benevolence
c. Banal
d. Aver
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C.) Banal because it discusses cliches as being tired and worn out. We've already herad it all before, therefore, it lacks originality.
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The rough seas ____________ ill fo ra pleasent day on our boat.
a. Bode
b. Bellicose
c. Biennial
d. Blazon
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A.) Bode; it is fortelling that something bad is about to happen. The sign is the rough seas.
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Our Family reunion in Fort Wayne is a __________ affair because traveling every yeaer is a hardship on us.
a. Bode
b. Blazon
c. Aver
d. Biennial
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D.) Biennial; the sentence is talking about an even that occurs every so often or normally every two years.
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Neither wanted to be the first to _____________ the subject of breaking up.
a. Aver
b. Broach
c. Biennial
d. Bravado
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B.) Broach; it is talking about bringing up something that has never been discussed, therefore, the situation is new.
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If Terri's Idol were to ______________ that night is day, she would agree without hestitation.
a. Bauble
b. Bellicose
c. Aver
d. Banal
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C.) To state or declare something is factual or truthful. Here the person is stating that night is day without another persona challenging their views.
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The __________________ of the Salvation Army is widely recognized and applauded.
a. Benevolence
b. Bellicose
c. Blazon
d. Broach
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A.) Benevolence because it deals wiht the Salvation Army who is widely recognized for their charitable donatiosn to those less fortunate.
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Billboards on the sides of barns, stores, and fences always _________________ the arrival of the circus.
a. Biennial
b. Banal
c. Bellicose
d. Blazon
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D. Blazon because it deals with decorating or adorn or proclaiming something. In this case it deals with circus displaying their arrival to town.
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I believe that White Bear's offer to fight the war party single-handedly was ___________ not to be taken seriously.
a. Blazon
b. Bode
c. Bravado
d. Aver
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C. Bravado because it talks about how the actions of one cannot be taken seriously and the fact that one person will fight by themselves shows bravery on the outside but nervousness on the inside.
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That brilliant red necklace is a gaudy________
a. Bellicose
b. Bauble
c. Blazon
d.Bode
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B.) Bauble becaue it is referrying to something that has a little value.
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