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#1. My brother drives us crazy by (crooning) in the shower.
Crooning and bellowing both mean singing.
#2. The doctors were pleased that their theory had been (fortified) by the new research.
To be fortified is to be strengthened or reinforced.
#3. The emotional (fallout) from a natural disaster can adversely affect the residents in a community for years.
Fallout is a side effect that occurs as a result of some incident, action, or happening—that is, it’s a consequence of something.
It is the most logical word to describe something that affects a victim for years.
#4. The editor of the newspaper needed to be sure the article presented the right information, so his review was (meticulous).
To be meticulous is to be extremely careful or painstaking.
#5. The spokesperson must (articulate) the philosophy of an entire company so that outsiders can understand it completely.
To articulate something is to give words to it or express it.
#6. The balloon, loose from its string, rose up into the sky, a shiny purple (sphere).
A sphere is a globular (globe) object.
#7. He based his conclusion on what he (inferred) from the evidence, not on what he actually observed.
To infer something is to surmise it or deduce it from the evidence.
#8. The neighborhood-watch group presented its (ultimatum) at the town board meeting: Repave the streets or prepare for protests.
An ultimatum is a final statement of terms or non-negotiable demand.
#9. The attorneys were now certain they could not win the case, because the ruling had proved to be so (detrimental) to their argument.
If a thing is detrimental, it is injurious or harmful.
#10. The news about toxic waste dumping (aroused) the anger of the many listeners of a news broadcast.
To arouse someone is to stir up or provoke that person.
#11. The new shipping and receiving building is an (expansive) facility, large enough to meet our growing needs.
If something is expansive, it is broad, open, or spacious.
#12. The air in the rainforest was (humid), making the heat seem even more smothering than before.
Humid and damp both mean the same thing in this context.
#13. The general public didn’t care about the trial and was (apathetic) about the verdict.
To be apathetic is to show little or no interest or to be indifferent.
#14. After the storm caused raw sewage to seep into the ground water, the Water Department had to take measures to (decontaminate) the city’s water supply.
To decontaminate and to purify both mean to remove impurities.
#15. The captain often (delegated) responsibility to his subordinates, so as to have time to do the important tasks himself.
To delegate a task is to assign it or to appoint another to do it.
