using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box.use each word once.
commemorate consensus diligent empathy transcend
complacent deplete menial niche waive
1. the old man decided to _________ any claim he had to the family fortune, preferring to see the money go to the younger generation.
2. The American Inventors’ Association gathered at a banquet to ________ Thomas Edison.
3. My grandfather, who’s recovering from heart surgery, is weak, so it doesn’t take much effort for him to ________ the little energy he has.
4. Many believe that Shakespeare’s works __________ those of all other authors.
5. The restaurant got off to a good start, but then the owners became ______ about their success and stopped trying to attract new customers.
6. Several sessions with a career counselor helped Suzanne consider what her __________ in the working world might be.
7. The children help out at the family restaurant, but they are able to perform only __________ tasks such as mopping floors and cleaning tables.
8. Arnie has been ______ in his study of German because he hopes to speak the language with his relatives from Germany when they visit next summer.
9. I had hoped the restaurant would be good, but our group’s _________ was that the food was only so-so and the service was even worse.
10. Dr. Grange is a brilliant mathematician, but she lacks ________for her students. She doesn’t understand how they can find some problems so difficult.
I'll be glad to check your answers.
1. Waive
2. Commemorate
3.Menial
4.Consensus
5. Complacent
6. Niche
7. Transcend
8. Diligent
9. Empathy
10. Deplete
1) empathy
2) commemorate
3) transcend
4)consensus
5) complacent
6) waive
7) niche
8) diligent
9) deplete
10)menial
1) empathy - no
2) commemorate - yes
3) transcend - no
4)consensus - no
5) complacent - yes
6) waive - no
7) niche - no
8) diligent - yes
9) deplete - no
10)menial - no
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1. the old man decided to waive any claim he had to the family fortune, preferring to see the money go to the younger generation.
2. The American Inventors’ Association gathered at a banquet to commemorate Thomas Edison.
3. My grandfather, who’s recovering from heart surgery, is weak, so it doesn’t take much effort for him to deplete the little energy he has.
4. Many believe that Shakespeare’s works transcend those of all other authors.
5. The restaurant got off to a good start, but then the owners became complacent about their success and stopped trying to attract new customers.
6. Several sessions with a career counselor helped Suzanne consider what her niche in the working world might be.
7. The children help out at the family restaurant, but they are able to perform only menial tasks such as mopping floors and cleaning tables.
8. Arnie has been diligent in his study of German because he hopes to speak the language with his relatives from Germany when they visit next summer.
9. I had hoped the restaurant would be good, but our group’s consensus was that the food was only so-so and the service was even worse.
10. Dr. Grange is a brilliant mathematician, but she lacks empathy for her students. She doesn’t understand how they can find some problems so difficult.