Replace the CAPS letters using a word that means the same thing.
Word bank: apparel besiege compress denounce dispatch douse expressly famished forsake gainful immense inept ingenious instantaneous irk libel misgiving oaf recede repast
Enjoyed the MEAL served to them
repast?
Had to fire the BUNGLING carpenter
Inept?
Thought the article SMEARED her reputation
Libeled?
RESOURCEFUL use for lumber scraps
Ingenious?
All are correct.
I'm glad to see that you understand the word "libel" now. :-)
:D
Refused to invite the LOUT
Oaf?
Fashionable hand me down GARMENTS
apparel?
waiting until the crowds EBB
recede?
QUALMS about the leading candidate
Misgiving?
Is CLEARLY forbidden for use by minords
expressly?
sent them a top secret COMMUNICATION
dispatch?
compelled to DESERT the leaky boat
forsake?
were far too HUNGRY to wait politely
famished?
can provide SPEEDY results at home
instantaneous?
chose a PROFITABLE career in advertising
Gainful?
PRESSURE us with repeated phoen calls
Besiege?
Right!
Is this one right? The laws of this land do not shield public figures from just criticism but they do protect them against ___
libel?
Right! :-)
To replace the given capitalized words with words that mean the same thing, we can refer to the provided word bank and select the appropriate word. Here are the replacements:
Enjoyed the MEAL served to them
Replacing "meal" with a word that means the same, we can select "repast" from the word bank. Therefore, the sentence becomes: "Enjoyed the REPAST served to them."
Had to fire the BUNGLING carpenter
Replacing "bungling" with a word that means the same, we can select "inept" from the word bank. Therefore, the sentence becomes: "Had to fire the INEPT carpenter."
Thought the article SMEARED her reputation
Replacing "smeared" with a word that means the same, we can select "libeled" from the word bank. Therefore, the sentence becomes: "Thought the article LIBELED her reputation."
RESOURCEFUL use for lumber scraps
Replacing "resourceful" with a word that means the same, we can select "ingenious" from the word bank. Therefore, the sentence becomes: "INGENIOUS use for lumber scraps."