Word Wednesday 9 and 10

Choose the correct word for each sentence from the word bank. 1. Hoping to engenderconfidence in the economy, the Senate approved the tax cut.2. The F.B.I. agent was sent on a covertoperation.3. Experts on lying can read subtle nuances of facial expressions to determine a suspect's truthfulness.4. Many writers of great renown fill the shelves of the school's library.5. My French teacher is well-known for going off on tangentsduring her lectures. Choose the correct word for each sentence from the word bank. 1. Bed bugs are insidiouslittle creatures; you don't know they're there until it's too late.2. My gregariousneighbors are the most popular couple on the block.3. The professor augmentshis salary by moonlighting as a book editor.4. A visit to Shakespeare's Globe Theater made my sojournto England complete.5. The complaining man who works in the next cubicle is nothing but a tired, old curmudgeon. Match each vocabulary word with its correct definition. curmudgeon bad-tempered person sojourn a temporary stay gregarious fond of company augment to increase insidious advancing in a gradual way to cause harm Match each vocabulary word with its correct definition. engender to cause or give rise to nuance a subtle difference covert not openly displayed renown the state of being known and celebrated by many tangent a completely different line of thought