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Relinquish She decided to relinquish control of the project to her assistant.

Ambiguous The professor’s instructions were ambiguous, leaving students unsure about the assignment requirements.

Zenith The athlete reached the zenith of her career after winning the Olympic gold medal.

Impetuous His impetuous decision to quit his job surprised everyone.

9. Cora’s failure to send Rachel a wedding invitation was entirely______________________. As soon as Cora realized her mistake, she telephoned Rachel to invite her.

18. Last Friday night, my sister and I popped popcorn, put on our pajamas, and cried together over a silly, sentimental movie. Then we laughed at ourselves for being so _______________________.

Juxtapose The artist chose to juxtapose light and dark colors to emphasize contrast.

13. My older brother seems to believe he’s really ________________________. Whenever someone disagrees with him, he won’t even consider the possibility that he’s mistaken. 

10. One famous psychological test involves showing people inkblots in shapes purposely made ________________________ enough so that a variety of different things can be “seen” in eachdesign.

19. Harry’s relationship with his two sisters had always been poor, but he completely __________________________(e)d them when, without their knowledge, he took several of theirmother’s belongings from her home on the day their mother died.