11) Match the word that best completes each sentence. You may need to change the tense of a verb.
(please fill in the numbers with one of the letters)

a) docile
b) dogmatic
c) efficacious
d) flaunted
e) gibed
f) duplicity
g) flaccid

1) The principal was very_____about the closed lunch policy and would not change his mind.

2) Many people resented Trina for receiving the award because she_____it exuberantly.

3) After we returned from our week-long vacation, we found that our plants had become_____and droopy.

4) The medicine the doctor gave me was not_____; in fact, it made me feel worse.

5) The employer's_____prompted many workers to quit their jobs because they felt they could not trust him.

6) The bully unceasingly_____the newcomer until he fled the playground in tears.

7) The new employee proved_____as she eagerly learned new skills and adapted to the environment of the office without any problems.