6 . Everything about Clyde Frazier both on and off the basketball court was ______: a flashy dresser , he always stood out wherever he went .
A . egregious B . conspicuous C . covert D . embryonic E . clandestine
7 . One of the goals of the Spanish conquistadores was to ______ the Native Americans to the Catholic faith , because the Spanish believed that natives who converted would have their souls saved from eternal punishment .
A . proselytize B . hinder C . suppress D . prostrate E . coerce
8 . The criminal , having been found guilty , expected to be punished for her crimes , but she did not expect to be ______ and was shocked by how severe her sentence actually was .
A . scourged B . exonerated C . reproved D . disciplined E . lauded
9 . Abraham Lincoln was famously known for his ______, which explains why he is often referred to as “ Honest Abe .”
A . mendacity B . humility C . veracity D . prevarications E . piety
10 . In making the decision on whether to drop the atomic bomb , President Truman attempted to ______ the weapon ’ s ______ effects , ultimately deciding that ending World War II outweighed the harmful consequences he imagined .
A . foresee ... benevolent B . presage ... deleterious