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British poets who were somewhat cynical liked to __________ the institutions of their day. They had to be careful, though: Satirists could be punished severely for making fun of those in power.
a) abject
b) bellicose
c) lampoon
d) propriety

A variety of colorful individuals have contributed to Britain’s poetic heritage. One was Alexander Pope (1688-1744) who, although small and physically weak, was often aggressive and __________ in his writing, using words almost as weapons.
a) bellicose
b) abject
c) cognizant
d) fortuitous

Wollstonecraft observed that many women lived __________ lives; they were made miserable by men who treated them as members of an inferior class.
a) prosaic
b) abject
c) omniscient
d) discursive

Wollstonecraft said that society and men’s attitudes toward women often kept women in __________ or ordinary situations, when, in fact, they were capable of exceptional achievements.
a) fortuitous
b) discursive
c) prosaic
d) bellicose

Conventional standards made women “weak and wretched,” Wollstonecraft wrote. She criticized such forms of __________ and urged women to “acquire strength, both of mind and body.”
a) euphemism
b) cognizant
c) lampoon
d) propriety

In the introduction to A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Wollstonecraft states that she wants to avoid “flowery diction.” One would not expect her writing to include _______ , but for her to call things what they are with honesty and directness.
a) euphemism
b) prosaic
c) omniscient
d) bellicose

Suddenly, I was keenly aware of someone or something watching us. I do not know what made me __________ of this; perhaps it was merely instinct. All I could see were huge trees, their branches swaying in the fierce wind.
a) omniscient
b) cognizant
c) fortuitous
d) discursive

Eric, my brother, started talking excitedly, rambling on about various subjects that nobody else cared about. I think he was trying to hide his fear with his __________ speech.
a) prosaic
b) abject
c) discursive
d) lampoon

“Well,” my father said, “you have to admit it’s __________ that we’ve found this house…or castle, or whatever it is. And it’s also fortunate that someone inside appears to be awake. Look---there’s a light on upstairs.”
a) discursive
b) propriety
c) fortuitous
d) bellicose

The knowledge also suddenly came to me that the strange person—if the figure was indeed a person—was __________ and knew everything about me and my family.
a) prosaic
b) discursive
c) omniscient
d) cognizant

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