Question

synonyms
from the word bank below, choose the word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the boldface word in each sentence and write it on the line. you will not use all of the words.

avowed incapacitate laggard skittish
detriment incognito oblique unison
grope instigate perturb veer
hover invalidate revert venerate

1. having natural talent can be more of a hindrance than an advantage, because people sometimes expect more from you.
2. many younger brothers tend to worship their older brothers throughout their childhoods.
3. it is hard to understand why a sworn sports fanatic would rather watch games on television than attend them live.
4. some parents say that the teacher is sluggish in responding to their emails, but she is just ensuring her replies are accurate.
5. the scenes in the film we so gory as to upset some of the moviegoers enough that a few of them left before the end.
6. i was grateful that the credit card company was able to cancel the purchases that were made with my account after someone stole my wallet.
7. my younger brother tends to regress to childlike behavior when he wants something from our parents.
8. the residents of the seaside town feared that the news of polluted water in their bay would cripple their tourism industry.
9. the girl is a little jumpy around dogs because of an upsetting experience when she was a child.
10. as i watched my friend linger by the doorway, i knew he was mustering the courage to ask our teacher about his poor grade.
11. i dont know how well ever get a group of such different people to actually work in harmony.
12. the indirect route to the airport was inconvenient, but we were able to avoid the heavy traffic on the highway.

Explanation:

Each answer is a synonym from the provided word bank that matches the boldface word's meaning in the sentence:

1. "Hindrance" means something that causes difficulty, matching "detriment".
2. "Worship" means to deeply respect/adore, matching "venerate".
3. "Sworn" means openly declared, matching "avowed".
4. "Sluggish" means slow to act, matching "laggard".
5. "Upset" means to disturb, matching "perturb".
6. "Cancel" (in this context, to make void) matches "invalidate".
7. "Regress" means to return to an earlier state, matching "revert".
8. "Cripple" means to disable or impair, matching "incapacitate".
9. "Jumpy" means nervous or easily startled, matching "skittish".
10. "Linger" means to stay in one place, matching "hover".
11. "Harmony" means acting in agreement, matching "unison".
12. "Indirect" means not straight or direct, matching "oblique".

Answer:

1. detriment
2. venerate
3. avowed
4. laggard
5. perturb
6. invalidate
7. revert
8. incapacitate
9. skittish
10. hover
11. unison
12. oblique