Choose the right word for each one The evidence intended to show that some races or nationalities are superior to others proved to be completely (spurious, cumbersome).

The dean (effaced, admonished) the members of the team for neglecting their homework assignments.

In general, she is a confident person, so I’m sure she will be able to (commandeer, salvage) a few shreds of self-respect from her humiliating failure.

His attempts to rid his administration of inefficiency were so (unbridled, spasmodic) that he came to be called the “reformer by fits and starts.”

After the fire, investigators searched through the (debris, dilemma) for clues that might reveal the cause.

Since she is so convinced that there is only one right way--her way--I find her too (circumspect, opinionated) for my liking.

My mother broke the (debris, deadlock) in the quarrel between my brother and me by saying that neither of us could use the car.

Developing nations in all parts of the world face the (perennial, spurious) problem of gaining a higher level of economic growth.

The senator refused to (efface, relinquish) the floor to any other speaker before he had finished his statement.

If only I could (predispose, efface) the memory of the look of shock and disappointment on my mother’s face.

Even her refusal to dance with him did not seem to make a (deadlock, breach) in his gigantic conceit.

The nation was faced with a (dilemma, brigand) in which either to advance or to retreat might endanger its vital interests.

The organization of some governmental agencies is so (cumbersome, perennial) that it is all but impossible to know who is responsible for various activities.

How can you expect to succeed at your new job when you are (diffused, predisposed) to believe that it is “not right” for you?