Question

1. the courts of many renaissance princes were jammed with (parasites, lairs), toadies, and other idle hangers - on.
2. the sudden thunderstorm made a (morbid, botch) of the picnic, forcing us to flee for cover and soaking most of our food.
3. after buying all the supplies for the club party, we were delighted to find that we had a grand (surplus, veto) of 65 cents.
4. the best way to avoid those (grueling, bellowing) cram sessions just before the exams is to do your work steadily all term long.
5. their record is 100% consistent—they have managed to (botch, clutter) every job they have undertaken.
6. my experience has been that people who cut corners on small matters will also (shirk, botch) their obligations.
7. we who live in the united states today are the chief (beneficiaries, parasites) of the rich heritage of freedom left to us by the framers of the constitution.
8. ever since i was bitten by a stray mutt years ago, i have had a (morbid, lavish) fear of all dogs.
9. she was indeed fortunate to find herself working under a person who was (notorious, hospitable) to her novel ideas.
10. most presidents dont like to exercise their (veto, beneficiary) power often.

synonyms
choose the word from this unit that is the same or most nearly the same in meaning as the boldface word or expression in the phrase. write that word on the line. use a dictionary if necessary.

1. cautiously inspected the decayed old building
2. took up acting to overcome their fearfulness
3. may fumble the assignment if not careful
4. was reluctant to coddle the spoiled child any further
5. cleaned up the tangle of tools in dads workroom
6. a meeting that turned into a mockery
7. saw that the wolf had returned to its hiding place
8. will attempt to halt the passing of the law
9. trying to sidestep her responsibilities
10. would hang on like a leech

Explanation:

These are vocabulary - related questions, likely from a language - learning context. For each question, we need to find a synonym from the relevant unit's vocabulary. Let's take question 1 as an example: "decayed" means something that has rotted or deteriorated. A possible synonym (depending on the unit's vocabulary) could be "rotten" or another relevant word from the unit. But since we don't have the unit's vocabulary list, we can assume that with a dictionary or knowledge of the unit's words, we can find the correct synonym. For question 2, "fearfulness" is about being afraid, so a synonym like "timidity" or a word from the unit that means the same. And so on for the other questions.

Answer:

1. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) rotten (or other correct unit - specific synonym)
2. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) timidity (or other correct unit - specific synonym)
3. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) botch (or other correct unit - specific synonym)
4. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) pamper (or other correct unit - specific synonym, as "coddle" means to pamper)
5. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) clutter (or other correct unit - specific synonym, as "tangle" can be related to clutter)
6. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) travesty (or other correct unit - specific synonym, as "mockery" can be a travesty)
7. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) lair (or other correct unit - specific synonym, as "hiding place" can be a lair)
8. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) veto (or other correct unit - specific synonym, as "halt" can be related to vetoing)
9. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) shirk (or other correct unit - specific synonym, as "sidestep" responsibilities is to shirk)
10. (Assuming a relevant unit word like) parasite (or other correct unit - specific synonym, as "leech" is a type of parasite)