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KEY: 1–oscillate, 2–ambivalent, 3–dissimulate or dissemble, 4–simulation, 5–dissemble, 6–
levity, 7–vacillatory or vacillating, 8–levitate, 9–alleviative or alleviating, 10–
commiseration

CHAPTER REVIEW

A. Do you recognize the words?

1. Complete exhaustion:
(a) synergism, (b) enervation, (c) negation
2. Co-operation in producing effects:

(a) synergy, (b) castigation, (c) capitulation
3. Lop off the head of:
(a) castigate, (b) capitulate, (c) decapitate

4. deny; render ineffective:
(a) castigate, (b) negate, (c) recapitulate
5. stagnate:

(a) intimate, (b) simulate, (c) vegetate
6. concealment of true feelings:
(a) simulation, (b) dissimulation, (c) dissemblance

7. sympathy:
(a) levity, (b) ambivalence, (c) commiseration
8. indecisiveness:

(a) vacillation, (b) oscillation, (c) dissimulation
9. aware of contrary feelings:
(a) alleviative, (b) dissimulating, (c) ambivalent