1. the wife of the victim _ the court for a harsher punishment against the alleged murderer. a. redressed b. impelled c. acquiesced  2. any officer appointed by law is required to conduct his duties with _ . a. rectitude  b. magnanimity c. perfidy3. in an _, the owner of a leading restaurant chain donated half of his annual earnings to a charity for cancer patients. a. arbitrary act b. act of magnanimity c. act of rectitude 4. some believers in big foot try to connect _ events to prove its existence. a. redressed b. magnanimous c. arbitrary  5. the student council _ when the school board decided to make uniforms compulsory. a. arbitrary b. redressed c. impelled 6. a government which fails to protect the basic rights of its citizens cannot blame them for _ when they revolt. a. rectitude b. perfidy c. magnanimity

1. B Impelled

2. A Rectitude

3. B Act of Magnanimity

4. C Arbitrary

5. A Acquiesced

6. B Perfidy

1b, 2a, 3b, 4c, 5a, 6b.

Explanation:

1. The wife of the victim impelled the court for a harsher punishment against the alleged murderer.

*Impelled: drive or force something to happen

2. Any officer appointed by law is required to conduct his duties with rectitude.

*Rectitude: moral quality of rigorousness

3. In an Act of Magnanimity, the owner of a leading restaurant chain donated half of his annual earnings to a charity for cancer patients.

*Act of Magnanimity: do something in a generous way without self-benefit

4. Some believers in Big Foot try to connect arbitrary events to prove its existence.

*Arbitrary: That doesn't have any order, reason or system.

5. The student council acquiesced when the school board decided to make uniforms compulsory.

*Acquiesced: Accept something even when you disagree

6. A government which fails to protect the basic rights of its citizens cannot blame them for perfidy when they revolt.

*Perfidy: disloyalty, something that is not trusty or worthy

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