English, 13.01.2021 20:00 joeblaszak4776
9th-Vocab #10 Words in Context
The author claimed that her article was fiction, but it was actually a[n) _(1) that satirized
the life of a famous Hollywood figure. It portrayed the famous director as being so _(2)
that he had mirrors in every room of his mansion so that he could observe his own
"perfection at any given moment. It also portrayed the movie mogul as someone who
_(3) investors out of their money by knowingly creating box-office failures while pocketing
millions. The director was_(4) when he read the derisive-but-truthful satire of himself.
Within minutes, he was on the phone with his lawyers trying to stop the magazine before the
article_(5) whatever remained of his credibility.
To avoid prosecution, the crime boss relied on his _(6) to do his dirty work for him. The
_(7) of the organization knew that if they were arrested, they took the fall along; however,
the boss's overconfidence in his associates caused his imprisonment when Knox, a killer,
testified against him in court. The boss claimed, of course, that the testimony was merely a
spiteful_(8) designed to embarrass him; however, he could not _(9) cleverly enough to
convince the jury that he was innocent. Knox, now more a hero than_(10) on society, went
free.
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