Exam 19: Getting Mad and Making up

The personal____________ between Lyndon B.Johnson and Robert F.Kennedy, the president's brother, began when Johnson was vice president and Robert Kennedy generally treated Johnson like a country fool.

Concede means

In an attempt to____________ critics of his brutal policies in the Congo, King Leopold of Belgium poured huge sums of money into parks and monuments, but critics called his offerings "blood money," earned through the pain misery and death of those he ruled.

Bicker means

Given what each candidate had said about the other, their face-to-face meetings were far from____________ .

Rapport means

Pacify means

The United States used the atomic bomb to ____________completely Japan.

Both sides emerged from the physical ____________bruised and bloody.

When he saw the data that disproved his theory, he was forced to____________ that he had been wrong all along.

Affront means

In style and appearance, Serena and Venus Williams couldn't be more different, but they still share an obvious____________ .

Animosity means

Altercation means

The painter considered the review of her work such a ____________personal that when she met the critic who wrote it, she refused to speak to him.

Amicable means

Vanquish means

The boxing champion and his____________ challenger almost came to blows during the press conference before the actual fight.

Belligerent means

Inclined to____________ with one another over petty problems, the partners were generally in agreement on larger personal and professional issues.