She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to ______ their critics. A: appease B: quash C: swelter D: maltreat

Vocabulary ExerciseFill in the blank in each of the following sentences with the proper form of the wordgiven. (用括号里的单词正确形式填空） 1.Leo could sense his daughter’s __________ (frustrate) at not being able to help with thecost of buying a house. 2. How do you manage to work in this __________ (swelter) heat without air conditioning? 3. The president was __________ (applause) for a full five minutes after his after-dinner speech. 4. Mark reckons over sixty people were there, but I think that is a slight __________(exaggerate). 5. Many children have become __________ (emotion) disturbed as a result of the abuse they have suffered. 6. Their associate has absolutely no __________ (conceive) of how a successful business should run. 7. The competitor did not want a repeat __________ (perform) of the humiliating defeat he had suffered. 8. The statesman maintains that all non-violent __________ (religion) and political beliefs should be respected equally. 9. Most of our employees work in New York, the __________ (remain) are in London. 10. __________ (current), antique oriental rugs are enjoying a wave of worldwide prosperity.