An enticing image depicting a time shortly before the Russian Revolution. It encapsulates an eccentric man, dressed like a peasant, a heavy drinker, who rarely bathes. Despite his outward oddities, he possesses a charm that attracts many, including the Russian empress, whom he advises on the health of her sick son. The painting reflects a stark contrast in beliefs - some see him as a healer, others as a manipulator who uses his close relationship with the empress for personal gain. The image also represents dark undertones of a plot by noblemen to assassinate this man, with a climax at a dinner party with poisoned wine and cake, and a cold river as the final resting place.

Shortly before the Russian Revolution, an eccentric man named Rasputin became ______as the "mad monk." Because he dressed like a peasant, drank heavily, and rarely bathed, the nobility often felt ____during their encounters” with him at the palace. Yet despite his outward appearance, Rasputin possessed a (n) ____ charm that drew many to him, including the Russian empress. She thought him a great man of God and a special ____ of her seriously ill son, whose condition she felt Rasputin ____ (e) d. Many ____ s believed otherwise. To them, Rasputin was no healer; instead, he was a man who exploited° his relationship with the empress for his own benefit. Rather than praise Rasputin, his enemies preferred to malign° him. In a pamphlet titled The Holy Devil, one of his critics described him as a sinisterly man. This author even dared to ____ that the monk and the empress were romantically involved. This theory was strengthened by the fact that the empress's "holy man" pursued many women and boasted about how ___ he was. Finally, a group of Russian noblemen made ____ plans to kill Rasputin. Somehow, the secret must have gotten out, for a Russian official warned Rasputin of a plot against him. He nevertheless accepted the noblemen’s invitation to a dinner party, where they served him poisoned wine and cake. When Rasputin did not appear to succumb0 to the poison, his enemies hastened his ____ by shooting and stabbing him and then dumping him into an icy river. An autopsy revealed that he had died by drowning.

1. Infamous
2. Revulsion
3. Intrinsic
4. Alleviate
5. Convert
6. Cynic
7. Benefactor
8. Virile
9. Speculate
10. Demise

my big toe is big

9 is covert (not convert)

The others are right.

infamous

revulsion
intrinsic
benefactor
alleviate
cynics
speculated
virile
covert
demise

who likes my toe

Right. 5 is alleviated.

Sorry.

4. benefactor

7. speculate
9. alleviate

then 5 has to be wrong

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“My car has been stolen!” My neighbor, Martha, ran into my house crying and angry. “I saw them take it!”

I called the police for her, and she told an officer the license number and car model. “The _____ color of the car is brown,” she added, “but it has a black roof.”

I called the police for her, and she told an officer the license number and car model. “The _____ color of the car is brown,” she added, “but it has a black roof.”