Vocabulary
sermon - n. A form of religious persuasion in which a speaker exhorts listeners to behave in a more spiritual and moral fashion.
abhor - v. To regard with disgust
E.g.: The God that holds you over the pit of hell, abhors you.
abominable - adj. Thoroughly detestable
E.g.: You are ten thousand times more abominable in his eyes, than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours.
appease - v. To bring peace, quiet, or calm; to soothe
E.g.: They have done nothing to appease God's anger.
discern - v. To perceive or recognize something
E.g.: The arrows of death fly unseen at noonday; the sharpest sight cannot discern them.
whet - adj. Sharpened
E.g.: The glittering sword is whet, and held over them

Which word form correctly completes this sentence?
Sometimes college students have an astonishing lack of especially when it comes to making healthy food choices.
A. discern
B. discerning
C. discernment
D. discerned

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Vocabulary
sermon - n. A form of religious persuasion in which a speaker exhorts listeners to behave in a more spiritual and moral fashion.
abhor - v. To regard with disgust
E.g.: The God that holds you over the pit of hell, abhors you.
abominable - adj. Thoroughly detestable
E.g.: You are ten thousand times more abominable in his eyes, than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours.
appease - v. To bring peace, quiet, or calm; to soothe
E.g.: They have done nothing to appease God's anger.
discern - v. To perceive or recognize something
E.g.: The arrows of death fly unseen at noonday; the sharpest sight cannot discern them.
whet - adj. Sharpened
E.g.: The glittering sword is whet, and held over them
 

Which word form correctly completes this sentence?
Sometimes college students have an astonishing lack of especially when it comes to making healthy food choices.
A. discern
B. discerning
C. discernment
D. discerned

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