Sentence Completion

To abdicate (v.) means to formally relinquish or surrender power, office, or responsibility.

Empirical (adj.) means relying on, derived from, or verifiable by; experimental or observational rather than theory.

To recoil (v.) means to jump back suddenly.

A hovel (n.) is a small crude house; a filthy or disorganized hut or shed.

Unctuous (adj.) means characterized by insincere earnestness; oily or fatty in appearance.

Sibilant (adj.) means characterized by a hissing sound.

Officious (adj.) means marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others; unofficial.

Ubiquitous (adj.) means being present everywhere.

Opportune (adj.) means well-timed or convenient.

A vagabond (n.) is a wanderer; a person who does not have a permanent home.