2 nouns, 2 adjectives, 1 verb

compunction - a feeling of regret or a sense of guilt over something a person did which he/she considers wrong.  This word is often used with 'without' - he acted without compunction, or: he had no compunction in regard to etc.

tandem -  when two people/groups work together on something or work on something at the same time; or two people working in conjunction with each other (for instance, in the Olympics there is 'tandem' swimming where two people perform the same activity at the same time)

to abscond with - this means to go somewhere and secretly take something and run away with it

bumptious - a person who is really proud and boastful and kind of rude so that he/she annoys others

protocol - a list of rules to be followed to accomplish something


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The United States and the Soviet Union pursued their space programs __________________ and the competition added extra pressure which allowed quick and amazing innovations.

Al Capone showed little or no ___________________ for the years that he had run a criminal organization in the City of Chicago.

If a student wants to learn how to conduct a scientific experiment properly, he/she must learn the proper ___________________.

We all understood that Bob was very proud that he had won a scholarship to the college he wanted to attend, but it went to his head.  He became very arrogant and ____________________ to the point where we began avoiding him.

The elderly lady thought that Mark was a kind person who liked doing volunteer work.  When she invited him to her home, however, she later discover that he had __________________ with some of her priceless jewelry.

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in tandem
compunction
protocol
bumptious
absconded