As ken went up the path to the childrens group home,he dragged his feet,clinched his fist, and made faces. Everything about his (1)________announced,"You can make me come here, but you can't make me like it." Ken was 11, and he had been relegated to a group home by the court because there seemed to be no other recourse- his mother was an alchoholic, and his father abandoned him. Ken reacted with rancor. His attitude toward the other children was (2)______;he started fights over the smallest matters. His antipathy toward the home was equally obvious. When he was asked, "How are you getting on?'' he would respond with a terse (3)______:"This place sticks." And his attitude toward his schoolwork and his assigned chores was (4)_______; he was so casual about his responsibilities that he was often scolded for being (5)______.
One day, though,something happened that bolstered Ken's spirits. A small,quiet boy was being teased by some older kids,while others stood by watching, doing nothing to help. Risking a(n) (6)__________action, ken stood up for the child. When the younger boy thanked him, Ken was (7)___________, saying, "It's okay. It was nothing." After that incident, Ken started to (8)__________more and more into the life of the home. As his anger (9)________(e)d, his (10)_______ friendliness began to appear, and he became more gregarious.
Naturally, Ken did not go through a complete metamorphosis. He still got into fights now and then. But he had changed enough to become a happy and well-liked member of the group home

Assimilate
belligerent
demeanor
denunciation
dissipate
indolent
inherent
nonchalant
unassuming
unilateral
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