What does “intercede” mean?

Start the New Year off right—brush up your vocabulary. Take today’s Daily Quiz about words that start with “i.”

Fill the blank with the correct “i” word from the list below:

1. She shows up wherever and whenever she wants. I find her incredibly ________.

2. I _________ed some humor amid the more serious news.

3. The evening’s weather was unpredictable because the rain was ____________.

4. My friends and I were chatting. Suddenly, the new student walked up to us and rudely ________ed her opinion.

5. “Your honor, I’d like to _________ on behalf of the defendant. I’ve known him his entire life and can attest to his good character.”

6. In the 1960s, the U.S. Government ____________ed schools and universities.

List of “i” words:

Answers:

C. Intrusive means something that’s happened or someone who acts without permission or welcome.
B. Intersperse means to scatter here and there.
D. Intermittent means alternately ceasing or stopping and beginning again.
A. Interject means insert, often abruptly, between other things.
E. Intercede means plead on behalf of one in trouble.
F. Integrate means either bring together into a unified whole or, as in this example, make available to all racial and other groups.

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