Directions: In each trio of words circle the one whose meaning differs considerably from those of the other two. Then, use the circled words in sentences of your own. Be sure your use of each word demonstrates your understanding of its meaning.

1.	behead	assassinate	decapitate
2.	slay	liquidate	mutilate
3.	suffocate	exterminate	asphyxiate
4.	maul	mangle	massacre
5.	holocaust	decollate	guillotine
6.	genocide	pogrom	euthanasia
7.	obliterate	expunge	immolate
8.	decimate	extirpate	annihilate
9.	homicide	maim	assassination
10.	contuse	mangle	mutilate
11.	obliterate	decapitate	guillotine
12.	extirpate	expunge	asphyxiate
13.	fracture	maim	mangle
14.	massacre	pogrom	abrasion
15.	homicide	liquidation	suffocation