Vocab Level F Unit 5 Completing the Sentence – Flashcards
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Her approach to the problem seems to have been guided by the time-honored ______ that "Force is the remedy for nothing."
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Precept
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Since the close of World War II, almost 100 former colonies have gained full ______ and joined the family of nations.
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Autonomy
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She has made so many contradictory promises to so many people that I don't see how she can ______ herself from the situation.
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Extricate
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Shivers went up and down our spines as, in a(n) ______ voice, the teacher spoke to us of ghosts, vampires, and the "living dead."
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Sepulchral
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It is ______ that democracy, more than any other form of government, calls for the active participation of all the people in public affairs.
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Axiomatic
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The decision was a disappointment to me, but after thinking it over, I had to agree that it was ______.
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Equitable
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The new government, seeking to restore normal conditions, declared a(n) ______ for all political prisoners.
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Amnesty
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It was Lincoln who said: "Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty ______ of war may speedily pass away."
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Scourge
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The standards of behavior generally accepted in Victorian times would probably be rejected today as excessively ______.
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Straitlaced
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I tried to ward them of the dangers involved in such an undertaking, but all my ______ and admonitions fell on deaf ears.
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Caveats
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The carton was not heavy, but it was so ______ that it took four of us to carry it to the shed.
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Unwieldy
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Even the most talented actors could not breathe life and credibility into ______ lines of that silly play.
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Vapid
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Who would have thought that the new treasurer could sink so low as to ______ money from the club's petty cash fund?
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Filch
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My teacher's criticism of my term paper was so ______ that after reading it I felt thoroughly crushed.
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Scathing
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It became clear that the squad of policemen would be unable to control the small but ______ crowd of angry protesters.
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Fractious
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His fame as a football star proved to ______, and he found himself just another young man looking for a job.
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Transient
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Failures are always unpleasant, but if you learn from them, they may haven a(n) ______ effect on your future career.
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Salutary
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Any unit of government - national or local - that ______ sound economic principles is headed for disaster.
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Flout
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The fighter planes of World War II sometimes had the pictures of famous movie stars, like Betty Grable, ______ on the fuselage.
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Blazon
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The ______ effect of his droning lectures surpasses that of any sleeping pill now in use.
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Soporific
