vocabulary workshop level c UNIT 5 sentences – Flashcards
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I wonder how many asteroids Superman could _______ with his bare hands.
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pulverize
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You can show respect for your supervisors without seeming to ______ whenever one of them speaks to you.
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cower
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Deciding who is or isn't eligible for school athletic teams is not within the _____ of the student council.
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jurisdiction
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The purpose of this experiment is to find out whether a substance will dissolve more rapidly in water if it is thoroughly _________.
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pulverized
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Although I may not agree with what you have to say, i will always ____ your right to say it.
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assert
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Your thoughtless remarks hurt me deeply, even though you say that you were merely trying to be ____
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facetious
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In recent decades, we have been forced to make greater us of our ___ coal supply to meet our growing energy needs.
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ample
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It takes a practiced eye to make out the _____ on old weatherbeaten tombstones in a country churchyard.
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epitaphs
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One of the most ____ mysteries i have ever read involved a priest and was set in the Wild west.
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intriguing
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I do not believe that people who come from poor families should be regarded as _____
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plebeians
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Government officials believe the pirate situation occuring in the high seas remains _____ and requires immediate action.
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volatile
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My neighbor's furniture is supposed to be "original" and "colorful", but i think it is an ____collection of junk.
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indiscriminate
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It will take the two of us months of strict economizing to make up for this one weekend of ____ shopping.
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prodigal
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In Shakespere's Macbeth, the witches show the title character three prophetic _________.
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apparitions
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I find my friends stories about her life in the native country most______.
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intriguing
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Only a snob would show such ____ for someone who doesn't drive a fancy car.
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disdain
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The tenant wanted the landlord to includ a mold ____ lease so the owneer would be responsible for any mold problems.
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addendum
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The ____ of the leaders' ideas on many subjects made it easy for them to work together during that critical period of our history.
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proximity
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Sometimes it is difficult to tell im my brother is being __________ or if he really means what he is saying.
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facetious
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The voters, ___ that such scandal could occur in their but demanded the mayors immediate resignation.
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aghast
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I thought that my whispers to you were ____, but i learned otherwise when the teacher told me in no uncertain terms to be quiet.
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inaudible
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Her moods are so ____ that we never know if she will be in a good humor or down in the dumps.
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volatile
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His explanation that he if failing math because " the teacher is down on me" doesn't seem ____
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plausible
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Lawyers may be punished by disbarment if it can be shown that they have violated the _____ of the legal profession.
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ethics
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The_______ of nuclear was inspired the international agreement.
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proximity
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The giant crushers lifted the boulders and quickly ___ them into a uniform gray powder.
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pulverized
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The way the child ____ around Rex gave me the impression that he was afraid of dogs.
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cowered
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The planning board refused to allow the construction of a factory in a close ____ to our school buildings.
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proximity
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People of all religions strive to live up to high morals and ____ standards.
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ethical
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In that elegant French restaurant, which serves all kinds of fancy food, she ordered an ______ ham and cheese on rye.
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plebeian
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I appreciate your ____ display of grattitude bute a simple "thank you" would do.
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prodigal
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Did Ben Jonson write the ___ engraved on Shakespere's tombstone?
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epitaph
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For the moment the crowd was quiet and subdued, but we knew that it was so ____ that it might become ugly and dangerous at any time.
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volatile
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I hope he was just being ____ when he said that my dancing reminded him of a trained bear.
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facetious
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Although they did not dare to attack the emperor publicly they_____ in secret to bring about his downfall.
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intrigued
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Since you were given ____ time to prepare your report, I can see no excuse for your failure to complete it.
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ample
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An ____ TV viewer who watches any program, good or bad, is bound to waste a lot of time.
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indiscriminate
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Observers on the ground were ___ to see the rocket explode and plunge back to earth seconds after launch.
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aghast
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The writer of the mystery story set up an interesting situation, but in my opinion, the ending was not_____.
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plausible
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Regulation of radio and TV station falls within the _____ of the federal govt.
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jurisdiction
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The "ghostly figure" you think you saw in the grave yard was no more than a _____ created by you imagination.
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apparition
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Who would be so proud or so foolish as to ____ a helping hand in time of real need?
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disdain
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Because the P.A. system was not working, the voice of the speaker was completely ___ to most of the people in the hall.
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inaudible
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In answer to unfair criticisms, we proudly ___ that our family has always been generous in its aid to the needy.
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assert
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Notes from a rare interview were included as an ____ in the second edition of the comedian's biography.
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addendum
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Syn: A function that makes the television "muted"
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inaudible
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Syn: "crushed" torquoise to use as paint pigment
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pulverized
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syn: under the "authorization of the united nations.
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jurisdiction
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syn: a letter that includes a "postscript"
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addendum
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syn: "mystified" by their unusual behavior
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intrigued
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syn: refused to help the "squander"
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prodigal
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Syn: known for having a highly "unpredictable" disposition.
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volatile
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Syn: the clearest way to "pronounce" our freedom
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assert
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Syn "cringed" as the tornado roared past.
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cowered
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Syn: terrified by "spirits"
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apparitions
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A person with THRIFTY spending habits
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prodigal
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Pointed out an OMISSION in the contract
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addendum
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made a reply that was EASILY HEARD
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inaudible
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Offered us a FAR-FETCHED alibi
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plausible
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visited by a CORPOREAL BEING
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apparition
