Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 9 Completing The Sentence Test Questions – Flashcards
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renown Even before Martin Luther King Jr., won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, his ________________ had spread throughout most of the world.
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(n.) fame, glory
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awry The Scottish poet Robert Burns reminds us that not matter how carefully we plan, things may still go ______________.
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(adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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mien As the jurors filed back into the courtroom, their stern _____________ alarmed the defendants.
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(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression
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chafe Shoes that will not ____________ your feet are the most important part of the equipment you will need for a hike.
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(v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing
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encroach The couple's parents promised that they would not be the kind of meddling in-laws who ______________ on the privacy of their married children.
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(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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fend When his efforts to __________ off the angry bill collectors proved unsuccessful, my uncle was forced to declare bankruptcy.
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(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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endow It is up to you to make good use of the talents with which nature has seen fit to _______________ you.
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(v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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capitulated The brave soldiers defending the for ________________ only when they realize that further resistance was useless.
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(v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
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disgruntled Even though you are ___________________ because the candidate you favored did not win the nomination, you should still vote in the election.
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(adj., part.) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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pertinent In your answers, try to limit yourself to giving us only the details that you know are _________________ to this investigation.
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(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point
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penal Do you believe that the crime rate will go down if the _____________ code is made more severe?
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(adj.) having to do with punishment
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impunity We were amazed that the large, fierce-looking dog allowed the child to pull its tail with ______________.
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(n.) freedom from punishment
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bludgeon Some people have a decidedly unpleasant habit of using facts and figures like a(n) _______________ to beat down their opponents in an arguement.
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(n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
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recluse To carry out hsi great work, he chose to separate himself from society and live the solitary life of a(n) _______________.
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(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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dire Let us hope that scientists are wrong in their __________ prdictions that there will be a major earthquake in our region.
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(adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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predominant True, I wanted to make some money, but my ____________________ reason for taking the job was that I needed practical work experience.
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(adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common
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prodigies Sideshow exhibits at the circus usually include mermaids, wolf-men, and other so-called _________________ of nature.
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(n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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disarming We were prepared to make an angry complaint to the salesclerk, but her ___________________ manner soon put us in a friendlier mood.
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(adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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apt There's an old saying which tells us that if you walk like a duck and talk like a duck people are ____________ to take you for a duck.
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(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
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defiled In my opinion, the countryside is _______________ by billboards that block our view o fthe beauties of nature.
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(v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
