Level F Unit 5 Answer
s: fairly
equitable
flout
Any unit of government- national or local- that _____ sound economic principles is headed for disaster.
scourge
Appointed by the Governor to be Commissioner of Investigations, she soon became the ___ of dishonest and incompetent officials.
equitable
Arriving at ___ arrangements in human affairs often requires sound judgement, as well as good intentions.
unwieldy
a: a water hose that is CONTROLLABLE
sepulchral
a: attending a LIVELY festival
soporific
a: medicine that acted as an ENERGIZER
fractious
a: remaining AGREEABLE under pressure
amnesty
a: serving a LIFE SENTENCE in prison
s: publicize
blazon
s. publicize it
blazon
extricate
s: DISENGAGE the cat from the tree
sepulchral
s: a DOLEFUL atmosphere during the service
caveat
s: a FOREWARNING regarding possible difficulties
amnesty
s: an ACQUITTAL for the former rebels
vapid
s: an INSIPID little five-note tune
fractious
s: an argumentative, OBSTINATE congress
flout
s: eager to SCOFF AT the unknown
precepts
s: guided by STERN rules
filch
s: to POCKET some coins from petty cash
unwieldy
s: too CUMBERSOME to carry home
s: temporary
transient
a: manageable
unwieldy
sepulchral
The ghost of Hamlet's father whispered in ___ tones the story of his tragic death.
amnesty
The new government, seeking to restore normal conditions, declared an _____ for all political prisoners
autonomy
The newly elected judge ruled his courtroom with a king's ___ and no one dared to act in an unruly fashion.
flout
Young people who consider themselves nonconformists often go to extremes in their determination to ___ the conventions.
autonomy
Young people, tired of being controlled by parents, teachers, and others, often have a strong impulse to gain ___.
vapid
Even the most talented actors could not breath life and credibility into the silly lines of that _____ play.
salutary
Failures are always unpleasant, but if you learn from them, they may have a ______ effect on your future career.
salutary
Few things are more ___ for a young person than an occasional painful reminder that life is not a bowl of cherries.
precept
Her approach to the problem seems to have been guided by the time-honored ____ that "Force is the remedy for nothing".
transient
His fame as a football star proved to be _____, and he found himself just another young man looking for a job.
extricate
How easy it is for a nation to become trapped in an inflationary price rise; how difficult to ___ itself from the upward spiral.
soporific
I didn't expect the play to be particularly stimulating, but I certainly never anticipated its overwhelming ___ power.
precepts
I intend to be guided by the simple ___ that have proven their values over long periods of human experience.
scathing
I now know that Gulliver's Travels, far from being a children's book, is a work of mature and __ satire.
caveat
I tried to warn them of the dangers involved in such an undertaking but all my _____ and admonitions fell on deaf ears.
vapid
In spite of the tremendous sales of that novel, I found it to be mediocre and ___ in every respect.
caveat
Instead of brooding about past wrongs, I suggest that you declare a personal ___ and start thinking about the future.
axiomatic
Isn't it strange that the basic ideas that some economists regard as ___ are rejected by others as absolutely false.
fractious
It became clear that the squad of policemen would be unable to control the small but _____ crowd of angry protesters.
axiomatic
It is ______ that democracy, more than any other form of government, calls for the active participation of the people in public affairs.
scourge
It was Lincoln who said, "Fondly do we hope, fervently we pray that this ______ of war may speedily pass away.
scathing
My teacher's criticism of my term paper was so _____ that after reading it I felt thoroughly crushed.
extricate
She has made so many contradictory promises to so many people that I don't see how she can _____ herself from the situation.
sepulchral
Shivers went up and down our spines as, in a _____ voice, the teacher spoke to us of vampires, ghosts, and the 'living dead.
autonomy
Since the close of WWII, almost 100 former colonies have gained full ____ and joined the family of nations.
filch
Some sadly misguided individuals seem to go through life trying to ___ petty advantages from everyone they encounter.
scourge
The ___ of plagiarism is on the rise in many schools as students cut and paste from essays they download from the internet.
soporific
The _________ effect of his droning lectures surpasses that of any sleeping pill now in use.
unwieldy
The carton was not heavy, but it was so _____ that it took four of us to carry it to the shed.
equitable
The decision was a disappointment to me, but after thinking it over, I had to agree that it was _______.
blazon
The fighter planes of WWII sometimes had pictures of famous movie stars like Betty Grable _____ on the fuselage.
transient
The popular self-help book teaches that material things are ___ while moral values are eternal.
unwieldy
The rules of the club pried so __ that it was all but impossible to carry on business.
blazoned
The verbal sparring that took place between the two head coaches was ___ across headlines nationwide.
blazon
Today our intricate network of mass communications can ___ news of national importance across the country in a matter of minutes.
soporific
Try placing sachets of ___ herbs, such as lemon balm and lavender, inside your pillow if you suffer from insomnia.
caveats
Unabridged dictionaries often alert the reader to common mistakes in the use of a word by including brief ___.
fractious
We had many talented players, but the ___ behavior of a few individuals impaired our team spirit and led to a losing season.
filch
Who would have thought that the new treasurer could sink so low as to ______ money from the petty cash fund?
straitlaced
You may regard her ideas as __ but I think they reflect good thinking and sound values.
s: drawn back
extricated
straitlaced
he standards of behavior generally accepted in Victorian times would probably be rejected today as excessively ________.
