Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level C: Unit 5; Completing the Sentence

Notes from a rare interview were included as a(n) _______________ in the second edition of the comedian's biography.

addendum

Observers on the ground were _______________ to see the rocket explode and plunge back to earth seconds after launch.

aghast

Since you were given _______________ time to prepare your report, I can see no excuse for your failure to complete it.

ample

The "ghostly figure" you think you saw in the graveyard was no more than a(n) _______________ created by your imagination.

apparition

In answer to unfair criticisms, we proudly _______________ that our family has always been generous in its aid to the needy.

asserted

The way the child _______________ around Rex gave me the impression that he had a fear of dogs.

cowered

Who would be so proud or foolish as to _______________ a helping hand in time of real need?

disdain

Did Ben Jonson write the _______________ engraved on Shakespeare's tombstone?

epitaph

People of all religions strive to live up to high morals and _______________ standards.

ethical

I hope he was just being _______________ when he said that my dancing reminded him of a trained bear.

facetious

Because the P.A. system was not working, the voice of the speaker was completely _______________ to most of the people in the hall.

inaudible

A(n) _______________ TV viewer, who watches any program, good or bad bound to waste a lot of time.

indiscriminate

Although they did not dare to attack the emperor publicly, they _______________ in secret to bring about his downfall.

intrigued

Regulation of radio and TV stations falls within the _______________ of the federal government.

jurisdiction

The writer of the mystery story set up an interesting situation, but in my opinion the ending was not _______________.

plausible

In that elegant French restaurant, which serves all kinds of fancy foods, she ordered a(n) _______________ ham and cheese on rye.

plebian

I appreciate your _______________ display of gratitude, but a simple "thank you" would do.

prodigal

The planning board refused to allow the construction of a factory in close _______________ to our school building.

proximity

The giant crushers lifted the boulders and quickly _______________ them into a uniform gray powder.

pulverized

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.

volatile