unit 10 level f completing the sentence

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thing of the great advantages that will ______ for all of us if we can carry out a truly effective program to conserve and maintain our natural resources

accure

next day, the instructor returned my thesis with a number of comments, queries, and other _______ perciled in the margin

annotations

______ broke out in the meeting hall as the speaker tried vainly to be heard over the angry shouting of the audience

bedlam

it is up to the courts to decide how far police authorities may go in making use of ______ means of surveillance to catch criminals

covert

His elegant appearance was matched by the _______ ease and polish of his manners

debonair

if you resent being ________ by tradespeople why not try paying your bills on time

dunned

this research program is entirely devoted to developing a drug that will be ________ in the treatment of arthritis

efficacious

we have seen her accept victory with grace; now can she face defeat with ______?

equanimity

our meeting seemed at the time to be entirely _________, but I learned later that it was the result of a careful plan.

fortuitous

it will be helpful if you can state the ____ of his arguments in a few sentences

gist

in view of the fact that I have been driving for many years without having a single accident, his advice on how to handle a car seemed entirely ______

gratuitous

she is a leader who can command loyalty and instant obedience without resorting to abusive lanuage threats or an ________ manner

imperious

my opponents last speech was filled with such acrimonious language and bitter______ that I walked out of the room without even trying to reply

invective

as the british writer W. somerset Maugham once observed human nature is an ______ collection of strengths and weaknesses, foibles and follies

motley

the ______ gift of the mellon family made it possible to set up the National gallery of Art in washington D.C

munificent

anyone who _______ when the opportunity to make a very profitable deal presents itself is not going to be notably successful in the business world

procrastinates

although their language was deliberately ________ i did not allow it to cause me to lose my self control

provocative

the kinds of books I enjoy reading range from light and airy comedies to ________ studies of social and philosophical problems

recondite

no sooner had the incorrigible old _______ gotten out of jail than he returned to the wicked ways that had landed him there in the first place

reprobate

daily exercise is recommended particularly for people whose occupations are for the most part ______

sedentary


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