Vocab unit 5 sentences

Mundane

May I interrupt this abstruse discussion and turn your attention to more___matters— like what's for dinner?

Esoteric

Most people I know are so busy dealing with the ordinary problems of life that they have no time for___philosophical speculation.

Nuance

Music can often express a___of mood or feeling that would be difficult to put into words.

Sophistry

Analysis will show that his "brilliant exposition" of how we can handle the pollution problem without cost to anyone is sheer___.

Depraved

Beneath the man's cultivated manner and impecable grooming there lurked the___mind of a brutal sadist.

Figment

"Your suspicion that I am constantly making fun of you behind your back is a mere___of your overheated brain," I replied.

Ubiquitous

American-style fast-food shops have gained such popularity all over the world that they are now truly___.

Fiat

During the eleven years of his "personal rule," King Charles I bypassed Parliament and ruled England by royal___.

Ignominy

He was a changed young man after he suffered the___of expulsion from West Point for conduct unbecoming a gentleman.

Idiosyncrasy

His constant use of the word fabulous, even for quite ordinary subjects, is an___that I could do without.

Overweening

His___sense of superiority dominates his personality in much the same way as his beetling brow dominates his face.

Enervate

I was so___by the oppressive heat and humidity of that awful afternoon that I could barely move.

Delineate

The artist's sketch not only___the model's appearance accurately, but also captured something of her personality.

Hallow

The ground in which this soldiers are buried was___by the blood they shed on it.

Reputed

The man is___to have mob connections, but so far no one has actually substantiated the allegation.

Garner

The marathon not only brought in huge sums of money for Africa's starving masses but also___much sympathy for their plight.

Acuity

The passing years lessened her physical vigor but in no way diminished the___of her judgement.

Fecund

The phonograph is but one of the wonderful new devices that sprang from the___mind of Thomas Edison, our most prolific inventor.

Sumptuous

There is quite a difference between the austere furnishings of my little apartment and the___accommodations of a luxury hotel.

Penchant

You may have many good traits, but I do not admire your penchant for borrowing things and failing to return them.