Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 4 Completing the Sentence

sustain

"In that barren wasteland," the explorer said, "we had great difficulty finding enough food to ______________ life."

promontory

A lighthouse was built on the tip of the ______________, where it served as a beacon for ships many miles away.

prone

Because the villagers have so few dealing with the outside world, they are ___________ to regard strangers with deep distrust.

residue

Certain saltlike chemicals may effectively prevent the streets from icing up in winter, but the powdery ____________ they leave behind can damage footwear.

mustered

Every able-bodied citizen will be _____________ into active military service to fight off the invading force.

oust

Her public statements became so embarrassing that club members tried to ____________ her from the presidency.

deplore

I do not criticize people for trying to get ahead, but I ____________ any attempt to take unfair advantge of others.

annul

I will not allow a single act of carelessness to ___________ the results of years of hard work.

recourse

If you feel that you have been cheated, your only ____________ is to make a complaint to the department of consumer affairs in your city.

frivolous

It is now time for you to take your work seriously and to give up some of the _____________ activities of your earlier years.

obsess

People who constantly ___________ about their weight or figure may develop serious eating disorders.

solicitous

She is the kind of __________ teacher who aids and encourages her students in every way she can.

qualms

Some people seem to have no _____________ about manipulating others to gain their own ends.

ornate

The furnishings in their house are so ____________ that the place looks more like a museum than a family home.

staid

The two sisteres are very different - one lively and fun loving, the other quiet and rather ___________.

nonentity

There I was - and utter ____________ in a group of famous and accomplished person!

blase

When my cousin returned home after his first year in college, he tried to impress us whith his sophisticated and ___________ manner.

bolster

When we head about our teacher's serious illness, we visited him daily in the hospital to ____________ his low morale.

porous

When we tried to carry water from the well, we found to our dismay that the bottom of the old bucket was ____________.

peruse

You should ______________ the instructions with great care before you fill out your application for admission.