English Vocab-Completing the Sentence Unit 3

Credence

An educated citizenry will not give ________ to wild charges of extremist seeking to undermine our political and economic system.

Evinced

Even at an early age, my sister ___________ a strong interest unsteadying medicine.

Eulogy

Every Memorial Day, the Mayor deliver a ___________ extolling the selfless devotion of those who have died in defense of this country.

Verdant

For as far as the eye could see, _________ fields of unripe corn swayed gently in the morning breeze.

Verbiage

He clothes his puny ideas in such highfalutin ___________ that they resemble gnats in top hats and tails.

Murky

How could we draw any clear ideas from a talk that was so disorganized, confused in language, and generally ________?

Primordial

I believe there is an overall design to the universe that has been visible ever since the first living thing crawled out of the _____________ ooze.

Unwonted

I have always regarded the man as something of a daredevil, but on this occasion he approached the problem with ________ caution.

Feckless

In the hands of our hopelessly _______ producer, what should have been a surefire hit turned into a resounding fiasco.

Utopian

Sadly, the __________ schemes of high-minded idealists usually founder on the rocks of practical realities.

Propinquity

Since my apartment is in such close ________ to my office, I usually walk to work.

Intractable

Some students are as docile as Iambs; other are as ___________ as mules.

Piquant

Such spices as red pepper make many of the sauces used in Cajun cooking delightfully _______.

Nefarious

The NCAA has in recent years cracked down hard on such ___________ practices as "shaving points."

Articulating

The assembly speaker couldn't be understood because he mumbled his words instead of _______ them clearly.

Decried

The new chairman _____ what she called the "deplorable tendency of so many Americans to try to get something for nothing."

Dissemble

Though I prefer to be as open and aboveboard as possible, I have learned that it is sometimes wiser or more tactful to __________.

Viscous

Though diesel fuels are not as thick as motor oil, they are a good deal more _____ than regular gasoline.

Cavort

When Bill was told that he made the varsity wrestling team, he began to ______ around the gym like a young colt.

Exhume

When new evidence turned up in the case, the court ordered the coroner to ______ the victim's body and reexamine it.

Distraught

When news of the school fire ran through town, _________ parents rushed to the scene of the blaze.

Derogatory

You cannot hope to conceal the shortcomings in your own abilities by making __________ remarks about the abilities of others.