Level e unit 5 sent
Remiss
As a school cafeteria guard, I would be _____ in my duties if I failed to report any serious disorder.
Embarked
As soon as the last passenger had _____ , the captain ordered the ship to get underway.
Chivalrous
Do you really think it is _____ to give your seat to a pretty girl when an aged and infirm lady is standing nearby?
Virulent
Doctors attributed the epidemic to the rampant spread of a particularly ____ strain of influenza virus.
Clemency
Emphasizing the youth of the convicted man, the defense attorney pleaded for _____.
Truculent
He is not merely unpleasant but actually dangerous whenever he gets into one of his ______ moods
Unfeigned
His ____ joy when it was announced that I had won the scholarship meant more to me than all the polite congratulations I received.
Benefactor
History tells us that many men and women considered "failures" in their own lifetimes were really major _____ of humanity
Pungent
How the ____ smell o burning leaves in autum arouses memories of happier days!
Pungent
Humor should be clever and amusing but never so ____ that it hurts the feelings of other people.
Repose
I did not realize how beautiful the child was until she fell asleep and I saw her face in complete ______.
Dearth
In view of the many able people in public life today, I do not agree that we are suffering from a ____ if capable leaders.
Diffident
Leonard rarely joins in the discussions, not because he lacks information and ideas but rather because he is _____.
Assent
Paula's parents will not ____ to her goin to the dance unless she promises faithfully to be home no later than 1:00 a.m.
Indomitable
Refusing to admit defeat even when things looked completely hopeless, our ____ football team drove 85 yards in the last few minutes to score the winning touchdown.
Temerity
The brash young lieutenant had the _____ to disregard the express orders of his commanding officer.
Infallible
The custom of putting erasers on pencils is one way of recognizing the fact that no one is _____.
Plodded
The pathetic refugees ____ along the dusty road, hopin to reach the Red Cross camp before nightfall.
Discrepancy
The principal claimed that there were major ____ between what actually happened in the school and the way the incident had been reported on TV.
Facile
We were all impressed by his ____ use of unusual words and expressions that he had learned only a few hours before.
Altruistic
What good are ___ principles if no real attempt is made to help people by putting them into practice?