Sadlier Vocab Level G Unit 3 - Completing the Sentence
When Bill was told that he had made the varsity wrestling team, he began to _________ around the gym like a young colt.
cavort
An educated citizenry will not give __________ to wild charges of extremists seeking to undermine our political and economic system.
credence
The new chairman ___________ what she called the "deplorable tendency of so many Americans to try to get something for nothing."
decried
Though I prefer to be as open and aboveboard as possible, I have learned that it is sometimes wiser or more tactful to _____________.
dissemble
When news of the fire ran through town, __________ residents rushed to the scene of the blaze.
distraught
Every Memorial Day, the mayor delivers a(n) __________ extolling the selfless devotion of those who have died in defense of this country.
eulogy
Even at an early age, my sister ___________ a strong interest in studying medicine.
evinced
When new evidence turned up in the case, the court ordered the coroner to _________ the victim's body and reexamine it.
exhume
In the hands of our hopelessly ___________ producer, what should have been a surefire hit turned into a resounding fiasco.
feckless
How could we draw any clear ideas from a talk that was so disorganized, confused in language, and generally ________?
murky
The NCAA has in recent years cracked down hard on such _________ practices as "shaving points".
nefarious
Such spices as red pepper make many of the sauces used in Cajun cooking delightfully ___________.
piquant
I believe there is an overall design to the universe that has been visible ever since the first thing crawled out of the _____________ ooze.
primordial
Since my apartment is in such close _________ to my office, I usually walk to work.
propinquity
Although Aimee is usually quiet in class, her contribution to our political discussion yesterday was _________.
substantive
I have always regarded the man as something of a daredevil, but on this occasion he approached the problem with ____________ caution.
unwonted
Sadly, the ___________ schemes of high-minded idealists usually founder on the rocks of practical realities.
utopian
He clothes his puny ideas in such highfalutin ___________ that they resemble gnats in top hats and tails.
verbiage
For as far as the eye could see, _________ fields of unripe corn swayed gently in the morning breeze.
verdant
Though diesel fuels are not as thick as motor oil, they are a good deal more ____________ than regular gasoline.
viscous