Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop - Level B - Unit 5 - Sentences

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entreat

"As a mother," the woman said to the judge, "I __________ you to show leniency towards my son."

counterfeit

Since all our cashiers handle large sums of money, we have given them special training in recognizing __________ bills.

consolidate

The Board of Election believes it would save considerable money to __________ three small schools into one big school.

mauled

The boat has been so badly __________ by the storm that it will have to be overhauled before it can be used again.

radiant

As she told us the good news, her face was __________ with joy.

rural

After living so long in a large city, I was happy to spend a few weeks in those beautiful __________ surroundings.

docile

Because I had expected the children to be hard to handle, I was pleasantly surprised by their __________ behavior.

substantial

Despite the doctor's best efforts, there has been no __________ change in the patient's condition for weeks.

tampering

I took my car to a qualified repair shop, rather than run the riskof damaging it further by __________ with it myself.

anecdotes

The new book of presidential __________ contains many amusing stories involving our Chief Executives, both past and present.

fickle

The taste of the public is so __________ that a TV performer who is a big hit one year may be forgotten the next.

dominate

The wily old senator had such a forceful and aggressive personality that he soon came to __________ his entire party.

grimy

The windows had become so __________ and spotted that it took me some time to get them clean.

fallible

There is an old saying that pencils are made with eraser because human being are __________.

potential

Though Company A has very little chance of expanding in the near future, the __________ growth rate of Company B is staggering.

ultimate

Though the United Nations has many lesser objectives, its __________goal is to achieve lasting world peace.

tactful

To be __________ in everyday life means doing whatever you can to avoid hurting the feelings of other people.

fugitive

Trying desperately to avoid the police, the __________ hid in the cellar of the abandoned house.

uncertainty

Unwilling to bear the __________ any longer, I called the Dean of Admissions to find out if I had been admitted.

iota

We discovered that there was not a(n) __________ of truth in the rumors that they had spread so eagerly.


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