Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level C: Unit 6; Completing the Sentence

Although Hal was the only boy at the formal dance wearing sneakers and an old sweatshirt, he did not seem at all _______________.

abashed

Good citizens don't remain _______________ from the problems and troubles in their communities.

aloof

Our _______________ turned to joy when the missing plane and its passengers landed safely.

anguish

The speaker could not be understood easily because he swallowed his words instead of _______________ them clearly.

articulating

The star basketball player _______________ in the admiration of every small child in the neighborhood.

basked

Although every form of government has its _______________, democracy has more pulses and fewer minuses than any other.

defects

In recent years, pollution of our waterways has had serious and sometimes fatal _______________ on the wildlife that inhabits them.

defects

I have learned over the years that it is often possible to accomplish more by _______________ than by brute force.

finesse

Since we all know that you sing and play the piano beautifully, what we need is there for you to _______________ your musical talents?

flaunt

Instead of a(n) _______________ answer, all we got from her was, "In one sense, yes, but on the other hand, perhaps no."

forthright

We learned that beneath the old man's quiet and withdrawn manner, there was a charming and _______________ personality.

genial

By the example of their own conduct, our parents _______________ in us a deep respect for people of all races, nationalities, and religions.

instill

The defendant was found not guilty at his trial, but his punishment came when he was _______________ by all his friends.

ostracized

Even though I assured my friend that I would visit him when he moved abroad, I had a strange _______________ that I would never see him again.

premonition

I think you will know who William S. Porter was if I tell you hat he used the _______________ O. Henry.

pseudonym

It took four years of civil war to _______________ this nation of the curse of slavery.

purge

The city planner said that in addition to building new housing, we should plan to _______________ many old buildings.

rehabilitate

After the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, the American people were _______________ in their determination to defeat the fascist powers.

resolute

She has such a(n) _______________ mind that she seems able to master complicated details without even taking notes.

retentive

I criticize him not because he makes mistakes but because he constantly looks for a(n) _______________ to take the blame for them.

scapegoat