Vocab Level E unit 9 sent

________ is a never so bitter as when it arises among people who were once close friends

Rancor

Some of my friends are mentally rather mature for their age; others are of a decidedly ________ turn of mind.

Sophomoric

Our meeting last week was marred b a heated debate over how to _________ the funds in this year's budget

allocate

The teacher decided to ______ a corner of the classroom for an exhibition of student science projects

allocate

When he told me that he was reading Huckleberry Fin for the ninth time, I realized that he was indeed a(n)__________ admirer of the novel.

ardent

Your______interest in ecology shows that you care deeply about the welfare of this planet

ardent

If you were as_______ in studying foreign affairs as you are in memorizing batting averages, you would have known how to reply to her comments on the situation in the Middle East.

assiduous

What she lacks in skill, she makes up for in __________ attention to every last detail and requirement.

assiduous

She was__________ enough to tell her mother she was going to the dance in spite of the doctor's orders

brash

Wasn't it rather ________ of you to offer the soccer coach advice on your very first day as a candidate for the team?

brash

Far from being_________, the director's casting choices were based on a solid appreciation of each actor's abilities and limitations

capricious

The tastes of the TV audience are so_________ that no one can predict in advance which programs will be successful

capricious

He seems to feel that its is his mission in life to _______all those who fail to live up to his standards

chastise

It is of no use to _______ my little bother for not keeping his room clean- he simply refuses to be tidy no matter how much he is scolded.

chastise

During the depression of the 1930's, the nation seemed to take strength from President Roosevelt's _____energy and enthusiasm

copious

During the scene in which the deer returns to the forest, leaving the young boy behind, our eyes filled with __________ tears.

copious

Friends and relatives can be counted on to give______ amounts of advice on child rearing to the parents of a new baby

copious

If you wish to recover quickly, you must not __________ in the slightest from the doctor's instructions

deviate

My sister views my interest in horror films as _______ behavior

deviate

We must show understanding and acceptance of those who________ somewhat from our won standards of what is appropriate

deviate

In the concentration camps, the liberating found thousands of victims horribly _______ as the result of starvation.

emaciated

Remembering my old friend as a robust 200- pounder, I was shocked to see how_________ he had become during his long illness.

emaciated

General Grant accepted Lee's surrender with quit dignity, refusing to ________ over the defeat of a worthy foe.

exult

The entire student body_________ when our team finally won the citywide basketball championship after years of losing to our bitter rivals

exulted

I spent the better part of an hour trying to untangle a badly_________ heap of cables and electrical cords.

gnarled

We were fascinated to see the consummate grace and skill with which the__________ hands of the old carpenter manipulated his tools.

gnarled

The destruction wrought by a nuclear war would be so vast that any form of _________ to the injured would be impossible

indemnity

There can be no________for the pain and suffering that our carelessness has caused me!

indemnity

As the speaker's voice droned on endlessly in the hot, crowed room, I suddenly realized that I hadn't the slightest _______ of what he was saying.

inkling

George Gershwin's early songs gave only a dim________ of the genius that was to express itself in Porgy and Bess.

inkling

Though Mom acted surprised, I think she had an ________ that we were going to throw her a surprise birthday party.

inkling

Far form being effortless, her simple, __________ writing style is the result of the most painstaking effort.

limpid

Somewhere in a(n)_________ pool in the Canadian Rockies is the large trout that will someday grace the wall of my den.

limpid

To make an impression on his fiancee, the young man saved his money to purchase a large faceted diamond that was sparkling and ________.

limpid

The lecturer explained that the UN is not _________ and that it can do only what the member states allow it to do.

omnipotent

under the american system of separation of powers, no government official or agency can ever become_______

omnipotent

My travels have shown me that many exotic foods I once considered disgusting are really quite_________

palatable

Since their loud talk and crude manners were anything but_______ to me, I politely declined their invitation to dine with them.

palatable

Lord Tennyson, the poet, speaks of "sorrow's crown of sorrow" by which he means the _________experience of remembering happier times

poignant

Most of the poetry written by the students was ________, filled with powerful imagery that conveyed a surprising depth of emotion.

poignant

Nothing can arouse_________ memories of long ago and far away like an old, well-loved song!

poignant

Perhaps you have been treated unfairly, but what good will it do to allow your sense of ____________ to control your mood and behavior?

rancor

He tries hard to sound well-informed, but his superficial answers only betray his __________knowledge of world affairs.

sophomoric

How can you say that the audience's reaction was ____________ when the director held up a sign reading "Applause"?

spontaneous

Your simple,_________ expression of appreciation meant more to me than all the elaborate, carefully phrased tributes I received.

spontaneous