vocab unit 2, 11-20 (sentences)

mediocre

A(n) ____ student is one who neither fails any subject nor receives any marks that are above average

tantalize

How can you be so cruel as to ____ those poor dogs by offering them tidbits that you will never let them have?

lucrative

despite all my efforts to make this a(n) ____ enterprise, it continues to be a decidedly unprofitable organization.

unflinching

in spite of all the adverse criticism her ideas have received, she remains ____ in her determination to improve our community.

illegible

our doctor's handwriting is so ____ that my brother used one of her prescriptions as a teacher's pass

terse

since there is a charge for every word use in it, a telegram is usually as ____ as possible.

sully

the thoroughly disgraceful behavior of a few dissipated officers effectively ____ the honor of the entire unit.

jeer

their only response to my warnings was to ____ at me scornfully and go ahead with their plans.

subjugate

to enlarge the areas under their control, kings of old sent out their armies to ____ their neighbors.

proliferate

when the national economy is expanding, new housing developments begin to ____; when times are lean, construction slacks off.