Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 13 Completing the Sentence

Since the theory is based on INACCURATE and out-of-date information, it is clearly ______.

untenable

It takes a really ______ athlete to win varsity letters in THREE DIFFERENT SPORTS.

versatile

The accused clerk ______ himself by producing signed receipts for all the QUESTIONED items.

vindicated

The EARLY cold spell proved to be a fitting _____ to one of the most severe winters of modern times.

prelude

The oil, which had been inadvertently stored in a heated room, soon began to exude a RANK ODOR that told us it had turned _____.

rancid

Who would believe that this PEACEFUL, ______ HIDEAWAY is only twenty-five miles from the city?

rustic

It is a regrettable fact of our history that SEVERAL presidential administrations have been tainted by ________ SCANDALS.

sordid

The Declaration of Independence first set forth the _______ STANDARDS to which we as a nation have ever since ASPIRED.

lofty

The SEASONAL ______ of birds southward reminds us that we have come to the end of summer vacation.

migration

We began to _________ the impact of the tornado only after VIEWING the flattened neighborhood and interviewing residents.

perceive

She's not really hungry; she's just being ________ in INSISTING on eating now.

perverse

In 1776 the Continental Congress moved to ________ all political CONNECTIONS between the colonies and Great Britain.

sever

Isn't it boring when people go ON AND ON about their looks, their clothes, and their popularity _________?

ad infinitum

New employees are ASSIGNED their duties by the office manager, who is responsible for _______ work among the staff.

apportion

Dismissing all his rivals as IMPOSTORS, the undefeated heavyweight boxer pronounced himself the only ___ __ contender for the crown.

bona fide

We found it easy to FLOAT in the lake because the high salt content makes the water extremely _________.

buoyant

I am convinced that the Drama Club is run by a(n) _____ of STUDENTS.

clique

I realize that I made a bad mistake, but at least I possess the strength of character to __________that I WAS WRONG and apologize.

concede

Although many of my friends seem to like him, I've never found him to be a particularly _______ COMPANION.

congenial

When the mayor FAILED to carry out his campaign promises, his population quickly _________, and he failed to win reelection.

waned