Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 2 Complete the Sentences

illegible

Our doctor's handwriting is so _______________ that my brother used one of his prescriptions as a teacher's pass.

aliens

Our laws protect not only citizens but also _____________ legally residing in this country.

fortify

Some people drink quantities of orange juice and swallow Vitamin C tablets in a valiant attempt to ________themselves against winter colds.

dissolute

The speaker advised us not to imitate the __________________ kind of person who squanders time and money in the vain persuit of pleasure.

erratic

Though he had a great sinker ball, he was so ____________ on the mound that fans started to call him, "Wild Pitch Hickock."

comely

Though she is not a beautiful woman by conventional standards, she is certainly _____________ and appealing.

subjugate

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

adjourn

When it is time to end one of our meetings, a member must make a motion to ____________.

proliferate

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

terse

A telegram was usually as __________ as possible, since there was a charge for every word used.

mediocre

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

lucrative

Despite all my efforts to make this a(n) ________________ enterprise, it continues to be a devidedly unprofitable oraganization.

expulsion

He was a changed young man after his ________________ from West Point for "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman."

tantalize

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

unflinching

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

compensate

the fact that you say you are truly sorry does not _________________ for the pain I have suffered as a result of your cruelty.

fodder

the farmer must provide storage facilities for the ________________ he plans to set aside for his cattle during the long winter.

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.

feint

their so-called peace initiative proved to be nothing more than a clever ____________ designed to lull the enemy into a false sense of security.