Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 6 Completing the Sentence

abject

at the slightest sound of thunder, dog Rover dives under the bed in a state of ___________ terror.

plenary

during the emergency, the mayor assumed _________ authority and did whatever was needed to provide essential services.

diatribe

every time we did something to anger him, he delivered an intemperate ___________ lambasting our "hopeless irresponsibility."

intermittent

for years, we carried on a(n) __________ correspondence, sometimes allowing months to pass before a letter was answered.

moot

how can you call than a(n) _______ question when it is quite clearly a simple matter of right and wrong?

neophyte

how could a mere ___________ in the teaching profession question the judgment of so experienced an educator?

derelict

i would be _________ in my duty to you if i did not warn you against the pernicious effects of smoking cigarettes.

testy

i'd say that the phrase "having a short fuse" aptly describes my boss's decidedly _________ disposition.

sylvan

in her garland of leaves and acorns, the child looked very much like some _________ spirit from an Arthurian myth.

motifs

in the Wagner's operas, brief musical ___________ associated with the characters or their actions recur again and again.

inane

it was such a(n) ___________ remark that I couldn't keep myself from laughing derisively when I heard it.

equity

simple ________demands that we distribute the tax burden as fairly as possible among the populace, the senator remarked.

agnostic

since he neither nor denies the existence of God, I'd classify him as a(n) ___________ rather than an atheist.

travesty

since the accused was never really given a chance to defend himself, his so-called trial was nothing but a(n) ________ of justice.

perspicacity

the _________ of her analysis not only clarified the nature of the problem but also suggested its most promising solution.

indictment

the fact that so many released prisoners return to a life of crime is in itself a terrifying _________ of our penal system.

effigy

the over throne dictator was hanged in __________ before a vast throng in the square.

complicity

those who saw the young woman being assaulted and did nothing to help her were guilty of _________ in the crime.

indubitable

though some writers have emphasized Jefferson's human weaknesses, his greatness is also a(n) ________ part of the historical record.

surveillance

throughout the period that the spy thought he had gone undetected, he was actually under close _______ by the CIA.