Level F Unit 4 Completing the Sentence

11. The drops of dew sparkled like diamonds on the ______ threads of the spider web.

11. Gossamer

3. Under the latest regulations, any shipment of arms to those countries is illegal and may be seized as ______.

3. Contraband

6. The sharp crack of the rifle shot ______ through the hills.

6. Reverberated

1. The program he suggested was so barren of guiding ideas and specific proposals that I felt justified in referring to it as ______.

1. Amorphous

10. As my opponent cited facts and figures without once referring to notes, I became aware of how ______ she was.

10. Erudite

12. Since our efforts to ______ with the factory managers about pollution of the lake have been ineffective, we are now considering legal action.

12. Remonstrate

13. He is really insufferable when he gets into one of those ______ moods in which nothing in the world pleases him.

13. Querulous

14. If you happen to have a(n) ______ seatmate on a long airplane flight, you may find yourself talking more freely about personal matters than you would under other circumstances.

14. Affable

15. He tried in vain to guess what surprise he might expect next from that ______ power, Lady Luck.

15. Inscrutable

16. Am I to _____________________ from what you just said you were not present at the scene of the accident?

16. Archetype

17. While tsarist Russia's vast territories were almost purely continental, the British Empire included numerous ______ possessions.

17. Insular

18. Because of his ______ for gossiping, we tried not to let him learn anything about our personal affairs.

18. Propensity

19. ______ dives full of disreputable and dangerous-looking characters have given the waterfront areas of many cities a bad reputation.

19. Sleazy

2. This jacket is made of a material so ______ that it sheds wrinkles and keeps its shape even when one has worn it for days.

2. Resilient

20. Perhaps she had less native ability than some of her classmates, but her powers of concentration and ______ study program enable her to finish first in the class.

20. Sedulous

4. His attempts to discredit her by belittling her ability and character were nothing more than ______ abuse.

4. Scurrilous

5. The commitment you have made is ______ without the consent of the other party to the agreement.

5. Irrevocable

7. On his combat uniform he wore absolutely no insignia of rank, but he was surrounded with an unmistakable ______ of authority.

7. Aura

8. He used his admittedly remarkable talents only to ______ himself, not to benefit the society that was so kind to him.

8. Aggrandize

9. I am not going to ______ the ideas and standards by which I have guided my life just because they have become unpopular.

9. Repudiate