Level F Unit 7 Answers

grandiose

A: her unaffected delivery of Shakespeare's lines

desecrate

A:Honor this tribal ritual

redoubtable

A:contemtible as a challenger

punctilious

A:negligent in filling out the form

grate

A:spoke concislely about the new law

Stalwart

All the power of Great Britain could not shake the American colonisits in their ______ opposition to measures that they considered unfair and tyrannical.

Stalwart

All the power of Great Britain could not shake the American colonists in their ... opposition to measures that they considered unfair and tyrannical.

infraction

Although his conduct may not have violated any law, I consider it a gross ... of conventional ethical standards.

Infraction

Although his conduct may not have violated any law, I consider it a gross ______ of conventional ethical standards.

Inconsequential

An official who is responsible for shaping vital national policies should not waste time and energy on such ______ matters.

prated

Andrew ... incessantly for an hour but made few insightful points.

restitution

As ... for the damage he has caused to the family car, Phil promised to clean and polish it regularly for a full year.

Restitution

As ______ for the damage he had caused to the family car, Phil promised to clean and polish it regularly for a full year.

Grandiose

At a time when we need a modest, low-cost housing program, how can we be expected to accept such a(n) ______ scheme?

Concoct

Before they arrived home from the party, they ______ an elaborate story that they hoped would excuses their being two hours late.

debased

By concentrating on personal gain, he has ... both himself and the high office to which he was elected.

Debased

By concentrating on personal gain, he has ______ both himself and the high office to which he was elected.

Infraction

Even a so-called minor ______ of the traffic laws may lead to a serious accident.

Mitigated

Fond remembrances of happy days of family life intensified rather that ______ her grief.

punctilious

He is so ... about every detail that it is said he irons his shoelaces before wearing them.

Punctilious

He is so ______ about every detail that it is said he irons his shoelaces before wearing theym.

Disconcerted

He went right on with his speech, refusing to be ______ by the heckling of a few loudmouths.

vulnerable

Her self-confidence is so unshakeable that she is simply not ... to "out-down" remarks that would annoy other people.

Vulnerable

Her self-confidence is so unshakeable that she is simply not ______ to "put-down" remarks that would annoy other people.

grandiose

His ... schemes for world conquest collapsed in a nightmare of military defeat and internal revolt.

Grandiose

His ______ schemes for world chonquest collapsed in a nightmare of military defeat and internal revolt.

Beneficent

His work on behalf of the homeless was merely the latest in a long line of ______ undertakings.

Prate

I became desperately tired of listening to him ______ about how important he was, how much money he had and so forth.

Austere

I found that beneath his rather ______ manner and appearance there was a warm, sympathetic person.

austere

I have met few people who enjoy living an ... life of plain food, few possessions, and little sleep.

Reprove

I'm telling you this not to ______ you for having made a mistake but to prevent the mistake from being repeated.

Prates

In her clumsy efforts to be recognized as an "intellectual", she ______ endlessly about matters she does not really understand.

prates

In her clumsy efforts to be recognized as an "intellectual," she ... endlessly about matters she does not really understand.

Restitution

Is there any way that we can make ______ for the terrible wrong we have done them?

desecration

It is a ... of the memory of Lincoln to involve his name on the defense of such a racist policy.

Desecration

It is a ______ of the memory of Lincoln to involve his name in defense of such a racist policy.

Crass

It is hard to forgive the ______ selfishness with which they took most of the food supplies for their own use.

Vulnerable

Our democracy, I believe, is more ______ to decay from within that it is to attack from the outside.

crass

S:Vulgur appeal for money

infraction

S:a breach of out agreement

restitution

S:compensation for his misdeeds

concoct

S:cooked up a silly excuse

mitigate

S:diminish the horror of the crime

inconsequential

S:exaggerating minor flaws

vulnerable

S:exposed to wind and high water

disconcerted

S:not perturbed by the noise

pillage

S:raid the museum of valuables

prate

S:to chatter tediously about the weather

Debased

She has ______ her considerable talents by writing books that are designed to appeal to the lowest tastes.

redoubtable

She is such a ... foe of the trite phrase that her students tremble lest her wrath descend on them for using a cliche.

Redoubtable

She is such a ______ foe of the trite phrase that her students tremble lest her wrath descend on them for using a cliche.

austerely

Since my next paycheck was not to be had until the first of the month, I reconciled myself to living ... until then.

Austerely

Since my next paycheck was not to be had until the first of the month, I reconciled myself to living ______ until then.

disconcerting

Some people find Fransisco Goya's later works, known as the Black Paintings, ... because of their horrific, gloomy nature.

Inconsequential

That sum may seem ______ to you, but to me it is a great deal of money.

disconcerted

The conductor of the orchestra was so ... by the noisy audience that he stopped the performance and asked for quiet.

Disconcerted

The conductor of the orchestra was so ______ by the noisy audience that he stopped the performance and asked for quiet.

mitigate

The fact that he did everything possible to help the poor child after the accident tends to ... his responsibility for the tragedy.

Mitigate

The fact that he did everything possible to help the poor child after the accident tends to ______ his responsibility for the tragedy.

concocted

The master chef has ... a dessert do rich that it will be a menace to living weight watchers throughout the country.

Concocted

The master chef has ______ a dessert that is so rich that it will be a menace to weight watchers throughout the country.

reproved

The principal ... the entire student body for its discourteous behavior toward the guest speaker at the school assembly.

Reproved

The principal ______ the entire student body for their discourteous behavior toward the guest speaker at the school assembly.

Pillage

The sale of so many great works of art ot foreign collectors is, in my eyes, little more than ______ of our culture heritage.

pillage

The sale of so many great works of art to foreign collectors is, in my eyes, little more than ... of our cultural heritage.

Cadavers

The starving children shown in the TV special looked more like ______ than living creatures.

cadavers

The starving drought victims looked more like ... than living people.

inconsequential

The sum may seem ... to you, but to me it is a great deal of money.

beneficent

The woman is known and loved throughout the community for her many ... acts on behalf of all types of unfortunates.

Beneficent

The woman is known and loved throughout the community for her many ______ acts on behalf of all types of unfortunates.

Desecrated

They ______ the funeral service by talking loudly during the ceremonies, laughing, and generally showing a complete lack of respect.

Redoubtable

Though most of our players were the equals of theirs, the awesome size of their ______ center filled us with apprehension.

Stalwart

Though she looked rather frail, her ______ spirit made her a tireless crusader for women's rights.

grandiose

Tommy had ... plans ti build a stately mansion.

Pillage

We are, I trust, long past the time when it was considered quite "natural" for newly elected officials to ______ the city treasury.

stalwart

When we were children, my brother always got to play the role of the showy superhero, while I would take the part of the ... and faithful sidekick.

crass

Whenever I go to a concert, I seem to spend half my time shushing the ... boors who chitchat while the orchestra is playing.

Crass

Whenever I go to a concert, I seem to spend half my time shushing the ______ boors who chitchat while the orchestra is playing.

Punctilious

Whenever she serves as chairperson, she is so ______ that she insists on observing every fine point of parliamentary procedure.

Cadaverous

Who can ever forget those pictures showing the ______ faces of the people who had been in concentration camps.