Sadlier Vocab Level G Unit 3 - Completing the Sentence

When Bill was told that he had made the varsity wrestling team, he began to _________ around the gym like a young colt.

cavort

An educated citizenry will not give __________ to wild charges of extremists seeking to undermine our political and economic system.

credence

The new chairman ___________ what she called the "deplorable tendency of so many Americans to try to get something for nothing."

decried

Though I prefer to be as open and aboveboard as possible, I have learned that it is sometimes wiser or more tactful to _____________.

dissemble

When news of the fire ran through town, __________ residents rushed to the scene of the blaze.

distraught

Every Memorial Day, the mayor delivers a(n) __________ extolling the selfless devotion of those who have died in defense of this country.

eulogy

Even at an early age, my sister ___________ a strong interest in studying medicine.

evinced

When new evidence turned up in the case, the court ordered the coroner to _________ the victim's body and reexamine it.

exhume

In the hands of our hopelessly ___________ producer, what should have been a surefire hit turned into a resounding fiasco.

feckless

How could we draw any clear ideas from a talk that was so disorganized, confused in language, and generally ________?

murky

The NCAA has in recent years cracked down hard on such _________ practices as "shaving points".

nefarious

Such spices as red pepper make many of the sauces used in Cajun cooking delightfully ___________.

piquant

I believe there is an overall design to the universe that has been visible ever since the first thing crawled out of the _____________ ooze.

primordial

Since my apartment is in such close _________ to my office, I usually walk to work.

propinquity

Although Aimee is usually quiet in class, her contribution to our political discussion yesterday was _________.

substantive

I have always regarded the man as something of a daredevil, but on this occasion he approached the problem with ____________ caution.

unwonted

Sadly, the ___________ schemes of high-minded idealists usually founder on the rocks of practical realities.

utopian

He clothes his puny ideas in such highfalutin ___________ that they resemble gnats in top hats and tails.

verbiage

For as far as the eye could see, _________ fields of unripe corn swayed gently in the morning breeze.

verdant

Though diesel fuels are not as thick as motor oil, they are a good deal more ____________ than regular gasoline.

viscous