Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop - Level B - Unit 2 - Sentences

indispensable

A sense of humor is _____ if you are to cope with all the strains and difficulties of everyday life.

available

Although we arrived at the stadium only a few minutes before the game, we found that many good seats were still _____.

pelt

Angry at the call, the crowd began to _____ the referee with all kinds of refuse.

indignant

At the front desk, a(n) _____ guest was angrily complaining about the shabby treatment he had received from the staff of the hotel.

plague

Most of the homeowners in this area have tried in vain to overcome the _____ of crabgrass that threatens to overrun their lawns.

cater

Mother prepares wholesome and tasty meals, but she says she is not going to _____ to the special tastes of six different children.

customary

Though the habit of taking a siesta in the afternoon may seem strange to a foreigner, it is quite _____ in this part of the world.

poised

Until it was almost too late, the hunters did not see the leopard crouching in a tree, _____ to leap on them.

homicide

When the wounded shopkeeper died, the charges against the person who had been arrested were raised from robbery to _____.

lubricate

When we _____ the engine of a car, we try to cut down the friction at every point.

entrepreneur

With the emergence of market economies in Eastern Europe have come hordes of _____ seeking business opportunities there.

hinder

Although the legislators have done nothing to further the passage of the bill, they haven't tried to _____ the process either.

transparent

Because the seat covers in the car were _____, we could see the attractive pattern of the upholstery underneath.

regime

Eventually, the army toppled the country's democratic _____ and set up a military dictatorship in its place.

mutual

Having spent many years as political opponents, the two senators have since developed a(n) _____ respect for each other.

hazard

It takes a special kind of bravery to face the _____ of life in the jungle.

firebrand

It took the authorities quite some time to put down the riot that a few rash _____ had managed to start.

unscathed

No one has ever been able to explain to my satisfaction how any person can walk _____ across beds of hot coals.

indifference

Only a really hard-hearted person could show such _____ to the plight of the homeless who wander our streets.

dissuade

The guidance counselor tried to _____ me form taking the job because she thought the work would be foo high-pressure for me.