Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 5 Choosing the Right Word
paramount
After the police secured the evidence, it became ____________________ to track down the witnesses before they left the scene.
reprimand
On rare occasions, the U.S. Senate will ___________________ one of its members who has violated the rules.
exodus
During the summer, urban "sun worshippers" begin their weekly __________________ from the city at around 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
servitude
Even people who appear to be free may be in ________________ to their own passions and prejudices.
paramount
For the world's starving millions, finding enough food to keep body and soul together has become the ___________________ concern in life.
incorrigible
He has deceived me so many times that I am forced to conclude that he is simply a(n) ______________________ liar.
facilitate
Her excellent command of both French and Spanish should _________________ her efforts to get a position in the foreign service.
brazen
His ______________ demeanor might help him to be a successful salesperson, but it could also alienate potential customers.
morose
I don't think it is fair to call him a(n) ______________ person just because he was in a dejected mood when you met him.
succumb
I refuse to believe that our society will ________________ to the weaknesses which have destroyed other nations.
prattle
I worried that the toddler's _______________ would continue throughout the film.
latent
It is up to us to get rid of any __________ prejudices that we may still unwittingly hold against members of other races and nationalities.
catalyst
Most historians agree that military disasters during World War I were the ________________ that sparked the Russian Revolution of 1917.
slapdash
People who never give any assignment more than a "lick and a promise" may be said to belong to the _______________ school of working.
arbitrary
Since they are firmed based on the logic of a sentence, the rules of punctuation should not be considered purely ______________.
rebut
The best way to ___________ the contention that something is not possible to do is to go out and do it.
reprimand
The boss's ___________________ stung his employee especially hard, as it was delivered in front of the entire staff.
prattling
The brook ________________ along its rocky course seemed to be conversing wordlessly with the wind murmuring in the trees.
servitude
The family's __________________ to the local lords had begun generations earlier, when an ancestor's misfortunes had resulted in a loss of wealth and status.
brazen
The leaden silence of the afternoon was shattered by the _____________ voices of trumpets braying fanfares for the returning hero.
stagnant
Unemployment will stay at a high level so long as a nation's economy remains ________________.
accomplices
While his _____________________ acted as decoys, one of the youngsters attempted to flinch a couple of apples from the unguarded bin.
annihilated
With their bigger, faster, more experienced players, South High simply ____________________ our team, 56 to 7.
opaque
You may think that his explanation is perfectly clear, but I find it confused and ____________.
militants
_______________ , disguised with the government's policies, took on the streets to register a vote of no confidence.
