vocabulary workshop level H unit 3 completing the sentence

therapeutic

A good laugh invariably makes me feel better; I honestly believe that it has a(n) ... effect on my dispostition

rapacity

Although we pride ourselves on the advance of civilization, the sad fact is that the ... of modern humanity has resulted in more destruction and suffering than ever before in history

icons

At the height of Beatlemania in the mid 1960s the Fab Four assumed the stature of pop ....

condescend

He considers himself such a marvelous chess player that I'm surprised he would ... to sit down at the board with a beginner like me

mountebank

His exaggerated claims for an expensive painkiller that turned out to be no more than aspirin exposed him as a(n) ...

macrocosm

His self-importance stems from his inability to appreciate the very minor part he plays in the ... of human affairs

quizzical

I would have welcomed any firm answer, no matter how unfavorable, but all that I got from her was a(n) ... smile

bowdlerized

In attempting to make the novel acceptable to the general public, the editor so ... it that it lost its quality of stark realism

forte

My classmates selected me to address the community affairs committee because public speaking is a(n) ... of mine

ancillary

Once the advance and royalties were settled, the publisher and agent negotiated ... rights to be covered in the author's contract

cozen

Playing on his vanity and his desire to be known as a "good guy", I tried to ... him into lending me his car

persiflage

She thought of herself as a combination of Mark Twain and H.L. Mencken, but her attempts at "devastating persiflage" were not very funny

interstices

The coach used diagrams to show our receivers how to slip through the ... in our opponent's zone pass coverage

schism

The minor difference of opinion developed into a(n) ... that split the political party into two opposing factions

plethora

The situation is growing worse because there is a(n) ... of good intentions by a dearth of common sense and willingness to work harder

enclave

The stubborn old timers who refused to sell their homes came to form a(n) ... of "natives" surrounded by "city people"

gratis

To promote circulation, the publisher offered to throw in home delivery ... for new subscribers to the Sunday edition

pragmatic

What point is there in dwelling on unproven theories when the problem we are facing demands that we be as ... as possible?

virtuoso

When she neatly faked out the guard, pivoted, and drove in got a layup, I realized that I was seeing a true ... on the basketball court

paean

When the soldiers realized that they had defeated the far more numerous enemy, their cheers rose in a great ... of jubilation and victory