Combo with "Completing the Sentence Unit 13 Vocab" and 1 other
facade
Workers dismantled and cleaned parts of the Parthenon's exterior ____ during recent restoration work on the temple.
prehistoric peoples banded together into tribes, not only for protection, but also to satisfy their _____ instincts
gregarious
One of the best known figures of American folklore is the lean, tough, ___ cowboy.
hapless
when the scandal broke, the man found himself the ___ victim of other people's misdeeds
hapless
Her sense of tact is so ____ and unerring that she can handle the most trying situation as if it were mere child's play
impeccable
Though she entered this country as a(n) ____ child, she eventually made a fortune in the garment industry.
impecunious
IDK which is more painful--to have to ask someone for a favor or to have some unfortunate ___ one for help
importune
the whiny toddler ___ his mother for a snack
importuned
"The ____ march of the years," said the aged speaker, "decrees that this is the last time I will address you."
inexorable
Many scholars believe that Beaumont or Fletcher ____ a scene or two into the present text of a play.
interpolated
a diplomat must always proceed on the assumption that no rupture between nations, no matter how serious is ___
irreparable
Though i left the house feeling "as fit as a fiddle" my spirits began to ____ after only five minutes in that withering heat.
languish
after the death of his wife, a grieving Mr. Johnson ___ in their quiet apartment
languished
"Despite taking an oath to tell the truth, Laurie offered clearly ___ testimony," complained the frustrated defense attorney
mendacious
fortunately, our lawyer was able to produce documents that disproved the ___ assertions of our former partner
mendacious
One of the comforting things about reaching the ___ of one's career is that only place to go from there is up
nadir
she sang a ___ little ditty about a man
plaintive
I hope to ___ my parents for all the care they have shown me.
requite
efficacy
"Do we have sufficient evidence at hand," I asked, "to judge the ____ of the new method of teaching reading?"
requited
"Dont you think its alittle foolish to pursue the young lady when your warm feelings for her ar clearly not _________?" I asked
fetishes
One wall of the museum was filled with charms and _________ designed to ward off everything from hangnail to the evil eye
canard
Only a thorouly naive and gullible person would actually believe every preposterous _________ that circulates in this school
putative
Philologists believe that many Western languages can be traced back to a ____ parent tongue known as Indo-European.
plaintive
Responding to the melancholy note in the song of the nightingale, Keats wrote of its "__________ anthem"
gregarious
Since extroverts are _________ by nature, they usually prefer not to live alone
ethereal
Sitting in the back of the cathedral, I strained to hear the lovely, ____ voices of the children wafting down from the choir loft.
opprobrium
Some historians question whether Benedict Arnold really deserves all the ________ he has been accorded as America's arch-traitor.
abstruse
Some teachers are able to present the most ________ subjects in terms that are crystal-clear to even the dullest of students
importuning
Suddenly I was surrounded by a mob of street urchins loudly ___________ me for a handout
it is one thing to be concerned about discipline; it is quite another to make a ___ of it
fetish
facade
Except for a balcony built during the Truman administration, the _______ of the White House has remained virtually unchanged since it was constructed.
cynosure
For any actor, it is a unique thrill to know that when you are alone on stage, you are the ____ of hundreds of pairs of eyes.
mesmerized
For more than five minutes she stared at the telegram containing the bad news, as if she were _________
aesthetic
From a(n) __________ point of view, the painting didn't appeal to me, but I kept it because it was a memento of my childhood
decorous
Guests at the formal reception exhibited ____ behavior
desiccated
He acts like someone whose vital juices have long since dried up, leaving only a drab and _____ shell behind.
abstruse
He tried to conceal his lack of scholarship and intellectual depth by using unnecessarily ____ language.
decorous
Her quite speech, subdued clothes, and ____ manner made it hard to believe that she was a famous rock star.
affront
His fantastic stories about his academic, athletic, financial, and romantic achievements are a(n) _________ to common sense.
ghoul
His unmistakable interest in the gruesome details of the tragedy revealed that he possessed the sensibilities of a _____.
contrite
I didn't really believe that he was sorry for what he had donw until I saw the ________ expression on his sad little face
defunt
I felt a little foolish when the librarian told me that I was asking for the current issue of a magazing that had long been _________
affront
I resent your nasty question about whether or not I will "____ to speak to ordinary students" after I'm elected class president.
languish
I thought our state legislators would consider the proposal at the earliest opportunity buy they let it ___________ in committee for months
irreparable
I was greatly relieved to learn taht the accident I had with my car last week didn't do any _______ damage to the motor
contrite
If you had listened to my warnings in the first place, there woud be no need for you to feel ____ now.
ethereal
THe cherubic faces and _________ voices of the choristers almost made me believe that the music they were singing was coming from heaven.
canards
The 1938 radio broadcast by Orsan Welles that described a Martian invasion is on many lists of the greatest _____ of the twentieth century.
captious
The President must always be on his toes becasue a careless answer to a ____ question could land him in political hot water.
opprobrium
The ____ of history forever attaches itself to the name of Lee harvey Oswald, the assasin of President Kennedy.
hapless
The _______ creature had somehow gotten its foot caught in the grate and could not extricate it without help
machinations
The _________ of the unscrupulous wheeler-deelers involved in that unsavory scandal boggle the imagination.
mesmerized
The audience was so quite after the curtain fell that I couldn't tell whether they were bored or ____ by her artistry.
machinations
The book describes in great detail the odious _____ involved in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany.
canard
The candidate's "shocking revelation" about his opponent was later shown to be nothing more than a malicious _____.
decorous
The child's conduct during the ceremony may not have been appropriately __________ but it wasn't horrendous either
engender
There is not a bast body of evidence that supports the idea that poverty tends to _________ crime.
perfunctory
They claim to have made a thorough search of the premises, but I suspect that their efforts were no more than ____________
tantamount
When you get more experience on the job, you will learn that a "request" from your employer is ________ to an order
engenders
A government that fails to create reform ____ the social unrest that makes violent revolution inevitable.
ghoulish
After the battle, camp followers began the ________ process of stripping the dead of whatever valuables they possessed.
deigns
Am I supposed to feel honored simply because that arrogant lout sometimes _______ to nod vaguely in my direction?
interpolate
As his irrepressible flow of reminiscences continued without a letup, I tried in vain to ________ a few observations of my own.
captious
At the risk of appearing a trifle ____________ I would like to raise a few small objectgions to the wording of this proposal
nadir
Every general seems to have one defeat that marks the ________ of his military fortunes- for example, Lee at Gettysbury, or Grant at Cold Harbor
affronted
In my youthful folly, I inadvertantly ____ the very people whose aid I was attempting to enlist.
cognizant
Like many people who are completely wrapped up in themselves, she simply isn't _____ of the larger world around her.
incongruous
It has been said that humor is essentially the yoking of ____ elements within a familiar or recognizable framework.
canard
It wasn't at all hard to recognize signs of extreme uneasiness beneath her ____ of buoyant optimism.
espouse
It's easy enough to back a popular program, but it takes real courage to _________ a cause that most people oppose
discomfiting
Last night, Central High's Netnicks captured the basketball championship by _________ the South High Slammers, 61 to 44
omnipresent
No matter where candidates for high political office go these days, the ________ eye of the TV camera seems focused on them
putative
No one knows for sure who really wrote the scene, but Shakespeare is generaly regarded as its ________ author.
impeccable
Never once has the least whiff of a scandal or impropriety tained the man's __________ reputation as an upstandiing member of this agency
mesmerized
The daring feats of the acrobats on the high wire completely ____ everyone in the crowd.
cognizant
The longer I study this country's history, the more _______ I become of my rich heritage of freedom
efficacy
The only surefire way to establish the ________ of a new drug in treating a disease is to test it "in the field"
desiccated
The pages of the old book were so _______ that they began to crumble as soon as we touched them
ethereal
The play is so peopled with spirits and other incorporeal beings that it has the _____ quality of a dream.
cynosure
To be the _________ of all eyes could be the joyous fulfillment of a dream or the unhappy realizaiton of a nightmare.
mendacious
To say taht he is _______ does not even begin to convey just how alienated he is from any regard for the truth
incongruous
What could be more _________ than the 6 foot 7 inch center on the basketball team dolled up in baby clothes for the class play!
laconic
When asked what terms he would offer the Confederate army, General Grant made a ______ reply, "Unconditional surrender!"
No on, however powerful or dominant, can ____ the basic moral laws on which civilization rests.
abrogate
Although fate has decreed that he make his living as a stockbroker, his main interests and talents are definitely ____
aesthetic
In the Poetics and Metaphysics, Aristotle discusses the purpose of art and identities important ____ principles
aesthetic
The ____ helmets and breastplates of the warriors gleamed and twinkled in the morning sunlight.
burnished
What appeared to be an informal study group was in reality a highly organized ____ determined to overthrow the establishment.
cabal
though few of us today stand on ceremony to quite the extent that our ancestors did, common courtesy is by no means ___
defunct
It is one thing to ____human follies and pretensions; it is quite another to correct them.
deprecate
The sternness of my boss's expression so ____ me that at first I had difficulty responding to the question
discomfited
The charm of this musical comedy lies in its slam-bang pacing, its sprightly music, and its generally ____ good cheer.
ebullient
In our desire to improve the quality of life in America, we should not be too quick to ___ an idea simply because it is new
espouse
The _____ threat of nuclear holocaust that characterized the Cold war era
omnipresent
The old adage that "one man's meat is another man's poison" simply means that what is considered ____ is often quite subjective.
onerous
Though the presidency confers great powers on the person who holds the office, it also saddles that person with ____ responsibilities,
onerous
faced with a tight deadline, the exhausted editor gave the young reporter's article a hurried and ___ edit
perfunctory
perhaps we should be overjoyed that the great man condescended to give us a(n) _____ nod as we passed by
perfunctory
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., once observed that he did not wish to lead a(n) ____ life far from the conflicts of his times.
sequestered
the legal adage "Silence implies consent" meant that not objecting to an action that concerns you is ___ to approving it
tantamount