Level D, Unit 15 sent

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plaintiff

As a lawyer for the _?_, you will have full opportunity to cross examine the witnesses for the defendant.

harry

Bans of guerillas _?_ the straggling soldiers as they retreated in disarray.

spurn

Because his feelings were hurt, he _?_ any attempts on my part to provide help.

probe

Divers from the salvage ship will try to _?_ the ocean floor where the confederate warship sank in 1863.

boorish

Fortunately the loud and generally _?_ behavior of a few of the guests did not spoil the party for the rest of us.

liberality

His many donations of large sums of money to organizations dedicated to relieving world hunger are evidence of his _?_.

subterfuge

His sudden fainting spell was a _?_ to get out of taking me to the spring dance.

dormant

In AD 79, the sudden and violent eruption of a volcano that had been _?_ for many years destroyed Pompeii in two days.

dubious

Isn't friendship with a person who mistrusts you of _?_ value?

impenitent

One surface she seemed stubbornly _?_ but secretly she regretted the damage her thoughtlessness had caused.

protract

Our planned stopover in Denver was unexpectedly _?_ when a blizzard prevented us from leaving the city for days.

knave

The Mississippi river boats were home to crooks and _?_ of every description from cardsharps to confidence men.

quarry

The bloodhounds pursued their human _?_ through the swamps.

brunt

The entire boardwalk at the beach was smashed to bits when the full _?_ of the hurricane struck it.

avert

The police were quickly ordered to the scene as a precautionary measure to _?_ a threatened riot.

legion

The soldiers of the mighty Roman _?_ were organized in battle units called cohorts and maniples.

harangue

The speakers' corner in London's Hyde Park is home to the soapbox orators who _?_ idlers and passersby.

combatant

The two _?_ fought it out with words rather than with fists.

actuate

We learned that the bizzarre sequence of events was _?_ by an accidental tug on the switching device.

abase

Why should you _?_ yourself by begging to be admitted to a club made up of snobs and phonies.


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