Unit 6 Vocabulary Sentences

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superfluous

"Since her heroic deeds clearly speak for themselves," the President remarked, "further comment on my part would be __________."

tenacious

"Someone with such a(n) __________ hold on life doesn't give up the ghost easily," I thought as I watched the old man's struggle to stay alive.

taunt

A man of lofty character and bearing, the prisoner endured the jibes and __________ of his captors with great patience and fortitude

diligent

A student who is __________ and systematic in study habits will often do better than one who is brilliant but erratic.

lucid

Although Mrs. McCormick was still in a state of shock after the accident, she was __________ enough to answer the questions posed by the police.

supplant

During World War II, artificial rubber began to __________ natural rubber in American automobile tires.

prim

He is a rather __________ sort of man whose sensibilities are easily shocked by other people's less exacting standards of conduct.

credible

I know that he will say anything to save his own skin, but I feel that in this case his account of the incident is __________ and should be accepted.

ghastly

I shall never forget the __________ sight that greeted us when we arrived at the scene of the accident.

doleful

I suppose bloodhounds may be as happy as other dogs, but they have the __________ look of creatures who have lost their last friend.

posthumous

In a touching scene on the steps of the Capitol, the President awarded __________ Medals of Honor to soldiers who had recently fallen in defense of the country.

bondage

Lincoln said: "Familiarize yourself with the chains of __________ and you prepare your own limbs to wear them."

intricate

Our football team would do a great deal better if they mastered a few simple plays, instead of trying to use all those __________ formations.

atone

Saying "I'm sorry" is a good way to begin to __________ for the suffering or harm that you have done to another person.

incessant

Since my apartment is located on a busy intersection, I have been forced to accustom myself to the __________ hum of traffic outside

hamper

The huge piles of snow that cover the roads leading to the site of the accident will greatly __________ the efforts of the rescue team.

sardonic

The wily old Senator derived a certain amount of __________ amusement from watching his enemies turn on and destroy one another.

defray

To help __________ the expenses that I would incur on the Senior Class trip to Washington, I became a professional baby-sitter.

impoverished

When the stock market collapsed in 1929, a wealthy speculator found himself as __________ as the proverbial church mouse.

hew

With a single stroke of his sword, the knight __________ off the monster's head and hung it up on a pole for all to see.


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