Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 10 Choosing the right word

accrued

After working for a year at the same job, I was hoping that I had ____ enough vacation days to take a week of and travel to California.

gist

Although they claimed that their summary gave us the ____ of the resolution, the fact is that it omitted important details.

sedentary

During the war, soldiers assigned to desk jobs were sometimes sarcastically called the "chair bound infantry" or the "____ commandos."

covert

He tried to make it appear that her was speaking in a friendly spirit, but I detected the ____ malice beneath his "harmless" remarks.

imperious

His tone of voice was so ____ that I wasn't sure if he was asking me for a loan or demanding payment of tribute.

accrue

I am convinced that some substantial advantages will surely ____ to me if I complete my college education.

invective

Instead of relying on facts and logic, she used all kinds of rhetorical tricks and slashing ___ to attack her opponent.

recondite

Instead of that highly involved and ____ discussion of the nation's energy needs, why don't you simply tell us what we can do to help solve the problem?

efficacious

It is generally agreed that we urgently need more ____ methods of handling criminals, both for their own benefit and for that of the public.

fortuitous

It was quite _____ that we met the studio owner, since she was looking for a new artist to feature in her gallery.

munificent

My sad story is that after working in the yard for three hours in the hot sun cleaning up the yard, I received the ____ sum of $5.50.

motley

Only a genius could have converted such a ___ group of individuals, drawn from all walks of life, into a disciplined and efficient organization.

sedentary

Research shows that those who lead a _____ lifestyle are more prone to chronic medical conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes.

fortuitous

Scientists believe that everything in nature occurs in accordance with invariable laws and that nothing is truly ____.

reprobate

The crass and ____ conduct of those responsible for the scandal deserved public censure.

debonair

The difficult stage part called for an actor to gradually change during the course of the play from a morose introvert to a(n) ___ charmer.

equanimity

To bear evils with ____ doesn't mean that you should make no effort to correct them.

procrastination

The proverb "Make haste slowly" endorses prudence- not ___.

imperiously

The queen strode into the chamber and ____ commanded her subjects to be silent.

annotations

The scholars who compiled the notes and _____ for my portable edition of Chaucer did a superb job of clarifying obscure or puzzling words and passages.

provocative

This new book is a(n) ____ examination of our school system that may upset some of your most cherished ideas about higher education.

gratuitously

We appreciated the services her furnished ____, but we soon came to see that it would have been cheaper to pay for a really professional job.

dun

What good will it do you to ___ me so mercilessly when you know that I am flat broke?

bedlam

When my sister arrived at my tiny apartment with two very excited dogs, the place was thrown into absolute ____.

procrastinate

Why does Sam ____ whenever he has to write an essay?