Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop - Level B - Unit 4 - Sentences

sodden

After four days of steady rainfall, the _____ ground gurgled as we trudged wearily over it.

inflammable

Because the gas did not burn when we brought a flame to it, the experiment showed that carbon dioxide is not _____.

procuring

Before we set out on the camping trip, I was given sole responsibility for _____ all the equipment and supplies.

virtual

Despite the fact that she has no official title, she has become the _____ director of the company.

wince

Even though I'm an adult, I still _____ in discomfort at the thought of a trip to the dentist.

orthodox

Even though you like to do things in your own way, I suggest that you first learn the _____ method of batting.

mortified

I was thoroughly _____ when I suddenly stumbled and spilled punch all over the host's tuxedo.

malignant

If it is allowed to spread unchecked, the poison of racial prejudice will have a(n) _____ effect on our community.

alliance

In 1949, the United States formed a(n) _____ with eleven other nations, calling it the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

dishearten

Refusing to be _____ by her failure to find a summer job, Lucy made up her mind to try again.

controversial

Some parts of the president's proposal were agreeable to everyone; others proved highly _____.

bewildered

The directions he gave us for driving to the beach were so complicated that I was completely _____ by them.

hostile

The frozen wastes of the Arctic may seem _____ to human life, but in fact thousands of people are able to survive there.

buffoons

The often dreary courts of medieval kings were enlivened by the pranks and antics of jesters and _____.

wayward

Their behavior is so _____ and unpredictable that I never know what they are going to do next.

spirited

Though the gallant defenders of the fort were hopelessly outnumbered, they put up a truly _____ fight.

inflicted

We _____ such heavy casualties on the enemy that they were forced to break off the engagement and retreat.

void

When the Supreme Court finds a law unconstitutional, the law is said to be null and _____.

scurried

When the naughty children heard their mother's footsteps approaching, they quickly _____ back to bed.

fruitless

Would it be a bad pun if I were to say that our attempts to set up an apple orchard have proved to be _____?