Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 4 Sentences

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The newspaper revealed that the city's chief building inspector was ___________ with a large construction company.

Affiliated

The screening committee investigated not only the candidates themselves but also the organizations with which they were ___________.

Affiliated

Before making our final planes, we should ____________ exactly how much money we will have for expenses.

Ascertain

Instead of making an informed guess, why not _________ exactly how many students are going on the trip to Washington?

Ascertain

Her election to Congress was the ___________ of a lifelong ambition.

Attainment

She is the kind of person who has many ____________ but seems unable to put them to any practical use.

Attainments

If only parents could ____________ their hard-won practical wisdom and experience to their children!

Bequeath

Nothing he may ___________ to the next generation can be more precious than the memory of his long life of honorable public service.

Bequeath

I found your criticism of my conduct unpleasant, but I had to admit that your remarks were ________.

Cogent

Our representative offered one simple but _______________ argument against the proposal: It would raise the cost of living.

Cogent

As we stood on the railway tracks looking off into the distance, the rails seemed to ______________ and meet at some far-off point.

Converge

At first, the two candidates were in disagreement on every issue; but as the campaign went, their opinions seemed to _________.

Converge

A large crowd _____________ on the mall to buy the latest gadget.

Converged

Her bright, optimistic manner did much to ___________ the atmosphere of gloom that had settled over the meeting.

Disperse

Isn't it remarkable how quickly a throng of sunbathers will pick up their belongings and _______________ when few drops of rain fall?

Disperse

Lincoln said, "If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and ____________."

Esteem

When the candidate admitted openly that he had been mistaken in some of his earlier policies, we ________ him more highly than ever.

Esteem

We were overjoyed when we heard our university was going to invite an ___________ author and playwright to speak at our commencement.

Esteemed

Scientists have concluded that a sudden catastrophe _________ dinosaurs from the face of the Earth.

Expunge

Thought I wanted to "let bygones be bygones," I found that I could not wholly ___________ the bitter memory of their behavior from my mind.

Expunge

Because our natural resources are _____________ and by no means inexhaustible, we must learn to conserve them.

Finite

It seems unimaginable that when I look at the night sky, the number of stars is actually ___________.

Finite

Thought the journey seemed interminable, i knew that it was _________ and that I would soon be home.

Finite

So as long as we remained indoors, we were ___________ to the arctic blasts that swept down on our snowbound cabin.

Invulnerable

When I found myself flushed with anger, I realized that I was not so ____________ to their bitter sarcasm as I had thought I was!

Invulnerable

Instead of blamed a _____________ fate for your failures, why not look for the causes within yourself?

Malevolent

When I saw the pain he caused others and the pleasure he took in doing so, I realized he was a truly ________________ person.

Malevolent

In a situation that would have left me all but helpless with embarrassment, he remained cool and _______________.

Nonchalant

When I splattered paint on my art teacher, I tried to appear __________ but succeeded only in looking horrified.

Nonchalant

The more knowledge and wisdom people acquire, the more keenly they become aware that no one is _______________.

Omniscient

Thought the couple have spent years studying African history, they do not claim to be ___________ in that field.

Omniscient

Antibiotics were once considered wonder drugs, but we now know that they are not ___________ for all our physical ailments.

Panacea

There are so many different factors involved in an energy crisis that no single measure can be expected to serve as a(n) ____________.

Panacea

As a member of the grand jury, it is your duty to be ____________ in weighing every bit of evidence.

Scrupulous

Only by paying ________________ attention to innumerable details were the investigators able to piece together the cause of the accident.

Scrupulous

In the opening scene of the horror film, a shadowy figure dressed in black _____________ through the graveyard in the moonlight.

Skulk

The reform candidate vowed to root out the corrupting that _____________ throughout the corridors of City Hall.

Skulked

Is there anyone in the world as ______________ as a senior who attends a mere sophomore class dance?

Supercilious

Vast wealth, elegant clothes, and a ___________ manner may make a snob, but they do not of themselves make a person a true gentleman or lady.

Supercilious

Is it true that some dogs have a(n) ____________ sense of the approach of death?

Uncanny

When I walked into the abandoned house, I had this ___________ feeling that someone was watching me.

Uncanny

Your ability to guess what I am thinking about at any given time is nothing short of _______________.

Uncanny

I knew the dean would accept my apology when she characterized my behavior as thoughtless but ____________.

Venial

The critic recognized the book's faults but dismissed them as __________ in view of the author's overall achievement.

Venial

Thought you forgot my birthday, and I did not receive a gift or card, it was a __________ mistake and I shall forgive you.

Venial


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