Vocab Completing the Sentence

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credance

An educated citizenry will not give _______ to wild charges of extremists seeking to undermine our political and economic system

evince

Even at an early age, my sister _______ a strong interest in studying medicine

eulogy

Every Memorial Day the Mayor delivers a(n) __________ extolling the selfless devotion of those who have died in defense of this country

verdant

For as far as the eye could see, ________ fields of unripe corn swayed gently in teh morning breeze

verbiage

He clothes his puny ideas in such highfalutin ________ that they resemble gnats in top hats in tails

murky

How could we draw any clear ideas from a talk that was so disorganized, confused in language and generally _______?

primordial

I believe there is an overall design to the universe that has been visible ever since the first thing crawled out of the _________ ooze

unwonted

I have always regarded the man as something of a daredevil, but on this occasion he approached the problem with_______ caution

feckless

In the hands of our hopelessly _______ producer, what should have been a surefire hit turned into a resounding fiasco

utopian

Sadly the _______ schemes of high-minded idealists usually founded on the rocks of practical realities

propinquity

Since my apartment is in such close _______ to my office, I usually walk to work

piquant

Such spices as red pepper make many of the sauces used in Cajun cooking delightfully _________

nefarious

The NCAA has in recent years craacked down hard on such _____ practices as "shaving points"

articulate

The assembly speaker couldn't be understood because he mumbled his words instead of _________ them clearly

decry

The new chairman _______ what she called the "deplorable tendency of so many Americans to try to get something for nothing

dissemble

Though I prefer to be as open and aboveboard as possible, I have learned that it is sometimes wiser or more tactful to ________

viscous

Though diesel fuels are not as thick as motor oil, they are a good deal more ________ than regualr gasoline

cavort

When Bill was told that he had made the varsity wrestling team he began to _______ around the gym like a young colt

exhume

When new evidence turned up in the case, the court ordered the coroner to _______ the victim's body and reexamine it

distraught

When news of the school fire ran through town _______ parents rushed to the scene of the blaze


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