Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 2 Complete the Sentences

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feint

their so-called peace initiative proved to be nothing more than a clever ____________ designed to lull the enemy into a false sense of security.

compensate

the fact that you say you are truly sorry does not _________________ for the pain I have suffered as a result of your cruelty.

fodder

the farmer must provide storage facilities for the ________________ he plans to set aside for his cattle during the long winter.

sully

the thoroughly disgraceful behavior of a few dissipated officers effectively ______________ the honor of the entire unit.

jeer

their only response to my warnings was to ____________ at me scornfully and go ahead with their plans.

aliens

Our laws protect not only citizens but also _____________ legally residing in this country.

fortify

Some people drink quantities of orange juice and swallow Vitamin C tablets in a valiant attempt to ________themselves against winter colds.

dissolute

The speaker advised us not to imitate the __________________ kind of person who squanders time and money in the vain persuit of pleasure.

erratic

Though he had a great sinker ball, he was so ____________ on the mound that fans started to call him, "Wild Pitch Hickock."

comely

Though she is not a beautiful woman by conventional standards, she is certainly _____________ and appealing.

subjugate

To enlarge the areas under their control, kings of old sent out their armies to ______________ their neighbors.

terse

A telegram was usually as __________ as possible, since there was a charge for every word used.

mediocre

A(n) ___________ student is one who neither fails any subject nor receives any marks that are above average.

unflinching

In spite of all the adverse criticism her ideas have received, she remains _________________ in her determination to improve our community.

lucrative

Despite all my efforts to make this a(n) ________________ enterprise, it continues to be a devidedly unprofitable oraganization.

expulsion

He was a changed young man after his ________________ from West Point for "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman."

tantalize

How can you be so cruel as to __________ those poor dogs by offering them tidbits that you will never let them have?

illegible

Our doctor's handwriting is so _______________ that my brother used one of his prescriptions as a teacher's pass.

adjourn

When it is time to end one of our meetings, a member must make a motion to ____________.

proliferate

When the national economy is expanding, new housing developments begin to _______________; when times are lean, construction slacks off.


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