Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 2 Complete the Sentences
illegible
Our doctor's handwriting is so _______________ that my brother used one of his prescriptions as a teacher's pass.
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.
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.
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.
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?
unflinching
In spite of all the adverse criticism her ideas have received, she remains _________________ in her determination to improve our community.
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.
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.