Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level C: Unit 5; Completing the Sentence
Notes from a rare interview were included as a(n) _______________ in the second edition of the comedian's biography.
addendum
Observers on the ground were _______________ to see the rocket explode and plunge back to earth seconds after launch.
aghast
Since you were given _______________ time to prepare your report, I can see no excuse for your failure to complete it.
ample
The "ghostly figure" you think you saw in the graveyard was no more than a(n) _______________ created by your imagination.
apparition
In answer to unfair criticisms, we proudly _______________ that our family has always been generous in its aid to the needy.
asserted
The way the child _______________ around Rex gave me the impression that he had a fear of dogs.
cowered
Who would be so proud or foolish as to _______________ a helping hand in time of real need?
disdain
Did Ben Jonson write the _______________ engraved on Shakespeare's tombstone?
epitaph
People of all religions strive to live up to high morals and _______________ standards.
ethical
I hope he was just being _______________ when he said that my dancing reminded him of a trained bear.
facetious
Because the P.A. system was not working, the voice of the speaker was completely _______________ to most of the people in the hall.
inaudible
A(n) _______________ TV viewer, who watches any program, good or bad bound to waste a lot of time.
indiscriminate
Although they did not dare to attack the emperor publicly, they _______________ in secret to bring about his downfall.
intrigued
Regulation of radio and TV stations falls within the _______________ of the federal government.
jurisdiction
The writer of the mystery story set up an interesting situation, but in my opinion the ending was not _______________.
plausible
In that elegant French restaurant, which serves all kinds of fancy foods, she ordered a(n) _______________ ham and cheese on rye.
plebian
I appreciate your _______________ display of gratitude, but a simple "thank you" would do.
prodigal
The planning board refused to allow the construction of a factory in close _______________ to our school building.
proximity
The giant crushers lifted the boulders and quickly _______________ them into a uniform gray powder.
pulverized
For the moment the crowd was quiet and subdued, but we knew that it was so _______________ that it might become ugly and dangerous at any time.
volatile