Vocabulary workshop level F Completing the sentences
precipitate
" the rash and ... actions of that young hothead almost cost us the battle, to say nothing of the war," the general remarked sourly.
stringent
"If you think my training rules are too ... and confining, " the coach said, " then you probably shouldn't be a candidate for the team."
infringe
A good definition of freedom is: "The right to do anything you wish as long as you do not ... on the rights of others."
aplomb
Addressing the school assembly for the first time was a nerve-racking experience, but I managed to deliver my speech with a reasonable amount of ...
lassitude
After completing those long, grueling exams, I was overwhelmed by a ... do great that I felt I would never be able to study again.
callow
He tries to give the impression of being a true man of the world, but his conduct clearly shows him to be a ... and somewhat feckless youth.
ingratiate
How can we have any respect for people why try to ... themselves with their superiors by flattery and favors?
ameliorate
I refuse to accept the idea that conditions in this slum have deteriorated so far that nothing can be done to ... them.
inveighed
Representing an organization of senior citizens, the rally's keynote speaker ... vehemently against conditions that rob the elderly of their dignity and independence.
epitome
That dancer is very talented, but isn't it going rather far to call her "the very ... of feminine beauty and grave?"
ex officio
The Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of States, and the Secretary of Defense are ... members of the National Security Council.
interlopers
The people trying to "crash" our dance may think of themselves as merry pranksters, but they are really ... who would prevent us all from having a good time.
exhorted
The prophets of the old fervently ... the people to amend their lives.
bombastic
The voters of this city are looking for practical answers to urgent questions and will not respond to that kind of ... and pretentious claptrap.
drivel
They have a great deal to say on the subject, but unfortunately most of it is meaningless ...
intrinsic
This old necklace has little ... value, but it means a great deal to me because it belonged to my mother.
millennia
Though fossils show that human beings have been on earth a very, very long time, the earliest written records of their activities date back only about five ...
occult
Throughout the dictator's long reign, some of his most trusted advisers engaged in behind -the-scenes conspiracies and ... schemes without his knowledge.
surmise
We do not know what her motives were, but we may ... that she was mainly concerned for the child's well-being.
permeated
We looked up hungrily as the delightful odor of broiled steak and fried onions ... the room.
