Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 10 Choosing the right word
accrued
After working for a year at the same job, I was hoping that I had ____ enough vacation days to take a week of and travel to California.
gist
Although they claimed that their summary gave us the ____ of the resolution, the fact is that it omitted important details.
sedentary
During the war, soldiers assigned to desk jobs were sometimes sarcastically called the "chair bound infantry" or the "____ commandos."
covert
He tried to make it appear that her was speaking in a friendly spirit, but I detected the ____ malice beneath his "harmless" remarks.
imperious
His tone of voice was so ____ that I wasn't sure if he was asking me for a loan or demanding payment of tribute.
accrue
I am convinced that some substantial advantages will surely ____ to me if I complete my college education.
invective
Instead of relying on facts and logic, she used all kinds of rhetorical tricks and slashing ___ to attack her opponent.
recondite
Instead of that highly involved and ____ discussion of the nation's energy needs, why don't you simply tell us what we can do to help solve the problem?
efficacious
It is generally agreed that we urgently need more ____ methods of handling criminals, both for their own benefit and for that of the public.
fortuitous
It was quite _____ that we met the studio owner, since she was looking for a new artist to feature in her gallery.
munificent
My sad story is that after working in the yard for three hours in the hot sun cleaning up the yard, I received the ____ sum of $5.50.
motley
Only a genius could have converted such a ___ group of individuals, drawn from all walks of life, into a disciplined and efficient organization.
sedentary
Research shows that those who lead a _____ lifestyle are more prone to chronic medical conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes.
fortuitous
Scientists believe that everything in nature occurs in accordance with invariable laws and that nothing is truly ____.
reprobate
The crass and ____ conduct of those responsible for the scandal deserved public censure.
debonair
The difficult stage part called for an actor to gradually change during the course of the play from a morose introvert to a(n) ___ charmer.
equanimity
To bear evils with ____ doesn't mean that you should make no effort to correct them.
procrastination
The proverb "Make haste slowly" endorses prudence- not ___.
imperiously
The queen strode into the chamber and ____ commanded her subjects to be silent.
annotations
The scholars who compiled the notes and _____ for my portable edition of Chaucer did a superb job of clarifying obscure or puzzling words and passages.
provocative
This new book is a(n) ____ examination of our school system that may upset some of your most cherished ideas about higher education.
gratuitously
We appreciated the services her furnished ____, but we soon came to see that it would have been cheaper to pay for a really professional job.
dun
What good will it do you to ___ me so mercilessly when you know that I am flat broke?
bedlam
When my sister arrived at my tiny apartment with two very excited dogs, the place was thrown into absolute ____.
procrastinate
Why does Sam ____ whenever he has to write an essay?
