vocabulary workshop level h unit 8 choosing the right word
as hoc 4
As there was no agency concerned with race relations, the mayor created a ... committee to deal with such matters
ad hoc 2
our fundraising committee formed ... in order to more efficiently help the displaced or uninsured families that were affected by the floods
lackluster 3
t was hard to believe that the eager, vibrant youth I had known was now this shabby derelict, staring into space with ... eyes
remanded
we learned with dismay that out application has been neither approved nor rejected, but ... to a higher authority for further consideration
malcontents
we may find ... annoying, but the fact s that they often serve as gadflies to bring about desirous changes
aberrant
we must not assume that their behavior, however .. by conventional standards, is a sign of mental illness
harbinger
with the extreme cold and the deep snow stills holding one. the gradual lengthening of the days was the only ... of spring
de facto
although the law forbids residential separation of the races, we know that a state of ... segregation exists in some communities
nmalcontent
the ... citizens formed a committee to disseminate a petition, to organize a strike, and to monitor legislative proceedings
casuistry 3
the history of the world teaches us that we should never let ourselves be blinded by the meretricious ... of a demagogue, no matter how appealing it may appear at first glance
lackluster
True, we won the game, but i think our team gave a rather ... performance in beating a weak opponent by so narrow a margin
pandering
a candidate for high office should seek to debate the issues on an objective level, instead of ... to the prejudices of the times
syndrome 4
a high temperature, yellowish complexion and general feeling of fatigue are all characteristics of the mononucleosis ...
malcontents 2
because they have followed a policy of bringing in executives from the outside, instead of promoting from within their own ranks, the office is filled with grumbling ....
cantankerous 3`
he had been happy go lucky as a young man, but years of disappointment and misfortune have turned him sour and ...
empathy 4
her visits to the nursing home are motivated not by a detached sense of duty but by a genuine ... for those who are lonely
peccadillo
how can you compare a mere social .. with a misdeed that has caused such a great harm to other people
aberration 2
how is one to explain that strange ... from the habits and standards that he had followed for so many years?
de facto 2
i find myself in the position of ... supervisor, now i would like to have the title that goes along with the job
hedonist
in all aspects of their behavior, raina and joe showed the self indulgence and gross indifference to others that is characteristic of the true ...
bathos
in many respects it is a good movie, but sadly, the director has allowed sentiments to spill over into sentimentality, and sentimentality into ...
harbinger 3
is it too optimistic to hope that your willingness to undertake that thankless task is the ... of a new maturity and a more responsible attitude
depredations 2
it took years for that country to recover from the ... wrought by the second world warand its concomitant social and economic dislocations
mellifluous 3
like everyone else, I was charmed by the ... tones of the speaker, but later i could extract very little real meaning from what she had said
mellifluous
said to churchill to the british people after the munich agreement, "we must reject these ... assurances of peace in our time"
aberration
since you have been spending time with these new friends, i sense in you a sort of mental ... that both worries and disappoints me
empathy
so strong is my ... with the poems of frost that i often feel as though i could have written them myself
baneful
the ... looks that they directed at us made it only too clear that we had little hope for mercy at their hands
syndrome
the ... of poverty, drug addiction, and crime that afflicts our cities calls for remedial action no a truly national scale
depredations
the ... of the terrible disease could be seen only too clearly in her extreme emaciation and feebleness
cantankerous
the car was forever breaking down, but its owner seemed to derive a sort of perverse satisfaction out of battling with the ... old heap
pander
the man in the gray cap is a ... who engages in all kinds of illegal activities but somehow never gets caught
harbingers
the movement of the fox north into the arctic territory ... the continuation of a warming climate
ad hoc
the negotiators agreed not to try to draw up an overall treaty but to deal with each specific problem on a ... basis
bane
the pitcher's lightning fastball has proved the ... of many a celebrated home-run hitter
piece de resistance
then came miss bolton's cornet solo, which we all recognized immediately as the ... of that long musical evening
peccadillo 3
think you are showing poor judgment in condemning them so severely for what is, after all, little more than ...
remanded 4
those cases that call for further attention will be ... to the proper agencies
bathos 3
those sentimentalized effusions introduced a note of ... into what should have been an occasion marked by dignity and restraint
hedonism
though he had embraced a creed of unabashed ... in his youth, he ended his life among a group of ascetics living in the desert
piece de resistance 2
would it be ungracious of me to suggest that the ... of the feast, given on the mean as filet migon. had the taste and texture of old show leather?
nepotism 3
yes, I believe in helping out relatives, but i haven't spent a lifetime building this business to make it a monument to ....
pandering 4
yes, you have scored a quick chimerical success, but you have done it only by ... to low and depraved tastes
casuistry
your efforts to prove that because "no one is perfect" all moral standards are relative therefore meaningless, struck me as sheer ...
nepotism
"Am i to be accused of ...," queried the Mayor, "just because my wife, daughter, and brother happen to be the best applicants for the job"
