Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 5 Completing the Sentence - Flashcards | StudyHippo.com (2024)

Lisa Currey

7 July 2022

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Having been conditioned to take wealth and luxury for granted, they tended to take a(n) ______ attitude toward money, even when they only a modest income.

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insouciant

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In her speech to the entering freshmen class, the dean emphasized that the benefits they derived from any course would be ______ with the effort that they devoted to it.

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commensurate

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Time after time, he rose on the floor of the Senate and delivered bitter _____ against the lack of effective measures against environmental pollution.

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philippic

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In my opinion, the epic poem represents the most noble and inspiring of all literary ______

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genre

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Their reverence for all creations of God was so great that, in their eyes, even the most common manifestation of nature was ______

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sacrosanct

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One of my fondest hopes is to visit Jerusalem, the city that has had a unique role in history as the ______ of three great world religions

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matrix

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It was a cat- and- mouse play about a patient detective and an aristocrat jewel thief who stole with elegance and __________

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panache

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The overbearing maitre d' ____________ the diners into meekly accepting the least desirable table in the restaurant.

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browbeat

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When doctors discovered the disease to be ________, they held out little hope for the patient's recovery.

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systemic

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When we reflected on his long and happy life and his unmatched record of public service, we found the ______ comforting and even inspiring.

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obsequies

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She claimed to be an unbiased witness, but I found her testimony to be opinionated and _____________.

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tendentious

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The constitution provides that the __________ received by the President is to be neither increased or decreased during his term of office.

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emolument

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You should not approach a class in sex education with such a leering and _______ attitude.

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prurient

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The true test of her character will be how she is able to deal with the ___________ of life.

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vicissitude

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She cannot relate to other people in a constructive way because she is ______ in her own prejudices and hostilities

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immured

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At first she showed only a mild interest in bridge, but as she played more and developed skill, she became a real _____ of the game.

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aficionado

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Our troops returned from their successful _______ against the enemy's base in a jubilant mood.

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foray

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The omniscient narrator is probably the most common __________ assumed by novel writers.

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persona

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We found overwhelming beauty in the most common manifestations of nature , such as the colors of sunset, the delicate shape of a flower, or the __________ wings of an insect.

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diaphanous

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What good does it do to regale the prisoners with ____________ about going straight if they have no chance to make an honest living when they are released?

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homily