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Vocabulary – Level E - Unit #3 – Sentence Completion

Before completing each sentence with a word from vocabulary unit #1, fill in any word or idea that will logically complete the sentence; then, go back through the vocabulary words and determine which match each sentence best.

  1. The coach benched me as a ______/______measure for missing two days of practice.
  1. His bad manners and conceited ways ______/______even those who were most inclined to judge him favorably.
  1. If we continue to elect unworthy people to public office, we will simply ______/______the evils that we have tried so hard to correct.
  1. Their ______/______behavior at the first sign of danger was a disgrace to the uniform they wore.
  1. The balance in my checking account was different from the bank’s balance by such a ______/______amount that I didn’t bother to investigate the error.
  1. The deserted buildings and the fields lying ______/______hinted at the troubles the farmers in the area were undergoing.
  1. While planning my trip to California, I decided to set aside two days for a ______/______in Las Vegas.
  1. When we took the field we realized that this team would be a worthy ______/______.
  1. Because we were selling old smelly shoes and week old egg salad, we found it impossible to ______/______our stock to pay our creditors.
  1. The critics unanimously praised the actor for the ______/______charm with which he played the well-bred English gentleman.
  1. School has been cancelled due to ______/______weather!
  1. The fans became ______/______after the Phillies came back in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game.
  1. My ______/______skills may be limited, but I can certainly bake an incredible apple pie.
  1. When grandfather stubbornly refused to eat his vegetables, he set a ______/______that was immediately followed be his grandchildren.
  1. We need a supervisor who can maintain good discipline without ______/______(ing)the workers.
  1. There are more appropriate ways of ______/______(ing) a person into doing what you want without twisting their arm.
  1. When the attempts to get the British government to ______/______injustices against its citizens proved unsuccessful, the American colonists began the revolution.
  1. Our history shows how the ______/______of one political party provides an opportunity for the formation of a new one.
  1. Our city government needs basic reforms: clever little ______/______will not solve our problems.
  1. As she sat under the old tree, she began to ______/______on the strange twists of fate that had led to the present situation.

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alienateculinaryharassnegligibleredress

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