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Vocabulary – Level E - Unit #5 – Sentence Completion

Before completing each sentence with a word from vocabulary unit #5, 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 group had made plans to ______/______on a month long cruise, but the coming hurricane required that they cut their trip length in half.
  1. Because of the ______/______of worthwhile films in theaters, my friends and I decided to rent a movie instead.
  1. It was clear to me that my driving instructor had eaten garlic pizza for lunch because of the ______/______odor that filled the car.
  1. One of the things that employers look for when interviewing potential staff members, is a(n) ______/______enthusiasm about the company’s
  1. After the rules committee had explained the rules against helmet to helmet tackles, one player still had the ______/______to strut around the field like he did something good after he delivered an illegal hit.
  1. The town’s ______/______donated millions of dollars to the local hospital, the history museum and the municipal department.
  1. A(n) ______/______person may do something that appears to be gallant, but she may be doing it for selfish reasons.
  1. The ______/______nature of cyber-bulling makes it just as bad, if not worse, than bullying someone in person.
  1. It appeared to be a(n) ______/______problem to solve; but the more I tried to find a solution, the more complex I realized it was.
  1. Because many people regarded her as a(n) ______/______force on the basketball court, many of her opponents were intimidated before the game even began.
  1. After a month of working 60 hours a week, his boss gave him some time for a much deserved ______/______.
  1. The huge ______/______between what the witness said and what the evidence showed made it clear that she was lying to cover something up.
  1. If you have been caught cheating, you should take your punishment like a grown up instead of begging for ______/______.
  1. When it was time for a vote, everyone raised his hand in ______/______with the proposal.
  1. Despite the huge feet of Sasquatch, he does not ______/______heavily through the forest; he is actually quite graceful.
  1. Anyone who believes himself to be ______/______is probably lacking in the area of self-awareness.
  1. The ______/______child hid behind his mother any time someone new came into the room.
  1. His ______/______manner stood in the way of his ability to make a positive first impression.
  1. A person would be ______/______in his duties as a student if he were to use the Thanksgiving break as an excuse for failing the vocabulary test on Monday.
  1. His donation of his time to the charity was far more ______/______than other people’s donations of money were.

altruistic

assent

benefactor

chivalrous

clemency

dearth

diffident

discrepancy

embark

facile

indomitable

infallible

plod

pungent

remiss

repose

temerity

truculent

unfeigned

virulent