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Vocabulary Review Sentences Unit#1-6

Note: There are 25 words on the list but only 23 sentences; there will be 2 words left over.

affiliated

ascertain

clemency

cogent

culinary

dearth

demise

deploy

expunge

extol

facile

feasible

finite

insidious

meticulous

nostalgia

panacea

punitive

scrutinize

stolid

supercilious

temerity

urbane

venal

venial

  1. An experienced baseball manager will ______his outfielders according to the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing team.
  2. There is a(n) ______of open space in many areas because of the large number of houses that have been built.
  3. The physical education instructor ______ed the virtues of regular exercise.
  4. Because our natural resources are ______and by no means inexhaustible, we must learn to conserve them.
  5. The brash young lieutenant had the ______to disregard the express orders of his commanding officer.
  6. They planned a(n) ______scheme to sabotage the festival, ruining it for all the children who planned to go there.
  7. The smell of fresh-baked apple pie filled me with a sense of ______as I recalled pie my grandma used to make when I was a child.
  8. The judge ordered the offensive remarks and rude outbursts to be ______ed from the court records.
  9. I knew the principal would accept my apology when he characterized my behavior as ______and easily excusable.
  10. Her ______skills did not extend any further than making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
  11. We learned that beneath his ______exterior there was a sensitive, emotional guy.
  12. The ______of old-fashioned family doctors who made house calls is unfortunate; people felt more cared for when they were around.
  13. She is very careful to ______her work before handing it in to be graded.
  14. Ms. Smith’s record –neat, accurate and complete in every respect – shows that she is a most ______worker.
  15. Some engineers believe that in 30 years it will be ______to get most of our energy from the sun.
  16. The jury awarded ______damages to the defendant because of the pain and suffering caused by the accident.
  17. It is impressive that she is already ______with such a reputable law firm.
  18. Our representative offered one simple but ______argument against the proposal; it would cost too much money.
  19. Before making our final plans, we should ______exactly how much money we need for expenses.
  20. We refer to antibiotics as “wonder drugs,” yet we must realize that they are not a ______for all the physical ailments of mankind.
  21. Their ______attitude towards the waiter was offensive to anyone who heard how they spoke down to him.
  22. We were all impressed by his ______use of unusual words and expressions that he had learned only a few hours before.
  23. Because the referee was thought to be a(n) ______person, no one trusted the calls that he made during the game