Vocab 8: Sentence Check 1

Front

The chatty, slow-moving clerk at checkout seemed ______________ to the growing line of impatient customers.

Back

oblivious

Front

A quiet, polite discussion may be better than a(n) ______________ argument, but some people prefer yelling.

Back

vociferous

Front

A half-hour of aerobic exercise every other day helps you stay _______________.

Back

robust

Front

In many places, the law doesn’t ____________ gambling, but officials don’t stop it either.

Back

sanction

Front

People do odd things to ______________ regulations. In New York, when saloons were illegal, an owner called his place 'O’ Neal’s Baloon.'

Back

circumvent

Front

If your essay is to be ____________, stick to your point.

Back

cohesive

Front

Alzheimer’s disease is a disaster for the patient and a(n) _____________ burden for the family.

Back

grievous

Front

Some days we’re __________(e)d with junk email--it can take an hour to delete all the unwanted messages.

Back

inundated

Front

Cutting down rain forests causes dangerous rates of ______________ among species.

Back

attrition

Front

Some avoid therapy to be ______________ about private matters.

Back

reticent