voc. test 7

One of the glories of America has been its ability to () immigrants from every part of the globe.

• assimilate

• inudate

It was amazing to see how that quiet, () girl changed into a tough hard-driving leader.

• pensive

• exorbitant

i don't know which was worse--your failure to keep your promise to me or your () excuse for lying about it.

• shoddy

• momentous

His talk () aimlessly through memories of his youth descriptions of his children and criticisms of the administration.

• maligned

• meandered

Only after Lincoln's death did most people appreciate the great qualities of the man who had been so () in his own lifetime.

• maligned

• inundated

With the () of competitive team sports for girls, our school's athletic budget may have to be readjusted.

• advent

• exorbitant

When we asked for suggestions on how to improve the sports program, we were () by bright ideas from all sides.

• assimilated

• inundated

We can all agree that Elizabethan drama reached its () in the matchless plays of Shakespeare.

• apex

• metropolis

I feel that a symphony orchestra is just as important to a () as a big department store or a major-league sports team.

• metropolis

• interim

Was any event in history more () than the decision of the Continental Congress in 1776 to break away from Great Britain?

• momentous

• exorbitant