Level F Unit 7A

Philanthropists are humanitarians who wish, through their _______ acts, to give something back to society in exchange for their good fortune.

• crass

• inconsequential

• beneficent

• austere

That night the performer was so _____ and offensive that half his audience left before he finished his act.

• redoubtable

• inconsequential

• crass

• beneficent

The end of music's romantic period, which has been called ____ by some, is represented by the works of Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, and Richard Strauss.

• grandiose

• austere

• vulnerable

• inconsequential

When bowling, some find it ______ to see movement on the adjacent lane from the corners of their eyes.

• mitigating

• disconcerting

• crass

• cadaverous

The charred remains of what was once a large forest served a(n) ______ reminder of the terrible power of human carelessness.

• grandiose

• inconsequential

• austere

• punctilious

Whenever I felt ill, my mother would _____ a secret recipe with a homemade remedy.

• concoct

• disconcert

• debase

• crass

The horrible effects of the long drought could be seen in the _____ appearance of animals that scavenged in the area.

• inconsequential

• cadaverous

• beneficent

• grandiose

During war times, both armies are often guilty of _____ each other's religious sites.

• inconsequential

• cadaverous

• concocting

• desecrating

Some believe that the recent trend of reality television shows will _______ the audience.

• concoct

• grandiose

• debase

• crass

The delay in takeoff turned out to be _________ because the pilot was able to make up the time during the flight and actually got us to the terminal on schedule.

• inconsequential

• beneficent

• crass

• grandiose