Vocabulary Review (Sadlier Oxford) Unit 7

Under the American system of justice, any person accused of a crime is ____ to be innocent until proven guilty.

• prior

• notable

• presumed

• perjury

Dad knows his way around the kitchen and is quite a ____ cook.

• vigilant

• domestic

• notable

• proficient

The audience erupted in a ___ of laughter.

• flustered

• detest

• flagrant

• salvo

It is a ___ to say that youth is wasted on the young.

• paradox

• perjury

• foremost

• fledgling

The newspaper is filled with information about our country's ___ affairs.

• amiss

• notable

• foremost

• domestic

We noticed a ___ in the plan to start building the house before the spring rains.

• detest

• nurture

• flaw

• momentum

Children who dislike green vegetables often ___ spinach.

• detest

• foremost

• brawl

• prior

We suspected that something was ___ when he did not return home from school at the usual time.

• salvo

• presume

• amiss

• paradox

How do you explain the fact that some students who do poorly in math are highly ___ in figuring out batting averages?

• flagrant

• nurture

• proficient

• foremost

Unfortunately, the governor had a ___ appointment and could not meet with the class.

• prior

• perjury

• vigilant

• wrath