Sadlier Level D Unit 3 Choosing the Right Word

The fact that Abraham Lincoln was able to _______________ the handicap of a limited education does not mean that you should quit school.

• surmount

• terminate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

It is the sacred duty of all Americans to oppose any attempt to _______________ or deny the rights guaranteed to us in the Constitution.

• abridge

• condone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

If you ever saw how vigorously my dog attacks his food, practically inhaling it, you would understand why I accuse him of _______________.

• gluttony

• altercation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

One can't become a good writer just by _______________ closely to rules laid down in standard grammar books.

• adhering

• surmounting

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

I do not entirely _______________ your misconduct, but I can understand, to a degree, why you behaved as you did.

• condone

• usurp

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The comforting presence of relatives did much to _______________ the patient's feelings of alarm at the thought of undergoing major surgery.

• exorcise

• pilfer

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Either part has the right to _______________ the agreement that has been made whenever the partnership proves unprofitable.

• terminate

• surmount

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

His speech was so _______________ that one could almost anticipate the phrases he would use next.

• trite

• cherubic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The robber barons of an earlier era often acted more like _______________ than ethical businessmen in their dealings with the public.

• marauders

• adherents

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Unless we repair the _______________ in our party and present a united front, we will go down in crushing defeat in the upcoming election.

• rifts

• semblances

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A