Sadlier Oxford Level E Unit 6

Unfortunately, the so-called recreational facilities __________________ nothing more than a card table and a small-screen TV set.

• acceded

• brandished

• comprised

• suppressed

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Who can forget the sight of those _____________________ tall ships with their lofty masts and graceful lines as they sailed past the Statute of Liberty on the Fourth of July?

• supple

• stately

• venal

• ominous

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How can I ever forget that __________________ inspector in the customs office who insisted that I empty every piece of luggage before him!

• ironic

• venal

• officious

• deft

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Attacking the present administration, the candidate said that crime has been _____________________ in the streets.

• deft

• premeditated

• rampant

• explicit

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CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

The sudden drop in temperature and the unnatural stillness in the air were ____________________ signs of an unfavorable change in the weather.

• ominous

• deft

• destitute

• suppressed

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How __________________ that they finally inherited all that money at a time when it could no longer help to solve their problems!

• inopportune

• stately

• ironic

• ominous

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Whether your act was ___________________ or the result of carelessness, the fact remains that you have caused great pain to someone who has always been very good to you.

• premeditated

• rampant

• deft

• venal

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The referee gave a(n) ___________________ warning that if either team protested her decisions, she would be forced to call a technical foul.

• ominous

• deft

• explicit

• ironic

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who would have dreamed that the cluttered old attic, with all its darkness, dust, and _____________________ odor, contained such a treasure!

• extirpated

• musty

• stately

• suppressed

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"We could not have chosen a more _____________________ spot for our picnic," she observed as she swept ants off the blanket.

• destitute

• ironic

• rampant

• inopportune

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4