Vocab Unit 10 Level E

Walking out on the empty stage and speaking the opening lines of the play seemed a(n) _____________ difficulty to the young actors.

• covetous

• insuperable

Anyone who spends hours, days, and weeks just hanging around is a _______ with the most precious thing we have - time.

• wastrel

• vanguard

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Because it was the duty of town criers to deliver public proclamations, they were often chosen for their ________ voices.

• sonoruous

• contentious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

After we had been playing our favorite music at top volume for several hours, Mother entered the room and begged for some _______.

• respite

• allure

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Although we really don't agree with Mother's musical taste, we decided to _________ to her appeal.

• profess

• acquiesce

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Since Ben was confident he could play varsity ball, he was extremely _________ when the coach cut him from the squad.

• blithe

• crestfallen

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

With hair styles what they are theses days, many men now seem to look somewhat ______ when they come home fresh from the barber.

• disheveled

• garrulous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

As I watched the gymnastic meet on TV, nothing impressed me more that the incredibly graceful and ________ movements of the athletes.

• askew

• sinuous

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Wasteful use of energy at a time when there is a critical shortage of such resources is indeed _______.

• lamentable

• sonorous

His willingness to experiment with interesting new ideas clearly put him in the __________ of social reform in his time.

• vanguard

• retribution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C