Unit 1 Level D - Choosing the Right Word

Like the rings a pebble makes when tossed in a pool of water, the good feelings generated by the speech ______________ through the crowd.

• diffused

• relinquished

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

To ensure they are not resented, the most powerful nations in the world must be extremely ______________ in their foreign policy.

• opinionated

• circumspect

Instead of trying to _____________ the support of the student body, we must earn it by showing our sincerity and ability.

• commandeer

• admonish

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

An economy in which the marketplace is considered "open" is one in which the competition is more or less ____________.

• unbridled

• muddled

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Our city government seems to have ___________ into a first-rate financial crisis.

• muddled

• admonished

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The robber barons were a group of nineteenth century captains of industry who amassed wealth by the means that a __________ might use.

• brigand

• salvager

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The evidence intended to show that some nationalities are superior to others proved to be completely ____________.

• spurious

• cumbersome

The dean __________ the members of the team for neglecting their homework.

• admonished

• effaced

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CCSS.L.3.2F

In general, she is a confident person, so I'm sure she will be able to ___________ a few shreds of self-respect from her humiliating failure.

• salvage

• commandeer

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

His attempts to rid his administration of inefficiency were so ____________ that he came to be called the "reformer by fits and starts."

• spasmodic

• effaced