Vocab Unit 6E Sentences

She has lived _____ from other people for so long that it is hard for her to take part in everyday social affairs.

• aloof

• retentive

• ostracize

• scoff

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

He's cleverly managed to _____ his way into a very important position in the company.

• repercussion

• finesse

• scapegoat

• vex

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

It would be better if we all take responsibility for the mistake instead of letting one of us be the _____.

• scapegoat

• pseudonym

• purge

• defector

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The shopkeeper wants to _____ the leader of the boycott from the town's society.

• ostracize

• aloof

• bask

• rue

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Thomas Jefferson preferred to _____ his ideas about government and religion in writing rather than give public speeches.

• upbraid

• premonition

• articulate

• defect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

An actor who has _____ so long in public favor finds it hard to realize it when he or she is no longer popular.

• basked

• instilled

• rehabilitated

• scoffed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

No matter how long it takes, I will _____ these unfair accusations from my reputation!

• purge

• instill

• transition

• barter

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

It is our duty to try to _____ a faith in democracy by leading by example.

• entail

• bask

• instill

• ostracize

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The _____ one feels with the loss of a loved one is hard to put in words.

• accord

• vitality

• finesse

• anguish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

How can you blame refugees for _____ from a place devastated by war, famine, and persecution?

• aloof

• defecting

• ostracizing

• habituate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E