Level F - Unit 2 - Completing the Sentence

They have a great deal to say on the subject, but unfortunately most of it is meaningless ___________.

• drivel

• epitome

• occult

• callow

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense are _________ members of the National Security Council.

• ex officio

• interloper

• intrinsic

• exhort

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

That dancer is very talented, but isn't it going rather far to call her "the very _______ of feminine beauty and grace"?

• epitome

• ex officio

• drivel

• lassitude

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Representing an organization of senior citizens, the rally's keynote speaker __________ strongly against conditions that rob the elderly of their dignity and independence.

• inveighed

• precipitated

• surmised

• infringed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

"The rash and __________ actions of that young hot head almost cost us the battle, to say nothing of the war," the general remarked sourly.

• precipitate

• occult

• aplomb

• bombastic

The mere fact that we cannot explain at the present time how she was hurt doesn't mean that she was the victim of some ______ power.

• occult

• bombastic

• lassitude

• ingratiate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

After completing those long, grueling exams, I was overwhelmed by a ___________ so great that I felt I would never be able to study again.

• lassitude

• bombastic

• stringent

• callow

We do not know what her motives were, but we may __________ that she was mainly concerned for the child's well-being.

• surmise

• infringe

• stringent

• intrinsic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

A good definition of freedom is: "The right to do anything you wish as long as you do not ________ on the rights of others."

• infringe

• aplomb

• inveigh

• exhort

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Addressing the school assembly for the first time was a nerve-racking experience, but I managed to deliver my speech with a reasonable amount of ________.

• aplomb

• stringent

• permeated

• ameliorate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E