Unit 4 - Level C - Choosing the Right Word

When the mile run began, Ken quickly took the lead, but we knew that he could not ________ that pace the entire race.

• sustain
• obsess

Since they failed to deliver goods on time, we felt justified in __________ the entire contract.

• annulling
• perusing

I hope someday to build a house on that ___________ commanding a beautiful view of that bay.

• nonentity
• promontory

The way the witness blushed and stuttered when questioned __________ my suspicions that he was not telling the truth.

• ousted
• bolstered

Isn't it strange that such great writers such as Poe and Dickinson were considered ____________ in their own lifetimes?

• nonentities
• promontories

After the claims of all the creditors have been satisfied, the ________ of the estate will be shared by the children.

• qualms
• residue

I like jokes as much as anyone, but I don't approve of making such __________ remarks when a serious matter is under discussion.

• porous
• frivolous

It is all very well to criticize and _________ the mistakes of young people, but why don't you also give them credit for their good qualities?

• bolster
• deplore

We learned that behind the old professor's ___________ exterior there was a keen wit and lively sense of what all life is about.

• ornate
• staid

I admire the way Anne delivered a long, involved speech entirely without _________ to written notes.

• recourse
• muster