Book E Unit 5

By 1781, George Washington's green recruits of a few years earlier had been foeged into an _______________army

• infallible

• indomitable

How do you account for the

___________________ of doctors who are general practitioners rather than specialists?

• clemency

• dearth

She is a popular young woman because people realize that he interast in them is sympathetic and ____________________.

• remiss

• unfeigned

After boasting to me of your family's great wealth, how could you have the _________________ to ask me for a loan?

• clemency

• temerity

After the hurricane destroyed the city, they people of New Orleans showed their ________________ spirit by rebuilding

• diffident

• indomitable

The recipe for my great-grandfather's spaghetti sauce __________________ with bay leaves and other herbs, has been passed down for several generations.

• pungent

• facile

I had no inkling of your deep-seated aversion to pop music until I overheard your __________________ comments about it.

• altruistic

• virulent

Caring nothing about negatie repercussions, Katy hae the _______________ to ask not only for a raise but also for a more flexible schedule.

• temerity

• discrepancy

You will surely win more support for your view by quiet discussion than by ________________ attacks on your opponents.

• truculent

• chivalrous

Planet Earth is a sort of spaceship on which billions of human beings have _______________ on a lifelong voyage.

• reposed

• embarked