Unit 21 Vocab Practice

The personal ad read, "Looking for another _________ golfer to share many hours on the golf course."

• sapient

• avid

• avarice

Lisa found few friends who matched her intellectual ability, and she often despaired of ever coming across anyone ___________.

• avarice

• sapient

• avid

• gusto

After the pep talk, the basketball players went back to their work with new _________.

• gusto

• avid

• sapient

I remember so much about Paris - the sights, the sounds, and especially the ___________ pleasures.

• insipid

• glut

• imbibe

• gustatory

The hiring manager complained that a _________ of workers made it difficult to find jobs for everyone.

• glut

• palatable

• imbibe

• insipid

Because of television, citizens of one country may now __________ freely of the cultures of another.

• gustatory

• glut

• imbibe

• palatable

The most important vow a monk takes involves giving up the pleasures of the world, so Brother John's __________ was confusing to everyone.

• avarice

• imbibe

• glut

• gustatory

Are the candidates' speeches ____________ to you, or do you find them disagreeable?

• sapient

• palate

• glutton

• palatable

I was horrified to hear the mistress of the orphanage call the rail-this child a ___________.

• palate

• sapient

• glutton

• avarice

Teresa traveled the world to develop her ________ and see what she liked.

• palate

• glutton

• sapient

• avarice