Unit 5 - Level C - Choosing the Right Word

In recent decades, we were forced to make greater use of our __________ coal resources to meet our growing energy needs.

• ample
• inaudible

Finally the voters, __________ that such scandalous goings-on could have occurred in their town, demanded the mayor's immediate resignation.

• volatile
• aghast

There is no way the __________ could afford the country club’s expensive dues and fees.

• apparitions
• plebians

It will take the two months of strict economizing to make up for that one _______ shopping spree at the Williamsburg Outlets this weekend!

• prodigal
• ethical

Only a foolish snob would show such _________ for someone who doesn't belong to a country club.

• disdain
• intrigue

His explanation that he is failing math because the "teacher hates my guts" doesn't seem _________ because the teacher asks the student how he's doing every single day and if there is anything the student needs to be successful.

• volatile
• plausible

The purpose of this experiment is to find out whether a substance will dissolve more rapidly in water if it is thoroughly ____________.

• cowered
• pulverized

I find my friend's stories about her life in her native country when she was a child most __________ because her childhood was so different than mine.

• intriguing
• plebeian

When Jim missed practice for two days, he never thought that the _______ to this would be dismissal from the team.

• disdain
• sequel

During the Cuban missile crisis, the _______ of nuclear war between the superpowers once again raised its ugly head.

• apparition
• proximity