Sadlier Level A Unit 9

In times of crisis, we may be called on to _______________ our personal interests to the needs of the nation as a whole.

• deluge

• subordinate

• liberate

• avenge

Many Western films include a character who is out to _______________ a wrong done to a close friend or relative.

• intimidate

• avenge

• liberate

• subordinate

He soon learned that the moods of a youngster—happy one moment, miserable the next—can be as _______________ as the winds.

• variable

• sluggish

• subordinate

• avenge

If you know that you are late for school, why do you _______________ along as though you had all the time in the world?

• avenge

• liberate

• rendezvous

• hasten

• saunter

At the State Fair, we separated to visit different exhibits, but we agreed to _______________ at the refreshment stand at five o’clock.

• saunter

• rendezvous

• depart

• scatter

Though once her peer, I became Caitlin’s _______________ when she was promoted to company president.

• variable

• subordinate

• superior

• colleague

We held a meeting to discuss why the sale of tickets to the class dance has been so _______________ and what we can do about it.

• sluggish

• rotund

• brisk

• rapid

Only the _______________ repeal of this unfair nuisance tax will satisfy the voters.

• optional

• outright

• partial

• gradual

I knew my dog was not feeling well when he suddenly became _______________ and refused to get up.

• deluged

• sluggish

• energetic

• lively

It is good for you to “stand up for your rights,” but you should not do so in a way that _______________ on discourtesy.

• verges

• subordinates

• avoids

• respects