Vocabulary Workshop Level E

I do not ________ to be heroic, but I hope I have the nerve to stand up for unpopular ideas that I believe are right.

He says that he is spending the family fortune "to promote the art of good living," but I consider him no more than a(n) ________.

In spite of her rain-soaked clothing and ________ appearance, it seemed to me that she had never looked lovelier.

For the innumerable crimes and cruelties he had committed, the tyrant had good reason to fear ________.

I confess I suffered a twinge of envy when I learned that my rival had won the prize I had ________ so dearly.

to accept without protest; agree to submit

to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

given to much talking, tediously chatty