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Level F - Unit 4 - Completing the Sentence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The program he suggested was so barren of guiding ideas and specific proposals that I felt justified in referring to it as ______.

a)

amorphous

b)

resilient

c)

aura

d)

insular

2.

This jacket is made of a material so _____ that it sheds wrinkles and keeps its shape even when one has worn it for days.

a)

resilient

b)

gossamer

c)

repudiate

d)

remonstrate

3.

Under the latest regulations, any shipment of arms to those countries is illegal and may be seized as _______.

a)

contraband

b)

insular

c)

amorphous

d)

irrevocable

4.

His attempts to discredit her by belittling her ability and character were nothing more than ________ abuse.

a)

scurrilous

b)

erudite

c)

inscrutable

d)

infer

5.

The sharp crack of the rifle shot______ through the hills.

a)

reverberated

b)

remonstrated

c)

aggrandized

d)

inferred

6.

The commitment you have made is _____ without the consent of the other party to the agreement.

a)

irrevocable

b)

aura

c)

affable

d)

gossamer

7.

On his combat uniform he wore absolutely no insignia of rank, but he was surrounded with an unmistakable _____ of authority.

a)

aura

b)

gossamer

c)

affable

d)

infer

8.

He used his admittedly remarkable talents only to _____ himself not to benefit the society that was so kind to him.

a)

aggrandize

b)

amorphous

c)

repudiate

d)

remonstrate

9.

I am not going to ______ the ideas and standard by which I have guided my life just because they have become unpopular.

a)

repudiate

b)

erudite

c)

gossamer

d)

reverberate

10.

As my opponent cited facts and figures without once referring to notes, I became aware of how _____ she was.

a)

erudite

b)

amorphous

c)

aura

d)

inscrutable

11.

The drops of dew sparkled like diamonds on the ______threads of the spider web.

a)

gossamer

b)

insular

c)

resilient

d)

aura

12.

Since our efforts to ______ with the factory managers about pollution of the lake have been ineffective, we are now considering legal action

a)

remonstrate

b)

insular

c)

infer

d)

repudiate

13.

He is really insufferable when he gets into one of those_____ moods in which nothing in the world pleases him.

a)

querulous

b)

affable

c)

contraband

d)

amorphous

14.

If you happen to have an ______ seatmate on a long airplane flight, you may find yourself talking more freely about personal matters than you would under other circumstances.

a)

affable

b)

gossamer

c)

resilient

d)

insular

15.

He tried in vain to guess what surprise he might expect next from that ______ power, Lady Luck.

a)

inscrutable

b)

affable

c)

insular

d)

amorphous

16.

Am I to _____ from what you just said that you were not present at the scene of the accident?

a)

infer

b)

remonstrate

c)

sleazy

d)

sedulous

17.

Only a few people live in their ______ neighborhood in the coldest part of Alaska.

a)

insular

b)

sleazy

c)

propensity

d)

sedulous

18.

Because of his _____ for gossiping, we tried not to let him learn anything about our personal affairs.

a)

propensity

b)

sleazy

c)

sedulous

d)

aggrandize

19.

The ______ salesman would make up anything to sell his product.

a)

sleazy

b)

gossamer

c)

sedulous

d)

propensity

20.

This antique table is constructed with _______ workmanship and an attention to detail that you just don’t find in today’s manufactured furniture.

a)

sedulous

b)

sleazy

c)

insular

d)

amorphous