WorksheetsLevel F - Unit 8 - Completing the Sentence
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
We have had enough of high-powered, excited oratory; what we need now is a(n) ______ examination of the facts.
dispassionate
bovine
intemperate
perfidy
Although she seems rather plodding in her behavior and rarely becomes excited, I think it is unfair to call her "______."
bovine
hypothetical
ignoble
acrimonious
She is a person of such fine moral standards that she seems incapable of a(n) ______ act.
ignoble
consternation
susceptible
relegated
Instead of using their forces in one concerted attack on the enemy, they ______ their strength in minor engagements.
dissipated
squeamish
bovine
acrimonious
The job of cleaning up the field and the stands after the big game was ______ to the freshmen.
relegated
susceptible
disavow
impugn
Our discussion that day was a(n) _____ one, based on the possibility - still far from definite - that I would take the job.
hypothetical
dissipated
dispassionate
intemperate
Far from presenting a unified front, the party is torn by all kinds of strife and ______.
dissension
impugn
odium
corpulent
I am not trying to ______ his truthfulness, but I still do not see how the facts support his claims.
impugn
gauntlet
corpulent
perfidy
Now that these ugly facts about his business dealings have come to light, I must _____ my support of his candidacy.
disavow
corpulent
impugn
bovine
Vigorous debate is fine, but is there any real need for such unrestrained and ______ name-calling?
acrimonious
dispassionate
gauntlet
subservient
He is so ______ to flattery that with a few complimentary words I can get him to do almost anything I want.
susceptible
intemperate
odium
hypothetical
Though her overall position seemed to be sensible, her language was so unrestrained and ______ that people wouldn't support her.
intemperate
squeamish
relegated
dissipated
Anyone as ______ as that trainee will have trouble accustoming himself to the sights, sounds, and smells of hospital work.
squeamish
disavow
intemperate
bovine
Because Vidkun Quisling cooperated with the Nazis, his name has become a symbol of ______ in his home country of Norway.
perfidy
odium
dispassionate
gauntlet
The ______ for this tragic failure does not belong to any individual or small group but to the community as a whole.
odium
corpulent
subservient
ignoble
To the ______ of the people in the stands, the lion leaped out of the cage and bounded toward the exit.
consternation
acrimonious
odium
acrimonious
Thomas Bowdler ______ certain words from Shakespeare's plays because he felt that they were unfit to "read aloud in a family."
expurgated
dissipated
intemperate
relegated
When the genie came out of the bottle, she was _______ to her master and fulfilled his every wish.
subservient
gauntlet
bovine
acrimonious
The bold candidate threw down the ______ and dared her opponent to face her in a televised debate.
gauntlet
corpulent
dispassionate
odium
People with a tendency toward being ______ must wage a lifelong struggle against rich foods.
corpulent
impugn
intemperate
dispassionate
