Sadlier Level E Unit 7 Choosing the Right Word

At lunchtime, the room rang with the sound of _________ debates between the fans of rival teams.

The Tech team was offside of the play; but since we had thrown them for an eight-yard loss, we _______ the five-yard penalty.

Which great poet said that his head was "bloody but unbowed" under the ________ of fate?

Even in his old age, Thomas Jefferson kept up a __________ correspondence with important people in America and abroad.

The Founding Fathers set up a method of ___________ the constitution that is neither too easy nor too difficult to use.

We can expect ________ in the years ahead if we do not develop a realistic conservation policy.

If you examine the evidence carefully, you will soon _____ the contradictions in the witness's story.

I don't know which was more _______ - making improper use of the money or lying about it later.

The time has come for us to ________ our ancient disputes and go forward as a truly united people

In 1940, Winston Churchill conveyed to the British people the _________ truth that they were fighting for their national existence.

A compromise agreement reached in the judge's chambers would clearly ________ the need for a long, costly lawsuit.

When he accused me of playing fast and loose with the rules, I lost my temper and called him an officious _____________.

I'm not so sure that I want to rent a bungalow so ____________ that I'll have room for my guests every weekend.

I would not say that I _________ housework, but I must admit that I avoid it whenever I can.

Instead of trying to help the people who had elected him, he became involved in a ____________ little quarrel about handing out jobs.