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Sadlier Level E Unit 7 Completing the Sentence

Quiz by Aleisha Hill

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  • Q1
    A person who has been __________ about by many dreadful misfortunes will either become stronger or suffer a complete breakdown.
    buffeted
    30s
  • Q2
    In a natural history museum, we can see physical remains of many species of animals that are no longer ___________.
    extant
    30s
  • Q3
    In our frantic search for the missing papers, we overturned everything in the room, leaving it in complete __________.
    chaos
    30s
  • Q4
    Shakespeare tells us that "the evil that men do lives after them: the good is oft ________________ with their bones.
    interred
    30s
  • Q5
    Let me say frankly that I _________ prejudice in anyone, even a member of my own family.
    abhor
    30s
  • Q6
    It is particularly ____________ for citizens to fail to vote in national elections and then complain about the government.
    reprehensible
    30s
  • Q7
    We are petitioning the council to _________ its procedures so that all citizens will have a chance to express their opinions.
    amend
    30s
  • Q8
    The American writer Dorothy Parker was celebrated for her sharp tongue and _________ wit.
    corrosive
    30s
  • Q9
    Are we justified in showing visitors only the most attractive and interesting sections of our cities, towns, or villages while keeping them away from the _________ neighborhoods where so many people live?
    squalid
    30s
  • Q10
    Getting a good education will do much to __________ the problem of finding a job that pays well.
    obviate
    30s
  • Q11
    Those accused of crimes are sometimes willing to ________ their accomplices in return for immunity from prosecution.
    implicate
    30s
  • Q12
    Who would not feel depressed on entering that __________ old courtroom, with its dim lighting and dark, massive furnishings!
    somber
    30s
  • Q13
    Confident that she could present the case effectively to a judge, the lawyer advised her client to ___________ his right to a jury trial.
    waive
    30s
  • Q14
    A person who changes from one political party to another on the basis of honest conviction should not be regarded as a
    renegade
    30s
  • Q15
    The trunk of the car was so ____________ that it held all our skiing equipment as well as our other luggage.
    commodious
    30s

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