Sadlier Connect Level D Unit 4 in Context

This masterkey will give you ______ to any of the rooms in the building.

access

No matter how much protective legislation we pass, there will probably always be gullible consumers for swindlers to __________.

hoodwink

One of the most controversial figures of his time, the former president was revered by some and __________ by others.

reviled

This handmade chair is a(n) __________ for the machine-built ones we will produce by the thousands.

prototype

With no government around to restore order, the small country remained in a state of __________ for weeks after the revolution.

anarchy

Since everything had gone so smoothly, we felt the campaign to elect Ellen captain was off to a(n) __________ beginning.

auspicious

Though somewhat massively built, the gymnast’s body was as supple and ______ as a ballet dancer’s.

pliant

The treasurer who had __________ with the company’s funds was quickly captured by alert federal agents.

absconded

The film had gotten so badly entwined in the malfunctioning old movie projector that I had a hard time _______

disentangling

As soon as I discovered that the project was being mismanaged, I tried my best to __________ the situation after discovering the project was being mismanaged.

rectify

Though many people firmly believe that life-forms exist somewhere in outer space, everything our astronauts have so far encountered has been decidedly __________.

inanimate

The youths who had “borrowed” the car for joyriding were charged with __________.

larceny

Mastering the irregular verbs in French was one of the most __________ tasks I have ever undertaken.

arduous

Without the slightest hesitation, _____ firefighters will enter a blazing building to rescue anyone who may be trapped

intrepid

The guardrail was reinforced to prevent cars from skidding over the edge of the __________ and falling into the abyss below

precipice

Her extraordinary faith in her own abilities enabled her to overcome many obstacles that would have __________ someone less confident.

daunted

Since I did not feel well prepared, the three-day postponement of final exams was a most welcome __________.

reprieve

The steak I’d accidentally left in the broiler too long was positively __________.

incinerated

Many eighteenth-century writers seem rather forced and __________ to us today.

pompous

Ancient astrologers developed the idea that what is __________ to happen to a person is determined by the stars.

fated