Vocab 6

caveat

caveat

I tried to warn them of the dangers involved in such an undertaking, but all my ___ and admonitions feel on deaf ears.

transient

His fame as a football star proved to be ___ and he found himself just another young man looking for a job.

vapid

Even the most talented actors could not breathe life and credibility into the ___ lines of that silly play.

unwieldy

The carton was not heavy, but it was so ___ that it took four of us to carry it to the shed.

salutory

Failures are always unpleasant, but if you learn from them, they may have a ___ effect on your future career.

blazoned

The fighter planes of World War II sometimes had the pictures of famous movie stars, like Betty Grable, ______ on the fuselage.

scathing

My teacher's criticism of my term paper was so ______ that after reading it I felt thoroughly crushed.

fractious

It became clear that the squad of police would be unable to control the small but ___ crowd of angry protestors.

flout

Any unit of government, national or local, that ___ sound economic principles is headed for disaster.

soporific

The ______ effect of his droning lectures surpasses that of any sleeping pill now in use.

extricate

She has made so many contradictory promises to so many people that I don't see how she can ______ herself from the situation.

precept

Her approach to the problem seems to have been guided by the time-honored ______ that "Force is the remedy for nothing."

axiomatic

It is ______ that democracy, more than any other form of government, calls for the active participation of all the people in public affairs.

autonomy

Since the close of World War II, almost one hundred former colonies have gained ___ and joined the family of nations.

sepulchral

Shivers went up and down our spines as, in a(n) ______ voice, the teacher spoke to us of ghosts, vampires, and the "living dead."

equitable

The decision was a disappointment to me, but after thinking it over, I had to agree that it was ______.

filch

Who would have thought that the new treasurer could sink so low as to ______ money from the club's petty cash fund?

amnesty

The new government, seeking to restore normal conditions, declared a(n) ______ for all political prisoners.

straitlaced

The standards of behavior generally accepted in Victorian times would probably be rejected today as excessively ______.

scourage

It was Lincoln who said, "Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty ___ of war may speedily pass away.