Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 12 - Completing the Sentence

The years of close association with outstanding teachers had left a(n) ____ mark on the students' characters.

indelible

The debate was decide in our favor when Carole's ___ rebuttal tore the other side's argument to pieces.

trenchant

How can we possibly accept the testimony of someone who is known to be a(n) ___ liar?

inveterate

According to legend, Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over an oil lamp and started the ___ that consumed four square miles of Chicago in 1871.

conflagration

The fumes released by the volcano were so ____ that they caused great discomfort among people in the nearby villages.

acrid

Some people are so completely wrapped up in their own concerns that they often seem to be ___ about the feelings of others.

callous

There was no ____ evidence of his sincerity, but somehow we were confident that he would do all he could help us.

tangible

The document showed that, years before, the companies had made a(n) ____ agreement to divide the market among them.

clandestine

Though we were angry with each other, we had a(n) ____ agreement to act politely in front of our parents.

tacit

Abraham Lincoln's plan for reconstruction simply had the former rebels ____ allegiance to the Confederacy and vow to support the Union.

abjure

I tried to ___ my feeling of panic by assuring myself that there is simply no such thing as a ghost.

quell

I have no patience with a(n) ____ parent who gives in to every whim and demand of an undisciplined child.

indulgent

The audience seemed to be stirred by the speaker's remarks, but in my opinion they were no more than a series of _____.

platitudes

Who wouldn't be ____ at winning a huge prize on a television quiz show?

elated

In the presence of such a(n) ____ assemblage of spiritual leaders representing all the major beliefs, I felt very humble.

august

The streets seemed safe and familiar during the day, but now we had to face unknown ___ dangers.

nocturnal

I stretched out under the old maple tree in the backyard and began to ____ on the strange events of that remarkable day.

ruminate

Your statement may be correct, but since it has no bearing on the point now under discussion, I must reject it as ____.

irrelevant

Their behavior was so rude and offensive that I had no ____ about telling them to leave to leave the house.

compunction

Although the disease had been ____ for several years, the doctors warned her that its symptoms could appear again at any time.

quiescent