Vocabulary Workshop Level F unit 4 choosing the right word

Gossamer

I think the nothing in Shakespeare is lighter or more delightful than the ... wit and fancy of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

irrevocable

Our determination never to yield to force or the threat of force is firm and ...

erudite

Lucy finally completed her ... term paper, in which she quoted from more than a hundred sources.

insular

In an age when the world has become a "global village," we cannot afford leaders with ... outlooks.

archetype

After compiling feedback on the aircraft's design, the engineering group gathered to make improvements to the ...

contraband

We cannot bar foreign influences from our shores, and we cannot treat unfamiliar ideas as ...

amorphous

The musical composition, with no melodic pattern and no well-defined structure of development, seemed ... to my ear.

inscrutable

I tried to make some sense out of the strange orders he had given us, but his plan and purpose remained utterly ...

insular

Surrounded by people who voiced dismal ideas about the economy, Heather found their ... views disquieting.

scurrilous

The language he used in his bitter attack on us was so ... that I hesitate even to repeat it.

querulous

What we really resent is not sensible criticism but nagging that is petty, capricious, and ...

reverberate

The philosopher said that the ancient question "Am I my brother's keeper?" has continued to ... through the ages.

remonstrate

Since he seems to have no moral standard whatsoever, it would probably be futile to ... with him about his outrageous behavior.

gossamer

To keep the mosquitoes from biting us while we slept, we hung lightweight, ... mosquito netting around our cots.

propensity

Your ... for spending more than you can afford will lead to only one result-bankruptcy!

sleazy

The pitiful derelict's only protection against the elements was a cheap overcoat made out of some kind of ... material that wouldn't keep the cold out in a heat wave.

aggrandizement

Throughout his career, that man has emphasized the ... of wealth and power at the expense of other values.

affable

The four-year-old twins, Martin and Harrison, are such ... children that babysitting for then is a pleasure.

reverberate

The concert was held in an outdoor amphitheater, causing the sounds to ... throughout the canyon.

sedulous

Carefully avoiding any attempt at originality, he has fashioned his style on ... mimicry of other, more talented writers.

aura

On its centennial, the entire country was immersed in a ... of patriotism that was difficult to convey to outsiders.

resilient

When we arrived home, we were tired and depressed, but the ... spirit of youth made things look brighter the next morning.

repudiate

To limit the free expression of unpopular ideas is to ... the basic spirit of the Bill of Rights.

contraband

While searching the ship's cargo, inspectors discovered a secret compartment containing ... animals, including several endangered species.

affable

What a pleasure to talk about the old times with so ... a companion!