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ELA 8Period:______

Vocabulary – Level C - Unit 5 – Worksheet 1

  1. In recent decades, we were forced to make greater use of our (ample, inaudible) coal resources to meet our growing energy needs.
  2. Finally the voters, (volatile, aghast) that such scandalous goings-on could have occurred in their town, demanded the mayor’s immediate resignation.
  3. It will take the two of us months of strict economizing to make up for that one (prodigal, ethical) shopping spree.
  4. We Americans do not believe that people who come from poor families should be regarded as (plebeians, apparitions).
  5. Only a foolish snob would show such (disdain, intrigue) for someone who doesn’t belong to a country club.
  6. His explanation that he is failing math because “the teacher is down on me” doesn’t seem (plausible, volatile).
  7. The purpose of this experiment is to find out whether a substance will dissolve more rapidly in water if it is thoroughly (cowered, pulverized).
  8. I find my friend’s stories about her life in her native country when she was a child most (plebeian, intriguing).
  9. When Jim missed practice for the two days, he never thought that the (sequel, disdain) to this would be dismissal from the team.
  10. During the Cuban missile crisis, the (apparition, proximity) of nuclear war between the superpowers once again raised its ugly head.
  11. Your thoughtless remarks hurt me deeply, even though you say that you were merely trying to be (plausible, facetious).
  12. The (proximity, epitaph) of the two men’s ideas on many subjects made it easy for them to work together during that critical period of our history.
  13. My neighbor’s furniture is supposed to be “original” and “colorful,” but I think it is a(n) (indiscriminate, facetious) collection of junk.
  14. I thought that my whispers to you were (prodigal, inaudible), but I learned otherwise when the teacher told me in no uncertain terms to be quiet.
  15. Deciding who is or isn’t eligible for school athletic teams is not within the (proximity, jurisdiction) of the student council.
  16. Although I may not agree with what you have to say, I will always (assert, disdain) your right to say it.
  17. It takes a practiced eye to make out the (epitaphs, sequels) on old, weather-beaten tombstones in a country churchyard.
  18. You can show respect for your supervisors without seeming to (assert, cower) whenever one of them speaks to you.
  19. Her moods are so (ample, volatile) that we never know if she will be in a good humor or down in the dumps.
  20. Lawyers may be punished by disbarment if it can be shown that they have violated (ethics, jurisdiction) of the legal profession.