Lesson Fifteen
Sentence Completion
cavalier
chasten
cosmopolitan
dilation
dilatory
epicure
epitaph
hearten
hefty
lecher
parry
repertoire
1.
Since the child was so good, the mother rarely needed to ___________________ him for bad
behavior.
2.
The man’s _____________________attitudes were an obvious result of his many worldwide
travels.
3.
The doctor had to wait for the_____________________ of the patient’s eyes before he could
make a thorough exam.
4.
Not even an ___________________ could find fault with the feast, which was prepared for
the party.
5.
The father tried to____________________ the boy after the death of his dog with the gift of
a new puppy.
6.
The ____________________ of the musician was extremely broad and diversified; he knew
hundreds of pieces.
7.
The man’s rapid state of moral decline soon turned him into a _____________________.
8.
The ___________________ girl tried to repress her embarrassment about being overweight.
9.
The man was able to ______________________ the blow that might have knocked him
unconscious.
10.
His disdainful and uncaring attitude caused him to be described as __________________.
11.
Her tears were a _____________________ tactic; she was trying to delay her mother’s
punishment.
12.
I would like to write my own ____________________, although I don’t want it inscribed on
my tombstone for a long time.
Lesson Fifteen
Sentence Completion (continued)
implacable
limpid
loiter
parable
pariah
profundity
repress
repugnant
savant
scribe
stolid
tawdry
temerity
13.
I was appalled that she had the ___________________ to wear such a __________________
dress to church. I didn’t think she was so bold to wear such cheap and gaudy attire.
14.
The _____________________ uttered his scholarly words of wisdom to his followers so that
they could understand, sometimes imparting it through a _____________________.
15.
The man is an_____________________ tyrant; nothing will appease him when he is angry.
16.
When the man was forced out of the community, he was considered a __________________,
an outcast of society.
17.
We crossed a ___________________ stream, clear as crystal, through which we could see to
the very bottom.
18.
Because the city council did not want vagabonds to __________________ around the public
buildings, they passed an ordinance against people lingering idly in public places.
19.
His _____________________behavior was so disgusting I could not stand to be around him.
20.
He was a quiet, ______________________ man, not easily aroused or excited.
21.
It was hard to ______________________ my fears about the upcoming trial, but for my
friend’s sake, I tried to act calm and serene.
22.
Because the man has such intellectual depth, it is not likely anyone else here can match his
_______________________.
23.
The testimony in court was recorded by a public secretary; a _____________________ is a
necessary part of the staff in such an occasion since writing down what is said in court is so
vitally important.
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