Level F Unit 5 Answer

I now know that Gulliver's Travels, far from being a children's book, is a work of mature and __ satire.

The verbal sparring that took place between the two head coaches was ___ across headlines nationwide.

You may regard her ideas as __ but I think they reflect good thinking and sound values.

The rules of the club pried so __ that it was all but impossible to carry on business.

How easy it is for a nation to become trapped in an inflationary price rise; how difficult to ___ itself from the upward spiral.

I didn't expect the play to be particularly stimulating, but I certainly never anticipated its overwhelming ___ power.

Instead of brooding about past wrongs, I suggest that you declare a personal ___ and start thinking about the future.

We had many talented players, but the ___ behavior of a few individuals impaired our team spirit and led to a losing season.

Arriving at ___ arrangements in human affairs often requires sound judgement, as well as good intentions.

Young people, tired of being controlled by parents, teachers, and others, often have a strong impulse to gain ___.

Appointed by the Governor to be Commissioner of Investigations, she soon became the ___ of dishonest and incompetent officials.

Some sadly misguided individuals seem to go through life trying to ___ petty advantages from everyone they encounter.

Try placing sachets of ___ herbs, such as lemon balm and lavender, inside your pillow if you suffer from insomnia.

The ___ of plagiarism is on the rise in many schools as students cut and paste from essays they download from the internet.

I intend to be guided by the simple ___ that have proven their values over long periods of human experience.

Unabridged dictionaries often alert the reader to common mistakes in the use of a word by including brief ___.

The newly elected judge ruled his courtroom with a king's ___ and no one dared to act in an unruly fashion.

Isn't it strange that the basic ideas that some economists regard as ___ are rejected by others as absolutely false.

Today our intricate network of mass communications can ___ news of national importance across the country in a matter of minutes.

The ghost of Hamlet's father whispered in ___ tones the story of his tragic death.

Few things are more ___ for a young person than an occasional painful reminder that life is not a bowl of cherries.

In spite of the tremendous sales of that novel, I found it to be mediocre and ___ in every respect.

The popular self-help book teaches that material things are ___ while moral values are eternal.

Young people who consider themselves nonconformists often go to extremes in their determination to ___ the conventions.

s: guided by STERN rules

s: a DOLEFUL atmosphere during the service

s: eager to SCOFF AT the unknown

s: a FOREWARNING regarding possible difficulties

s: too CUMBERSOME to carry home

s: an ACQUITTAL for the former rebels

s: an INSIPID little five-note tune

s: DISENGAGE the cat from the tree

s: to POCKET some coins from petty cash

s: an argumentative, OBSTINATE congress

a: remaining AGREEABLE under pressure

a: a water hose that is CONTROLLABLE

a: serving a LIFE SENTENCE in prison

a: medicine that acted as an ENERGIZER

a: attending a LIVELY festival

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

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

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

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

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

The fighter planes of WWII sometimes had pictures of famous movie stars like Betty Grable _____ on the fuselage.

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

It became clear that the squad of policemen would be unable to control the small but _____ crowd of angry protesters.

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

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

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

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

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

Since the close of WWII, almost 100 former colonies have gained full ____ and joined the family of nations.

Shivers went up and down our spines as, in a _____ voice, the teacher spoke to us of vampires, ghosts, and the 'living dead.

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

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

The new government, seeking to restore normal conditions, declared an _____ for all political prisoners

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

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

unwieldy

equitable

blazon

blazon

transient

extricated