Level G Unit 2 Sentences

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accost
The nobleman was_____by beggars on his way to the castle
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animadversion
The inexperience filmmaker was disheartened by the_____ of the film critic.
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avid
Most writers are also_____readers who have loved books since childhood
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brackish
The shipwrecked passengers adrift on the lifeboat became ill after drinking_____ water
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celerity
Although the heavy snowfall was not expected, the highway department responded withe surprising______
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devious
The interrogator used_______methods to try to get the suspect to incriminate himself
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gambit
Asking an interesting stranger about his or her job is a popular party_______
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halcyon
1. The teacher read the legend of the _____, a mythic bird that nested in calm sea.
2.The woman often spoke of the ____ days of her childhood
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histrionic
Upon receiving his award, the young actor gave a ______ speech
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incendiary
1. The arsonist planted an _____ device in the basement of the store
2. The radical____ was sentence to life imprisonment
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maelstrom
Many innocent people caught in the____ of the revolution lost their lives and property.
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myopic
The_____foreign policy of the last administration has lead to serious problems with our allies
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overt
In order for Congress to declare war, the President must demonstrate an _____ threat
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pejorative
The lawyer was accused of making a _____ remark when referring to the defendant's background
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propriety
The social worker questioned the _____ of the police's request to see confidential record.
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sacrilege
The anthropologist was accused of committing a ____ when she disturbed an ancient burial ground.
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summarily
As soon as there was evidence of criminal wrongdoing, the official was_____ ousted from his post
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suppliant
1. He mad a ____ address to the parole.
2. Stranded in the deserted city of Moscow, Napoleon had to turn to the Czar not as a conqueror but as a ______.
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talisman
Most people do not believe that rabbit's feet and other_____ actually bring good luck.
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undulate
The baseballs fans began to____ as they cheered, so that they appeared to move in a wave.
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