Sadlier Oxford Level E Unit 8

In his novels, Dickens has harsh words for those who take cruel advantage of _____ young people.

• apprehensive

• compatible

• ingenuous

• obsolete

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An _____ animal has a greater chance of survival than one that depends on a single food source.

• decrepit

• ominvorous

• parsimonious

• recalcitrant

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

I was horrified when the sales force greeted my great idea for an ad campaign with total _____.

• apathy

• condolence

• quandary

• reprisal

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Some movie stars do not _____ in the attention that their fans and the media pay them.

• commend

• consecrate

• deride

• revel

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Oppressive heat may _____ the mind and spirit as well as the body.

• commend

• consecrate

• revel

• stultify

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A few well-chosen words of _____ can be a great comfort to someone who has lost a loved one.

• animosity

• apathy

• condolence

• reprisal

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

I must give you the sad news that correct spelling and good grammar are not, and never will be, _____.

• compatible

• decrepit

• ingenuous

• obsolete

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

In this new century of our nation's life, let us _____ ourselves anew to the ideals of human freedom.

• consecrate

• commend

• deride

• revel

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The owner of the used car dealership showed poor judgment when he decided to publicly _____ his employees' suggestions for improved customer service.

• commend

• deride

• revel

• stultify

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Two of the chief strengths of modern American society are the variety and vitality that arise from its _____ cultures

• apprehensive

• compatible

• multifarious

• decrepit

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4