Sadlier Oxford Level E Unit 1

He arrived at the meeting in such a(n) ____________________ state that he was asked to leave by his boss.

• unkempt

• dour

• insidious

• opulent

The veteran magician left the entire crowd ____________________ in utter disbelief at the sight of his final illusion.

• stolid

• bereft

• gaping

• deployed

Individuals who live to be very old may eventually find themselves completely ____________________ of friends and family.

• bereft

• stolid

• deployed

• adulterated

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She claimed she was not upset by the news that she was being transferred to another department, and the look on her face gave no ____________________ that suggested otherwise.

• gibe

• intimation

• gape

• fortitude

Even after the teacher had ____________________ the directions several times there were still several students who didn’t understand the assignment.

• adulterated

• augmented

• reiterated

• gibed

The order was given to ____________________ a second wave of cavalry soldiers to quickly squash what was left of the enemy.

• augment

• deploy

• reiterate

• adulterate

Even though the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire the arrangement was ____________________, and both armies remained cautious.

• dour

• stolid

• tentative

• insidious

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The small group of scam artists had created a(n) ____________________ plan to con people into revealing their bank account numbers, social security numbers, and other personal information.

• insidious

• stolid

• ambidextrous

• tentative

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The newly-developed bulletproof vests were manufactured using a more ____________________ fabric that allowed for increased mobility in combat situations.

• stolid

• pliable

• opulent

• ambidextrous

The criminal would snoop around the exterior of a house in the ____________________ of a public service worker before eventually breaking in.

• guise

• gibe

• intimation

• fortitude