Sadlier Level D Unit 3 Choosing the Right Word

The fact that Abraham Lincoln was able to _______________ the handicap of a limited education does not mean that you should quit school.

• surmount

• terminate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

It is the sacred duty of all Americans to oppose any attempt to _______________ or deny the rights guaranteed to us in the Constitution.

• abridge

• condone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

If you ever saw how vigorously my dog attacks his food, practically inhaling it, you would understand why I accuse him of _______________.

• gluttony

• altercation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

One can't become a good writer just by _______________ closely to rules laid down in standard grammar books.

• adhering

• surmounting

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

I do not entirely _______________ your misconduct, but I can understand, to a degree, why you behaved as you did.

• condone

• usurp

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

The comforting presence of relatives did much to _______________ the patient's feelings of alarm at the thought of undergoing major surgery.

• exorcise

• pilfer

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

Either part has the right to _______________ the agreement that has been made whenever the partnership proves unprofitable.

• terminate

• surmount

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

His speech was so _______________ that one could almost anticipate the phrases he would use next.

• trite

• cherubic

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

The robber barons of an earlier era often acted more like _______________ than ethical businessmen in their dealings with the public.

• marauders

• adherents

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Unless we repair the _______________ in our party and present a united front, we will go down in crushing defeat in the upcoming election.

• rifts

• semblances

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D