SENTENCE COMPLETION SURVEY CH2 SENTENCE COMPLETION SURVEY CH2 DIRECTIONS: Select the correct word to complete the sentence. OK Question Title * 1. Phillip’s __________ tone endeared him to his comical friends, but irritated his serious father. aloof jesting grave earnest conservative OK Question Title * 2. Brian’s pale Irish skin was __________ to burn if he spent too much time in the sun. prone urbane eminent erect daunted OK Question Title * 3. A fan of historical fiction, Joline is now reading a novel about slavery in the __________ South. decorous rogue droll antebellum onerous OK Question Title * 4. Over the years the Wilsons slowly __________ upon the Jacksons’ property, moving the stone markers that divided their lots farther and farther onto the Jacksons’ land. encroached jettisoned conjoined repudiated teemed OK Question Title * 5. Mary became __________ at typing because she practiced every day for six months. proficient reflective dormant redundant valiant OK Question Title * 6. To find out what her husband bought for her birthday, Susan attempted to __________ his family members about his recent shopping excursions. prescribe probe alienate converge revere OK Question Title * 7. Juan’s friends found him in a __________ mood after he learned he would be homecoming king. jovial stealthy paltry gullible depleted OK Question Title * 8. His suit of armor made the knight __________ to his enemy’s attack, and he was able to escape safely to his castle. vulnerable churlish invulnerable static imprudent OK Question Title * 9. Choosing a small, fuel-efficient car is a __________ purchase for a recent college graduate. corrupt tedious unhallowed sardonic judicious OK Question Title * 10. Such a __________ violation of school policy should be punished by nothing less than expulsion. copious flagrant raucous nominal morose OK Question Title * 11. With all of the recent negative events in her life, she felt __________ forces must be at work. resurgent premature malignant punctilious antecedent OK Question Title * 12. The __________ rumors did a great deal of damage even though they turned out to be false. bemused prosaic apocryphal ebullient tantamount OK Question Title * 13. When her school work got to be too much, Pam had a tendency to __________ , which always put her further behind. dedicate rejuvenate ponder excel procrastinate OK Question Title * 14. Racha’s glance was a __________ invitation to speak later in private about events of the meeting. trecherous scintillating tactful tacit taboo OK Question Title * 15. She reached the __________ of her career with her fourth novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize. harbinger apogee metamorphosis dictum synthesis OK Question Title * 16. The __________ townspeople celebrated the soldier’s return to his home by adorning trees with yellow ribbons and balloons. somber jubilant pitiless cunning unsullied OK Question Title * 17. The governor-elect was hounded by a group of __________ lobbyists and others hoping to gain favor with her administration. facetious abstruse magnanimous fawning saccharine OK Question Title * 18. The mock graduation ceremony—with a trained skunk posing as the college president—was a complete __________ that offended many college officials. tempest epitome quintessence travesty recitative OK Question Title * 19. The busy, __________ fabric of the clown’s tie matched his oversized jacket, which was equally atrocious. mottled bleak credible malleable communicable OK Question Title * 20. Kendrick’s talent __________ under the tutelage of Anya Kowalonek, who as a young woman had been the most accomplished pianist in her native Lithuania. bantered touted flourished embellished colluded OK Question Title * 21. The children were __________ by the seemingly nonsensical clues until Kinan pointed out that the messages were in code. censured striated feigned prevaricated flummoxed OK Question Title * 22. As the __________ in Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a hero able to capture the audience’s sympathy by continually professing his love for Juliet. protagonist enigma facade activist catechist OK Question Title * 23. The chess master promised to __________ havoc upon his opponent’s pawns for taking his bishop. wreak warrant ensue placate endow OK Question Title * 24. I have always admired Seymour’s __________; I’ve never seen him rattled by anything. aplomb confluence propriety compunction nostalgia OK Question Title * 25. The soldiers received a military __________ to inspect all their vehicles before traveling. allotment dominion affectation calculation mandate OK DONE