Unit 5 - Vocab

Most historians agree that military disasters during WWI were the ??? that sparked the Russian Revolution of 1917.

The leaden silence of the afternoon was shattered by the ?? voices of trumpets braying fanfares for the returning hero. 

While his ?? acted as decoys, one of the youngsters attempted to pilfer a couple of apples from the unguarded bin. 

He has deceived me so many times that I am forced to conclude that he is simply a(n) ??? liar. 

I don't think it is fair to call him a(n) ??? person just because he was in a bad mood when you met him. 

For the world's starving millions, finding enough food to keep body and soul together has become a ?? concern in life. 

??? , disgusted with the government's policies, took to the streets to register a vote of no confidence.

I refuse to believe that our society will ??? to the weaknesses which have destroyed other nations.

Even people who appear to be free may be in ?? to their own passions and prejudices. 

Her excellent command of both French and Spanish should ??? her efforts to get a position in the foreign service. 

The brook ??? along its rocky course seemed to be conversiting wordlessly with the wind murmuring in the trees. 

With their bigger, faster, more experienced players, South High simply ??? our team. 

Unemployment will stay at a high level so long as a nation's economy remains ???

Since they are firmly based on the logic of a sentence, the rules of punctuation should not be considered purely ???

The family's ??? to the local lords had begun generations earlier.

On rare occasions, the US Senate will ?? one of its members who has violated the rules. 

People who never give any assignment more than a "lick and a promise" may be said to belong to the ??? school of working

It is up to use to get rid of any ??? prejudices that we may still unwittingly hold against members of other races

His ?? demeanor might help him to be a successful salesperson but it could also alienate potential customers. 

During the summer urban "sun worshipper" begin their weekly ??? from the city at around 3:00 PM on Friday

I worried that the toddler's ??? would continue throughout the film.

You may think that his explanation is perfectly clear, but I find it confused and ???

After the police secured the evidence, it became ??? to track down the witnesses before they left the scene. 

The boss's ??? stung his employee especially hard as it was delivered in front of the entire staff. 

The best way to ?? the contention that something is not possible to do is to go out and do it.