Level H: Unit 1 Sentences

If you think that literature of earlier ages was always staid and proper, take a look at some of the ______ stories in the Decameron, written more than 600 years ago.

Failure in itself is no disgrace, but the ______ acceptance of failure certainly is.

Taking advantage of the young man's naive idealism, they sought to make him a ______ to serve in their wild revolutionary plots.

Their youthful enthusiasm for literature had degenerated over the years into an _______ preoccupation with quibbling criticism and minor details.

I detected an undertone of hostility and ridicule in the remarks, which were ostensibly no more than good-natured ______.

The local Parents' Association has on many occasions served as a willing _____ to the administration and staff of our school.

Since the Smithsonian Institution is only partly under the control of the United States government, it is considered a ______.

The newspaper published a series of charming _______ by my Aunt Alice-brief sketches of the town she grew up in.

I regret Fred's resignation as much as anyone, but i think that we must regard it as a _________ and find someone to take his place.

I think that the critic was a little harsh when he observed that the band's lead vocalist did not sing so much as ________.

A handful of self-appointed "leaders" served as the _____ who induced the mob to surge through the barriers.

Cynic may say that the goal of universal and lasting peace is no more than a _____, but we must continue to hope and strive for it.

As late as the seventeenth century, researchers called "alchemists" devoted their lives to the pursuit of ______ schemes for turning iron into gold.

She used talent, charm, energy and determination to fight her way up the corporate _______ until she attained the highest position in the company.

Don Quixote dismissed as a mere ______ anyone who refused to join in his crusade against the forces of evil.

Polluted by the spill from a nearby chemical plant, the once beautiful lake had become a foul pool, ______ and hideous.

Advocates of equal rights maintain that we must reject the ______ prejudices that bar the physically impaired from many occupations.

The use of English rather than traditional languages in religious ceremonies is evidence of efforts to modernize and revitalize the _______ of various denominations

Ever since she learned of the failure of her project, she has been mired in a _______ of disappointment and self-recrimination.

As a rule, I am not a particularly proud or combative person, but I cannot be ________ to the act that you have deliberately insulted me.

Overly sensitive to any suggestion of ridicule, young Rogers seemed to be hurt even by a friend's good-natured _____.

The lyrics of the song, presented as though they were devastation wit, were in my opinion no more than course and _____ jest.

They have confronted us not with a theoretical possibility but with a ____; now we must decide what we can do about it.

With penetrating insight and a marvelous ear for dialogue, the author gave us in a few words an unforgettable ______ of a confused but hopeful adolescent.

After a brief period of popularity, their and vulgar novels lost their appeal and sank into well-deserved _______.

Failure to stand up for your rights is not being "prudent" or "moderate"; it is the behavior of a ________.

Although the old Senator no longer holds any public office, her fame and prestige are so great that she is still regarded as a _______ public figure.

Martin Luther King, Jr. appealed to his countrymen to abandon the ________ stereotypes of racism and rise to anew level of understanding.

Financial analysts carefully watch the performance of certain stocks, which they regard as _______ for indications of economic trends.

How can you expect a prompt response from an agency that is bogged down in a veritable ______ of unnecessary red tape?

By late imperial times, centuries of soft living had turned the once hard Romans into an _______ and indolent people.

We have lived to see the acceptance and enactment of reform programs that, when first proposed, were dismissed as absolutely ________.

The great historian Edward Gibbon sought to explain how and why the __________ efforts of the early Christian church met with such extraordinary success.

As I listened to the talk of those unlettered folk, suffused with love and reverence, I felt that their simple words were a _______ worthy of respect.

A superintendent is at the head of the ______ of educators responsible for the schooling of our children and young people.

I am willing to listen to any reasonable grievances you may have, but this constant ________ about trivia has exhausted my patience.

He is so ________ in his political views that he won't even listen to opinions that differ from his own.

Her unfailing courtesy to others is not a mere ______ of her personality; it reflects the essential values and standards by which she lives.

Almost incredibly, a formidable resistance movement had been organized by people whom we had always associated with ______ submission to authority.

Your serene confidence that "everything will come out all right in the end" may be reassuring, but it is no more than a _____.