Allie's Unit 4 Sentences

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jocular: After receiving the news that she was ahead in the polls, the candidate was in a delightfully ____ mood.
incumbents: Of the ten Congressional seats in our state, only one was won by a new member; all the other winners were _____.
atrophy: The patient's muscles have ______.
glean: Though next to nothing is known about Homer, historians have been able to ___ a few odd facts about him from studying his works.
consummate: As soon as he struck the opening chords of the selection, we realized that we were listening to a(n) ____ master of the piano.
pecuniary: The only way we'll really be able to increase productivity is to offer our employees a few solid ___ incentives to work harder.
jocular: It was pleasant to see the usually quiet and restrained Mr. Baxter in such a(n) ______ and expansive mood.
flotsam: After the two ships collided, the survivors clung to various pieces of ____ and hoped for rescue.
grouse: The patient's latest _____ was that he did not get any dessert with his dinner the night before.
recumbent: Comfortably ___ in the shade of the elm tree, I watched the members of the football team go through a long, hard workout.
flotsam: The _____ that we observed here and there in the harbor bore mute testimony to the destructive power of the storm.
nettle: The principal was _____ by the student's disrespectful behavior.
Disarray: If you leave the window open, a breeze may ___ the papers on the desktop.
nettle: I regret that Nancy was _____ by my unfavorable review of her short story, but I had to express my opinon honestly.
exigencies: A born leader is someone who can rise to the ____ of any crisis that he or she may be confronted with.
stratagem: The defense attorney used a clever ______ to curry sympathy for her client.
grouse: Those who just stand around and _____ about their low salaries are not likely to get raises.
mordant: Shakespeare's Timon of Athens is a disillusioned misanthrope who spends his time hurling ___ barbs at the rest of mankind.
disarray: The burgled apartment was in a state of ______.
recumbent: The tired toddlers were _____ on the couch after playing all afternoon in the yard.
concord: A spirit of ____ was restored when the company compensated its employees.
exigency: The governor emphasized the _____ of the situation by requesting the immediate dispatch of rescue teams.
grouse: During the 19th century, it was fashionable to spend a few weeks in the fall hunting ___, pheasants, and other game birds.
stratagems: What we need to cope with this crisis is not cute ___ but a bold, realistic plan and the courage to carry it out.
disarray: The affairs of our city are in such ___ that the state may have to intervene to restore some semblance of order.
pusillanimous: It is often said that bullies, when tested, are the most _____ people of all.
nettle: If you are pricked by a ______ aloe cream will soothe and reduce the sting.
pecuniary: Despite all their highfalutin malarky about helping the poor, I suspect that their interest in the project is purely ____.
incumbent: It is ___ on all of us to do whatever we can to help our community overcome this crisis.
ludicrous: There are few things in life as ____ as an unqualified person trying to assume the trappings of authority.
consummate: All that I needed to ___ the most important deal of my career was her signature on the dotted line.
pusillanimous: Most people regarded the government's attempt to avert a war by buying off the aggresor as not only shameful but ___.
flotsam: In the shelter, I saw for the first time people who'd been beaten and discouraged by life--the so-called derelicts and ___ of the great city.
consummate: Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of hte Sistine chapel in the Vatican are works of _____ artistry.
bastion: The high ground east of the river formed a natural _______ which we decided to defend with all the forces at our disposal.
ludicrous: Since I had had only one year of high school French, my attempts to speak that language on my trip to Paris were pretty _____.
pusillanimous: To feel fear in difficult situations is natural, but to allow one's conduct to be governed by fear is _____.
frenetic: When a court order was issued, the social services department made a ____ search for the missing report.
recumbent: I get my best ideas while lying down; the ____ position seems to stimulate my brain.
nettle: It has been said that the only way to handle a ___ or any difficult problem without being stung is to grasp it firmly and decisively
bastions: I have always regarded our schools and colleges as citadels of learning and _____ against ignorance and superstition.
incarcerated: Even critics of our penal system admit that so lon as hardened criminals are ___ they can't commit further crimes.
incarcerated: In Victorian times, fashionable ladies ___ their waists in tight corsets to achieve a chic hourglass figure.
atrophy: The ____ of the downtown business district began when two huge malls opened.
frenetic: People who are used to the unhurried atmosphere of a country town often find it hard to cope with the ___ pace of bit-city life.
atrophy: Almost every case of muscle or tissue ___ is the result of disease, prolonged disuse, or changes in cell nutrition.
concord: Before hte ceremony began, we all bowed our heads and prayed for unity, peace and ___ among all nations.
glean: We were able to ___ only a few shreds of useful information from his long, pretentious speech.
grouse: I have yet to meet an adult who did not _____ about the taxes he or she had to pay.
jocular: Do you really think that those ___ remarks are appropriate on such a solemn occasion?
stratagem: The purpose of our ___ was to draw in the safety so that Tom could get behind him to receive a long pass.
pecuniary: Theh couple was forced by ____ considerations to sell their large home and buy a smaller one.
ludicrous: Her comment was so ____ that we finally understood that she was joking.
atrophy: The huge influx of wealth that resulted from foreign conquests led in part ot the physical and moral __ of the Roman ruling class.
mordant: I noticed with approval that his remarks were intended to deflate the pompous and unmask the hypocritical.
incumbent: The ____ has the advantage when standing for reelection but does not have a guarantee of victory.
disarray: The defeated army fled in such _____ that before long it had become little more than a uniformed mob.
exigency: The ___ of my present financial situation demand that I curtail all unnecessary expenses for at least a month.
bastion: Contrary to popular belief, the military is not always a ______ of political conservatism.
incarcerate: They will ______ the convicted felon at the state penitentiary.
incumbent: Voting on election day is a duty _____ on all Americans who value a democratic government.
consummate: The lawyers could not _____ the settlement until the two parties met face to face.
mordant: The actor was upset by the ______ criticism of the gossip columnist who seemed out to ruin his reputation.
glean: By means of painstaking investigation, the detectives will eventually _____ the truth.
frenetic: We were fascinated by the ___ scene on the floor of the stock exchange as brokers struggled to keep up with the sudden price changes.
concord: Peace is not just the absence of war but a positive state of ___ among the nations of the world.

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