FRESHMAN SAT VOCABULARY – UNIT 4



FRESHMAN SAT VOCABULARY – UNIT 4

SENTENCE COMPLETION WORKSHEET | |Instructions: Use your knowledge of the definitions of the following words and context clues to place the correct word in each sentence below. You may need to change the form of a word (add –s, -ed, -ing, etc.) in order to make it fit. If a word is spelled incorrectly, it is wrong.

Word Bank

|Adversity Humane Miser |

|Chimera Indulgent Nefarious |

|Culpable Inept Stoic |

|Decadent Ingrate Suffrage |

|Entreaty Inundate Viable |

|____________________ |1. The society had become so _____ that morality was a thing of the past, and people could not count on laws that had |

| |previously been part of their culture. |

|____________________ |2. Contrary to the emotional _____ for help that was delivered by the last speakers, this woman’s plea was rational but |

| |without sincerity. |

|____________________ |3. He is not the _____ your fears have made him out to be; he is no monster. |

|____________________ |4. No matter how great the _____ seems to be, it is better to fight against misfortune and hardship than to give in to it. |

|____________________ |5. The woman made a plea that the government might be _____ and stop the practice of polluting the country’s rivers with |

| |toxic waste; her concern was for the people, not the industries. |

|____________________ |6. You will never prove me _____ of the crime; I am not guilty and do not deserve the blame. |

|____________________ |7. His _____ as a teacher was reflected in his students’ poor test scores and in his inability to maintain discipline in |

| |class. |

|____________________ |8. The reason the girl cannot lose any weight is that she is so _____ when it comes to food; she is so lenient with herself |

| |that she eats until she is stuffed at every meal. |

|____________________ |9. Women’s _____ was a vital issue in America during the early twentieth century, when only men held the right to vote. |

|____________________ |10. The _____, evil wizard crouched over the body of his victim. |

|____________________ |11. The bridge collapsed when it was _____ by the floodwaters |

| | |

|____________________ |12. The _____ did not even say “thank you” when I gave him my life savings. |

|____________________ |13. It was so strange to see the old _____ give money to the cause; he was usually so tight with his money that he wouldn’t |

| |let go of a single penny. |

|____________________ |14. If you do not attend the study sessions, you must find a _____ alternative for learning the material before the test. |

|____________________ |15. The man’s _____ attitude made loving him quite difficult; he seemed totally indifferent to any affection displayed |

| |toward him. |

|____________________ |16. After his offensive remarks, the senator’s office was _____ with angry emails and letters demanding that he apologize or|

| |resign his office. |

|____________________ |17. Margrette was stunned by how _____ so many people around her were. It seemed that, while she got her tasks done |

| |correctly, they were all totally incompetent! |

|____________________ |18. If an animal is in great suffering, many argue that the only _____ thing to do is to put it to sleep in order to spare |

| |it the pain. |

|____________________ |19. Although the stand-up comic tried her hardest to make the man in the front row laugh, his expression remained _____ and |

| |emotionless. |

|____________________ |20. The sorcerer tried to act as though he were working his magic to help others, but his true _____ intentions were |

| |evident. We all knew he wanted to curse people. |

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