<p> Name:______Period:______Date:______</p><p>Vocabulary Review Sentences Unit#1-6 Note: There are 25 words on the list but only 23 sentences; there will be 2 words left over.</p><p> affiliated dearth facile nostalgia supercilious ascertain demise feasible panacea temerity clemency deploy finite punitive urbane cogent expunge insidious scrutinize venal culinary extol meticulous stolid venial</p><p>1. An experienced baseball manager will _deploy_____ his outfielders according to the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing team. 2. There is a(n) __dearth______of open space in many areas because of the large number of houses that have been built. 3. The physical education instructor ______extol______ed the virtues of regular exercise. 4. Because our natural resources are ___finite______and by no means inexhaustible, we must learn to conserve them. 5. The brash young lieutenant had the _temerity______to disregard the express orders of his commanding officer. 6. They planned a(n) ___insidious______scheme to sabotage the festival, ruining it for all the children who planned to go there. 7. The smell of fresh-baked apple pie filled me with a sense of ____nostalgia______as I recalled pie my grandma used to make when I was a child. 8. The judge ordered the offensive remarks and rude outbursts to be __expunge______ed from the court records. 9. I knew the principal would accept my apology when he characterized my behavior as ____venial______and easily excusable. 10. Her _culinary______skills did not extend any further than making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. 11. We learned that beneath his __stolid______exterior there was a sensitive, emotional guy. 12. The _demise______of old-fashioned family doctors who made house calls is unfortunate; people felt more cared for when they were around. 13. She is very careful to _scrutinize______her work before handing it in to be graded. 14. Ms. Smith’s record –neat, accurate and complete in every respect – shows that she is a most __meticulous______worker. 15. Some engineers believe that in 30 years it will be __feasible______to get most of our energy from the sun. 16. The jury awarded __punitive______damages to the defendant because of the pain and suffering caused by the accident. 17. It is impressive that she is already __affiliated______with such a reputable law firm. 18. Our representative offered one simple but __cogent______argument against the proposal; it would cost too much money. 19. Before making our final plans, we should _ascertain______exactly how much money we need for expenses. 20. We refer to antibiotics as “wonder drugs,” yet we must realize that they are not a __panacea______for all the physical ailments of mankind. 21. Their _supercillious______attitude towards the waiter was offensive to anyone who heard how they spoke down to him. 22. We were all impressed by his __facile______use of unusual words and expressions that he had learned only a few hours before. 23. Because the referee was thought to be a(n) ___venal______person, no one trusted the calls that he made during the game</p>