Question

completing the sentence
choose the word from the word bank that best completes each of the following sentences. write the correct word or form of the word in the space provided.
ample
apparition
assert
disdain
facetious
indiscriminate
jurisdiction
plebeian
proximity
pulverize

1. the \ghostly figure\ you think you saw in the graveyard was no more than a(n) __________ created by your imagination.
2. i hope he was just being __________ when he said that my dancing reminded him of a trained bear.
3. a(n) __________ tv viewer, who watches any program, good or bad, is bound to waste a lot of time.
4. in answer to unfair criticisms, we proudly __________ that our family has always been generous in its aid to the needy.
5. the planning board refused to allow the construction of a factory in close __________ to our school building.
6. regulation of radio and tv stations falls within the __________ of the federal government.
7. since you were given __________ time to prepare your report, i can see no excuse for your failure to complete it
8. the giant crushers lifted the boulders and quickly __________ them into a uniform gray powder.
9. who would be so proud or so foolish as to __________ a helping hand in time of real need?
10. in that elegant french restaurant, which serves all kinds of fancy foods, she ordered a(n) __________ ham and cheese on rye.

Explanation:

1. The phrase "ghostly figure" matches the definition of an apparition (a ghost-like sight).
2. Comparing someone's dancing to a trained bear is a joking, not serious comment, which fits "facetious".
3. A viewer who watches any program (good or bad) without distinction is "indiscriminate".
4. To state confidently against unfair criticism is to "assert" a fact.
5. "Close proximity" is a common phrase meaning near in distance.
6. The scope of authority for regulating media is the government's "jurisdiction".
7. If there is no excuse for not finishing a report, the person was given "ample" (plenty of) time.
8. Crushers turn boulders to powder, which means to "pulverize" them.
9. To reject a helping hand out of pride is to "disdain" it.
10. A simple ham and cheese on rye is a "plebeian" (plain, unrefined) choice in a fancy French restaurant.

Answer:

1. apparition
2. facetious
3. indiscriminate
4. assert
5. proximity
6. jurisdiction
7. ample
8. pulverize
9. disdain
10. plebeian