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Vocab #4 - CS
Ms. Mumaw - Vocab Unit #4 - Completing the Sentence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The young woman rebelled against the _______ values of the older generation. | orthodox |
| The heads of the _______ nations finally agreed to sit down at the negotiating table to talk peace. | hostile |
| Based on the value of the stocks she owns, the woman is a(n) _______ millionaire. | virtual |
| In fall the squirrels _______ to gather and store enough food to get them through the winter. | scurry |
| The spelling bee champ was _______ when she made a simple error in the last round of the state competition. | mortified |
| The public is often _______ by the enormous amount of information that is available to them on the Internet. | bewildered |
| The natural _______ among teammates can be strained during a losing streak. | alliance |
| Nothing can _______ an army as much as the belief that the officers are not sharing the same dangers and discomforts as the soldiers. | dishearten |
| After putting the president under house arrest, the generals were in _______ control of the country. | virtual |
| In order to have a peacful holidy meal, the _______ brothers agreed to avoid discussing politics at the table. | inflammable |
| Requiring public school students to wear uniforms is a(n) _______ policy. | controversial |
| The softball team looked up at the _______ clouds and wondered if their game would be rained out. | sodden |
| The seasoned rider chose a(n) _______ horse to ride in the competition. | spirited |
| For centuries, explorers persisted in a _______ search for an imaginary fountain of youth. | fruitless |
| A candidate who is ahead in the polls often will try to stay away from _______ issues. | controversial |
| When parents give conflicting messages about acceptable behavior, then can _______ their child. | bewilder |
| The feisty cabdriver made a _______ attempt to get me to my train on time. | spirited |
| Of all the _______ in Shakespear's comedies, Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream is the funniest. | buffoons |
| To be always the _______ that people laugh at can be a very sad way to get attention. | buffoon |
| Most efforts to halt beach erosion are a(n) _______ battle with the unstoppableforces of nature. | fruitless |
| The witches in Shakespear's Macbeth are a(n) _______ crew who deliberately stir up the main character's ambition. | malignant |
| The feuding neighbors traded _______ glances every time they passed each other on the street. | hostile |
| When the safety of the nation was threatened, liberals and conservatives formed a rare _______. | alliance |
| Genetic research offers hope for new cures for _______ diseases. | malignant |
| The army needed to _______ more supplies if it was to advance into enemy territory. | procure |
| The frozen wastes of the Arctic may seem _______ to human life, but in fact thousands of people are able to survive there. | hostile |
| After four days of steady rainfall, the _______ ground actually gurgled as we trudged wearily over it. | sodden |
| Before we set out on the camping trip, I was given sole responsibility for _______ all the necessary equipment and supplies. | procuring |
| Would it be a bad pun if I were to say that our attempts to set up an apple orchard have proved to be _______? | fruitless |
| In 1949, the United States formed a(n) _______ with eleven other nations, organized into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. | alliance |
| When the Supreme Court finds a law unconstitutional, that law is said to be null and _______. | void |
| Some parts of the President's proposal were agreeable to everone; others proved highly _______. | controversial |
| We _______ such heavy casualties on the enemy that they were forced to break off the engagement and retreat. | inflicted |
| Though the gallant defenders of the fort were hopelessly outnumbered, they put up a truly _______ fight. | spirited |
| Their behavior is so _______ and unpredicable that I never know what they are going to do next. | wayward |
| Since the gas did not burn when we brought a flame to it, the experiment showed that carbon dioxide is not _______. | inflammable |
| The directions he gave us for diriving to the beach were so complicated that I was completely _______ by them. | bewildered |
| Even though you like to do things in your own way, I suggest that you first learn the _______ method of batting. | orthodox |
| Despite the fact that she has no official title of any kind, she has become the _______ director of the company. | virtual |
| Even though I'm an adult, I still _______ in discomfort at the thought of a trip to the dentist. | wince |
| I was thoroughly _______ when I suddelny stumbled and spilled punch all over the host's tuxedo. | mortified |
| If it is allowed to spread unchecked, the poison of racial prejudice will have a decidedly _______ effect on our community. | malignant |
| When the naughty children heard their mother's footsptes approaching, they quickly _______ back to their bed. | scurried |
| The court of many a medieval king or prince was enlivened by the pranks and antics of jesters and other _______. | buffoons |
| Refusing to be _______ by her early failures to find a summer job, Lucy made up her mind to try again. | disheartened |
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