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