Vocab Units 1-4

From my ___, I thought that the quotes in my essay were compelling and on target

Sherry demonstrated quite the ___ spirit when she started a business tutoring other students

Miss Pettimire alwasy started out her lessons with a firm intention to cover the material, but usually ___ off

Strong arguments can be made for whether school children should recite the Pledge of Allegiance in ___ each morning

Many old fashioned English teachers think that graphic novels are ___ of significant literary quality

___ by the churlish antics of the teenagers, the elderly couple walked out of the movie

Difficulty with math in high school does not ___ a career in science or medicine; just just need to put in extra effort

I have ___ two cupcakes for each guest at the party

"A stitch in time saves nine" is a(n) ___ which means that if you tackle a problem immediately, it saves time

There were ___ reasons for the people to be angry with their elected officials

There has been a ___ of misinformation and downright lies about the supposed dangers of vaccinations

In today's business world, one must learn to ___ with all sorts of other people

I got into a terrible ___ with my little brother this morning over who got the last Poptart

The ___ of Jeremy, the class clown, make it difficult for the other students to learn

Some teachers insist that students ___ with all school rules and decress

Hawking's ___ has amazed medical experts

Famous celebrities sometimes go to shops and restaurants ___ in an attempt to avoid their fans

I was proud of the large collection of Pokemon cards that I had ___

Diehard baseball fans usually ___ their hometown team, treating the players as if they were gods

Miss Pettimire was tired of her pens walking away from her desk, so she ___ one to her desk with a metal chain

Mr. Doodlemeir said the text evidence quoted in my essay was not ___ to my thesis

Miss Pettimire read aloud the ___ from The Daventures of Tom Sawyer

In the 1800's, many texttile factory workers were ___ by the dangerous machinery

The ___ effects of the nuclear spill could be felt for many hundred miles

The ___ advisors of the king agreed to whatever ridiculous law came into his head

The ___ who controlled the government fled the country when they realized they could no longer control the citizens

I get algebra, but I ___ with understanding geometry

Mr. Doodlemeri's dark sarcasm was always ___, never directly targeting anyone in particular

Workers and scientists tried to ___ the damage from the nuclear spill

Julia began each assignment with neat handwriting, but by the middle of the paper, her handwriting ___ back to normal

The ___ shouting coming from the angry crowds in the town square announced that the rebellion had begun

At the beginning of the year, school hallways are always ___ with confused students

Charlie Parker and John Coltrane were ___ jazz saxophonists, famous for their virtuosity and improvisation

The result of his prank was a(n) ___ commotion which shut down the school

The announcement that there was not more bread ___ the riot that finally brought down the government

The old fashioned English teacher's ___ dislike of multicultural literature put him at odds with current trends

Steel, becasue it is ___ and strong, has directly led to the evolution of skyscrapers that will last for centuries

It is difficult to ___ this misinformation about vaccines

The remaining soldiers stood ___ over their wounded comrades during the night

Most superheroes ___ with an archnemesis in the endless old age battle

Due to climate change, the quickly melting glaciers of Greenland have proved to be a ___ for the natives.

This year's ___ rain has brought forth a lush crop of wildflowers

Kafka received many ___ for his short story

The unjust king's ___ that citizens turn in their weapons was mostly ignored

The ___ chef substituted the less expensive walnuts and parsley in the pesto recipe

The magnetic skateboard ___ a couple of inches above the metal surface of the skatepark

___, the bomb disposal expert removed the fuse from the bomb and snipped the wires

The ___ behavior of the usually polite and cheerful boy made Mr. Doodlemeir realize something

The lighthearted ___ at the lunch table quickly turned into churlish trash talk

ALS disease may have ___ legendary astrophysicist Stephen hawking's body, but not his mind

Always the ___, Sam turned in his essay two weeks past the due date

Tom and Becky ___ their way down the cave's dark tunnel until they stumbled onto Injun Joe's hiding place

The puppies were found buried beneath the ___ of the collapsed building

At first, I thought I would really hate Charles Dickens' novels, but now, my opinion has __ and I appreciate his stories

The ___ poaching of endangered rhinos has led to the near extinction of these magnificent creatures

The impatient riders ___ one another as they waited in line

We found the stray kittens under the house, but they were ___ and hard to grab ahold of

Jeremy, always full on antics, planned a(n) ___ year-end prank that involved a goat and a bucket of glue

The accused was described as a ___ and wanton child who constantly got in trouble

In Kafka's novel The Castle, the protagonist K tries to gain entrance to the impenetrable _____