Vocabulary practice 400-450

The space shuttle is ______ into outer space by the rocket.

This word comes from the character created by Cervantes, Don Quixote. What is it?

This word describes a style of writing that is concise or sparing...almost terse.

Going without solid food for a few days left the boy ____ for a full meal.

To counteract the ____ spread of flu in the building, all employees were given hand sanitizer.

The young colt was ____ and many of the trainers were thrown or bruised trying to ride him.

A ____ attitude in an interview will not likely get you the job.

What do you see on this nose?

Once the hole in the bottom of the boat was found, we realized we were in _____ of sinking.

Who is the best raconteur in your memory?

Summertime hours without structure can be wonderful for the mind OR filled with ____.

Even water can have an ____ effect on rocks over time.

Our president has been asked to ___ many statements that were deemed insulting.

The leaning tree began to _____ upon the space where we parked our cars.

These lockers show the color _____.

The small woman sat in the middle seat on the plane, firmly ___ between two sumo wrestlers.