Chapter 26 Sentence Check

Disabled people don't like others to _____ at them. Instead of a stare, a simple smile would be appreciated.

• gape

• contemplate

• precedent

• feasible

• condone

From time to time, I _____ attending business school, but so far I've made no firm decision.

• gape

• contemplate

• precedent

• feasible

• condone

Lawyers can strengthen a case by finding a useful _____ among previous similar cases.

• gape

• contemplate

• precedent

• feasible

• condone

It's not _____ for me to attend two weddings in the same afternoon, so I'll have to choose between them.

• gape

• contemplate

• precedent

• feasible

• condone

The principal does not _____ hitting students. He believes that every problem has a nonviolent solution.

• gape

• contemplate

• precedent

• feasible

• condone

At the low-cost clinic, Clayton had given evidence of his _____ situation, such as a tax form or current pay stub, before he could receive treatment.

• fiscal

• furtive

• pathetic

• feign

• punitive

The people on the elevator didn't want to stare at the patch on my eye, but several took ______ glances.

• fiscal

• furtive

• pathetic

• feign

• punitive

Mr. Hall's living conditions were ______. There was no heat or electricity in his apartment, and the walls were crumbling.

• fiscal

• furtive

• pathetic

• feign

• punitive

When I gave my oral report in class, I tried to ______ confidence, but my shaking legs revealed my nervousness.

• fiscal

• furtive

• pathetic

• feign

• punitive

My mother wasn't usually _____, but one day I pushed her too far, and she said, " If you do that one more time, I will send you to your room for the rest of your adolescence."

• fiscal

• furtive

• pathetic

• feign

• punitive