Vocabulary Practice (Wed.)

The chatty, slow-moving clerk at the checkout counter seemed ____ to the fact that the line of impatient customers was growing longer and longer.

A quiet, polite discussion may be better than a(n) _______ argument, but some people get more satisfaction out of yelling and shouting.

In many places, the law doesn't ____ gambling--- but the officials don't do much to stop it, either.

A half-hour of aerobic exercise every other day will help you stay _____.

People sometimes do odd things to ____ regulations. In New York, when saloons were illegal, one owner called his place "O'Neals Baloon."

If you want your essay to be ______, stick to your point.

Alzheimer's disease is a disaster for the patient and a(n) ___ burden for the family.

Some days we're _____(e)d with junk e-mail-- it can take an hour to delete all the unwanted messages.

The cutting down of the rain forests has caused a dangerous rate of _____ among species that live in those forests.

Some people who could benefit from counseling avoid seeing a therapist because they prefer to be _____ about private matters.