Improving Vocabulary Chapter 19

"Mark Twain" is the __________ of writer Samuel Longhorne Clemens.

The tough look on the principal's face frightens students at first, but his encouraging manner soon reveals his _______________ nature.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Our property _____________s the house, a barn, and an old butcher house where neighbors used to bring their cows for slaughter.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The used car salesman wasn't at all __________________. When I asked about a car, he hesitated and gave my question some thought before answering.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Gary tried to act ____________ about his first airplane trip, but I could tell he was excited by the way he kept looking out the window.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

When a newspaper printed damaging lies about her, the actress sued the paper for ____.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Despite her great success as an actress, Lida wasn't ____________. When she returned home to visit old friends, she was just as modest and friendly as ever.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

The executives in that company eat in their own lunchroom. They wouldn't _________ to eat with "ordinary" workers.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

The resteraunt's _________ is modest, but inside, the dining area is large and elegant.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Ken's essay on self-reliance is __________. For example, he mentions three times that his grandparent's raised all their own food.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4