All during that nightmarish period, I found myself ____ by doubts and fears about the future.

When the new ____ took power, it canceled or reversed most of the policies of its predecessor.

It seems that only last year she was an awkward child, but now she is a charming and ____ young woman.

Innocent or guilty, no one involved in a major political scandal ever comes away from it entirely _____.

The public's ____ to government may be measured in the number of citizens who do not bother to vote.

The judge explained to the jury that killing someone in self-defense may be considered justifiable, or noncriminal, ________.

When my 8-year-old sister started up a chain of lemonade stands, I knew we had a budding ______ in the family.

Unfortunately, nothing any of us said could _______ Seth from his plan to quit school.

Your excuse for missing baseball practice was so _____ that even a child would have seen right through it.

You cannot ignore me for months on end and then take it for granted that I will be _______ whenever you want me.

Southern __________ agitating for a complete break with the Union helped speed the coming of the Civil War.

A little courtesy can do much to ___________ the machinery of our everyday social lives.

Do you agree with the criticism that many television programs shamelessly __________ to the lowest tastes?

When the salesperson replied rudely to my polite question about the price of the shirt, I became a bit ___________.

Since I am a creature of habit, I find that I can't do anything in the morning without first having my __________ glass of milk.

In Shakespeare's day, an actor who was displeasing to the audience might find himself ________ with a barrage of rotten vegetables.

On our long camping trip, we learned that we could get along without many items that we had typically considered __________.

When asked to predict when the flooding might end, the meteorologist would not _________ a guess.

Modern medicine has found that antibiotics are a very effective means of ____________ or arresting the spread of a number of diseases.

Something that is obtainable or on hand is

Which of the following words are synonyms for cater? Mark all that apply.

Something that is traditional is

If someone tries to talk you out of doing something, then they are trying to ___________ you.

Mosquitoes will ___________ the campers if they forget to wear insect repellent on the hike.

It did not matter to him whether or not he went on the trip because of his feelings of ___________.

Which of the following are synonyms for the term transparent? Mark all that apply.

Read the following sentence and answer the question that follows: Nothing will retard economic progress more than a new tax on imports. The term retard is being used as a(n)

The opposite of harmed is

Read the following sentence and answer the question that follows: In the 14th century, a plague spread by infected rats wiped out about one fourth of the population of Europe. The term plague is being used as a(n)

Which of the following are hazards? Choose all that apply.

Which image best expresses the meaning of the word indignant?

Which image best represents the meaning of the word cater?

An antonym for "nervous" or "tense" is

A "hot-head" or "rabble-rouser" is also known as a