I wouldn't ___ just yet--we've made it to the playoffs, but there's a long way to go!

Though this author usually ends his books with deep moral philosophical points, he ___s from his usual trend with this one and leaves readers on a cliffhanger.

No student should be ___d for being tardy if the fault is that of a bus driver or parent.

The administration offers no ___ for a phone that gets stolen at school; they believe you are responsible for your own device.

Ellen had a/n ___ that her daughter was bullying other children, but she didn't want to admit that her hunch might be accurate.

The couple's divorce created a ___ that impeded their ability to share custody of their children; neither trusted the other with the three boys.

Matilda's ___ purchases were beginning to diminish her bank account; she rarely thought through her finances and just bought whatever she wanted.

After weeks of traveling on foot and fasting, the ___ pilgrim reached the holy shrine of his patron saint a physically more frail but spiritually more full man.

Though a/n ___ student, Mario could achieve only a B in his calculus class, and he began to wonder whether all his hard work was actually paying off.

All of Jake's friends knew exactly why he couldn't keep up a real relationship--he still had the ___ mentality he'd had since high school and made a joke of everything.

Juliette considered herself a most ___ fan of Stan Lee; she'd modeled her career on his and had collected every comic he'd had a hand in creating.

Her ___ whims led to many a problem; she would commit to one event after another and then forget about each one.

The ___ corpse lay prostrate in its coffin, twisted and aged in a way no living eye should have to behold.

"You can't tell me what to do!" shouted Karl in his ___ way. "You might be the teacher, but you're the one who needs a lesson!"

Though I enjoy traveling to Gulf Shores, I prefer the ___, pristine, still waters of the Hawaiian islands much more.

Though many doctors are incredibly wise and well-trained, we shouldn't believe them ___ in diagnosing and curing every ailment out there; they aren't infallible.

Watching the film brought back ___ memories of spending the summer with my grandpa as a child, and they were felt deeply, as he had passed away only a month earlier.

I find your grilled cheese and chocolate sandwiches entirely un___; in fact, I can barely stomach the smell of burning cheese and chocolate combined!

Have you observed the ___ number of students who cheat on your tests? If you have, you are certainly not doing enough to curb their behavior.