The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

We often travel to New England in autumn to see the bright colors of the foliage.

The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president.

The impudent boy was assigned a detention for his inappropriate behavior that occurred during the guest speaker's presentation.

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

Conner's constant prevaricating caused most of his teachers not to believe him.

Super Smart Sam's inability to understand the math problem had a dilatory effect on his homework completion.

The propitious weather report encouraged the families to go ahead with their picnic.

Nate knew his Language Art's teacher was persnickety, so he made sure his penmanship was legible, he capitalized proper nouns, looked up any words he did not know how to spell, and used all the correct punctuation.

Sally felt a rising sense of consternation when she realized she had not done her homework.

No one likes it when George gasconades about all of his touchdowns throughout the season.

Because of her helpfulness and easy manner, everyone found the new student to be simpatico.

Dorothy was warned that the Wicked Witch of the West was a malevolent lady, and she should avoid her at all cost.

Tom was very gregarious and had no trouble meeting new people at the large social functions he attended regularly.