The baseball player's protest was _________________--he stamped his feet and screamed at the umpire.

The earthquake was especially _________________ for those victims who lost friends and family as well as possessions.

A flaw in a diamond will _____________ the gem's market value.

Since Carla is a receptionist, her work is very __________________. As a result, she makes a special effort to exercise every day.

Scott was such a(n) _________________ child that his father teased him by saying, "You ask so many questions that you'll probably be a game show host when you grow up."

When we ran out of gas, our only ______________ was a four-mile walk to the nearest gas station.

People who oppose the death penalty point out that occasionally, a person who has been put to death has later been ________________(e)d of the crime.

The city system is so _____________ that it takes up to a year just to get a building permit approved.

The fireplace in my aunt's old house has a(n) ______________________ closet next to it. The closet is concealed because it was once used to hide escaped slaves on their way North.

Her ______ reply made it quite clear that she was upset with me.

When asked directly, he continued to _________, avoiding a clear answer and leaving everyone confused.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the most ____________ woman on record is a Russian peasant who lived in the 1700s. She gave birth to sixty-nine children--sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets.

The main _________of the "Girls Are Great" club is that girls can do anything boys can do.

Susan signed in and began work, __________ to the fact that she had forgotten to change from her slippers into her work shoes.

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