Bob's ____________ demeanor in the locker room before the big game meant that he extremely confident that we would win.

________ is to come between, to mediate

Harold and his twin brother might have argued all day if their father would have ________________.

To tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery is __________.

Laura ______________ her history teacher into allowing her to retake the mid-term exam she missed because she overslept.

If easily angered or irritable, they are _________.

Uncle Tim was a real grouch; even on his birthday he would find a way to become as __________________ as a spoiled child.

__________ is to engage in combat or competition.

Running and enjoying the competition, Bill and Harry ______________ each other playfully.

___________ is destiny or fate: the force generated by a person's good or bad actions.

All his life, he possessed a protective _________ that kept him out of harm's way.

___________ means brief, concise, using few words.

The president's speech was _____________, only lasting ten minutes when it should have lasted an hour.

To ________ means to express sorrow or regret; to mourn

There must have been thousands of people at the funeral to _______________ the death of Princess Diana.

To become weak or feeble; to lose strength is _________.

An outdoorsman all of his life, Mr. Franklin quickly ____________ in his job as a night watchman.

___________ is weariness of mind and body, lack of energy.

After eating three servings of Thanksgiving dinner, George succumbed to the feeling _________ and fell asleep on the couch.