most important; happening last

by itself or with little outside control

one's inner sense of right and wrong

not having the normal or natural shape

without planning or organization

Since Atlas's alarm did not go off, he had to rush to pack his suitcase before leaving for the airport. This resulted in a messy jumble of clothes shoved into the suitcase.

The top item on Louise's list when she was house hunting was a yard big enough for a vegetable garden! Planting a garden was the main reason she wanted a house with a yard.

After he fell down the stairs, Denzel's ankle and foot became so swollen and blue that he would not have known what they were if they weren't attached to his leg.

To make moving day easier, Raj planned ahead so that the movers would know exactly where to place each box and piece of furniture in his new house.

Matthias was tempted to lie to his parents about the grade on his social studies test, but each time he tried, he got a sick feeling in his stomach. He knew that feeling would not go away unless he told them the truth.

On June 19, 1931, new doors between the kitchen and the dining room were installed at Wilcox's Pier Restaurant in West Haven, Connecticut. These new doors opened as a person approached, but didn't require that person to push or pull. The doors helped waitresses think only about carrying their trays back and forth.

Even though the ice cream cake quickly melted and ______ in the heat, the family still ate it and called it delicious.

Loretta hates camping, so her _____ response to her family's wish to spend a week camping in the woods was a loud "no way!"

Even though her _____ told her it was wrong, Loretta refused to help clean the dishes because she was upset that her family ignored her protest about camping.

Loretta did not enjoy the way her family camped because they do everything _____ and she prefers order and organization.

The family's ____ decision was to spend a week camping in the nearby national park, with or without Loretta.

Loretta _____ to spend the week in a tiny cabin so she could enjoy the outdoors but still have electricity and running water.