awe (n)

cite (v)

compatible (a)

exempt (a)

prevail (v)

propel (v)

rational (a)

retort (n)

retrieve (v)

Easily fooled

A mistaken idea

Stingy and greedy

Doubtful

A person who tends to see the bad side of things

Likely (to experience or do something unpleasant or dangerous)

In a state of great joy; overjoyed

To meet, especially unexpectedly

To change gradually; develop

Imaginary, made-up

Matt was ____________ about graduate school as preparation for a career in clothing design. He felt work experience might be better.

I wouldn't just be glad if I won the five-million dollar lottery; I'd be absolutely ____________.

I never expected to __________ anyone I knew at the crowded concert, but my friend Jeff sat just two rows in front of me.

The women's club began as an informal get-together and then ______________ into an educational support group.

Candace is so _________ that she believed me when I told her the White House is really yellow.

A ____________ can see a bad side to even the best situations.

My rich uncle was so ___________ that he never gave money to charity.

If you lie to me once, I will think you're _______ to lie to me again.

The characters in novels are usually totally ___________, but some are based on real people.

It is a ___________ for people to think that they can drink and still manage to drive safely.

When I go bowling with Joan, she usually wins, but I always __________ in Scrabble.

Jet engines __________ a plane forward

I ran back to the ladies’ room to __________ my purse,

but someone had already taken it.

In my family, a person is __________ from household chores on his or her birthday.

The cabinet above the refrigerator was __________ to Tanya but not to her roommate Mieko, who was much shorter.

The general’s uniform and medals filled Scott with __________. However, Marla, who knew the general personally, felt only disrespect for him.

My father thinks everything combines well with peanut butter. He even thinks peanut butter and onions are __________ in a sandwich.

When Bridget writes up her experiment, she will __________ similar studies by other researchers,

to show that her results match theirs.

Some people don’t think in a(n) _________ way. Their thoughts are governed by emotion, not reason.

There are at least two versions of the joke in which a customer complains that a fly is in his soup. The waiter’s __________ is either “That’s okay—there’s no extra charge” or “Don’t worry—he won’t drink much.”