He can be amazingly _________ in the face of the surprising and bizarre things that occur in schools

Thankfully the hitchhiker was a ______ sort who remained quiet in the back and thankful to have a reprieve from the hot sun.

He could tell in the first five minutes that her rude and _______ speech was not his type. Luckily they only met for coffee.

Most villains or antagonists in children's movies seem to be the _______ type, ready to fight.

"The rogue army general tried to ___________ control of the government but failed because he did not anticipate the citizens' rebellion.

The kids met the news of global warming with a _______ look--not sure how they were supposed to react.

The story’s _______ moments, those that are never quite explained, still take on a sort of beauty by themselves.

His early cassettes, decorated with his warm, cartoonish drawings, overflowed with
_________, honest pop songs recorded on a boombox.

________ in carrying out the terms of my grandmother's will, my uncle conducted the, at times awkward, affairs without attachment.

His wife is the ________ District Attorney, with a stellar record; she is not known to back down from a challenge.

Hot-headed and impatient at all times, he had been rendered _______ by the fatigues of the journey.

He was an _______ little boy who liked to tell the other scouts what to do.

His brother's sincere apology _______ him, at least for now.

Is the word used correctly?

Olanna had been expecting the harsh sound for so long that a prescient shiver went through her just before she heard it.

Is the word used correctly in this sentence?

Happy and morose, he held himself apart from the festivities, seated alone with his back to the room.