1.

Our trip was a

____________ one. We
took our time.
leisurely
Your
Answer:

2.

The changes in the program

were ____________,
essential, and important.
significant
Your
Answer:

3.

The president is always

hoping for
__________________
support (support from two
parties).
bipartisan
Your
Answer:

4.

I had to sue my doctor for

_______________,
professional misconduct,
because she operated on
my good arm instead of my
broken arm.
malpractice
Your
Answer:

5.

You should try to

_______________, or
gather, support for your
cause.
garner
Your
Answer:

6.

Owls are
_______________; they fly
around and look for food at
night.
nocturnal
Your
Answer:

7.

The weather reporter

predicted a storm of high
______________; it sure
did have a great deal of
energy.
intensity
Your
Answer:

8.

I wanted to trace my
familys _____________
(history and background).
genealogy
Your
Answer:

9.

Near the end of the

semester, students often
feel ______________ with
work; I too, felt
overwhelmed with my
workload.
inundated
Your
Answer:

10.

Often _______________
(outside) forces cause
changes in ones life.
external
Your
Answer:

1.

My dreams are
_______________; noble
but unrealistic.
quixotic
Your
Answer:

2.

The flower of dandelions are

________________, able to
be eaten.
edible
Your
Answer:

3.

That isnt real! Its a

____________.
fake
Your

Answer:

4.

My ____________ (my
inner soul) is very upbeat
today.
psyche
Your
Answer:

5.

I wanted to
________________, build
up, a library of current
novels.
accumulate
Your
Answer:

6.

Rather than ___________

your feelings, you should let
them out. Doing so will
reduce your stress.
repress
Your
Answer:

7.

I am the sole
_____________ in my
parents Will. I will inherit
everything.
beneficiary
Your

Answer:

8.

The room is so
____________; theres
hardly any furniture in it.
spartan
Your
Answer:

9.

________________ (just as
an example), what would
happen if I didnt turn in my
homework on time?
Hypotheticall
Your y
Answer:

10.

The amount we collected

during our fundraiser
___________, exceeded,
our expectations.
surpassed
Your
Answer:

1.

In order to
_____________, or reduce,
stress, it is important to
exercise.
alleviate
Your
Answer:

2.

The nurse checked my

____________ signs. First
she took my temperature,
then my blood pressure,
and then counted my pulse.
vital
Your
Answer:

3.

Over the past

____________ (ten years),
my son has grown up.
decade
Your
Answer:

4.

Children are often

_____________ or scolded
by their parents.
castigated
Your
Answer:

5.

The body could become

weak, damaged, and
_____________ over time
if one neglects to partake in
some form of exercise.
impaired
Your
Answer:

6.

Is it difficult to overcome a
_________________ (i.e.,
lazy) lifestyle?

lethargic
Correct
Answer:

7.

It is best to begin with

_____________, or slight,
changes.
subtle
Your
Answer:

8.

Regular exercise will keep

you _____________, full of
energy.
energized
Your
Answer:

9.

Dont feel
_______________, scorn,
for yourself if you miss a
day of exercise.
contempt
Your
Answer:

10
.

When I fish, I carry a _______a wicker basketto hold any fish I

catch.
Creel
Your
Answer:

1.

Today many companies use ___________________ teamsteams that

have much control over and responsibility for the conduct of their work
to help solve problems.
self-managing
Your
Answer:

Her speech was _______________. She was so smooth-spoken.

2.

eloquent
Correct
Answer:

3.

I __________ traffic jams. I love it when my drive to work is quick and

easy.
abhor
Your
Answer:

4.

Dont carry a __________ (i.e., unresolved anger) around. It will only

make you feel terrible.
grudge
Your

Answer:

5.

A ________________ is a group of people on whom you can rely for

encouragement and support.
support system
Your
Answer:

The _________________ of a disk provides a useful list of files.

6.

main directory
Correct
Answer:

7.

If a typist does not use proper form, the result could be

_________________, a condition that occurs when repetitive flexing
and extension of the wrist causes the tendons to swell.

carpal tunnel syndrome

Correct
Answer:

8.

There was great ____________ in the streets after the election. The
new president hoped to restore relative calm quickly.

chaos
Your
Answer:

9.

Everyone was _____________ after the earthquake. The atmosphere

was sober and solemn.
grave
Your
Answer:

The squirrel is ______________, or native, to Minnesota.

10
.

1.

Indigenous
Your
Answer:

To avoid gaining weight, I usually

____________, or avoid, dessert.
eschew
Your
Answer:

2.

Did you know the flowers on chives are

___________ (edible)?
esculent
Your
Answer:

3.

The conferences involved two

___________, separate issues.
discrete
Your
Answer:

4.

We listened to the ______________

talkativespeaker until we could stand it no
more.
verbose
Your
Answer:

5.

I love my new job! I can ______________

(work at home at my computer) three days
a week!
telecommute
Your
Answer:

6.

I know I received my mothers

_____genes__________, the hereditary
units that determine an organisms traits
and characteristics, for moving very quickly.

Your (blank)
Answer:

7.

My son is ________________, able to use

both hands equally well.
ambidextrous
Your

Answer:

8.

My ex-boyfriend gave me
________________, or deliberately
misleading, information about where to
meet him.
fallacious
Your
Answer:

9.

Ive always wanted to be a

_______________, or tour guide.

docent
Correct
Answer:

10
.

I use ______________sign languageto

communicate with my friends who are deaf.
Dactylology
Your
Answer:

1.

I ducked under my dining room table during

the ____________ (earthquake).
temblor
Your
Answer:

2.

Near the end of the concert, the entire choir

used their best voices during the
_____________ (gradual increase).
crescendo
Your
Answer:

3.

Max, my sisters cat, can be described as

______________. Hes a Manx and has no
tail.
acaudate
Your
Answer:

4.

No English teacher should ever be known

for his or her ____________ (misuse of
words).
malapropisms
Your
Answer:

5.

I plan to take a ________________leave

of absencenext year.
sabbatical
Your
Answer:

6.

Im _____________ (unaffected) to your

comments.
impervious
Your

Answer:

7.

My son suffers from __________________,

a sleep disorder.
parasomnia
Your
Answer:

8.

The ___________, residents, of my town

cared deeply for each other.
denizens
Your
Answer:

9.

I asked my friend to make

______________compensationto me
for the damage she did to my library book.
reparation
Your
Answer:

10
.

I have several _____________, conditions,

for you.
provisos
Your
Answer:

1.

Money is not necessarily a ____________, cure-

all, for all that is wrong in life.

panacea
Your
Answer:

2.

My parents added a ___________

(addition) to their Will.
codicil
Your
Answer:

3.

The teacher told the class they had violated

her trust by committing several
_____________________.
infractions
Your
Answer:

4.

To enter our college, students must take a

______________, series, of tests.
battery
Your
Answer:

5.

Despite my __________, fondness, for nice

clothes, I rarely shop.
penchant
Your
Answer:

6.

The spring has been the most

____________ (rainy) weve had in over
forty years.
pluvious
Your
Answer:

7.

My son sang the hymn so slowly, it sounded

like a ______________, a funeral hymn.
dirge
Your
Answer:

8.

That was a ________________shrewd

move on your part.
sagacious
Your
Answer:

Your opinion is ____________, or biased.

9.

skewed
Your
Answer:

10
.

The teachers comments were

_____________briefso we didnt
understand the assignment.
pithy
Your
Answer:

She is ______________, constantly, late.

perennially

1.

2.

Your
Answer:

Start times for classes are

_______________not subject to change.
immutable
Your
Answer:

3.

I take a _____________, or sleep-inducing,

pill every night at 9:00 P.M.
soporific
Your
Answer:

4.

Minnesotas climate from November through

March is positively ________________,
very cold.
hyperborean
Your
Answer:

5.

We _____________, announced, the arrival

of the king over the loudspeaker.
heralded
Your
Answer:

6.

His excitement was ____________,

obvious, when told he won the lottery.
palpable
Your
Answer:

7.

After graduating from college, I found there

was a ____________, scarcity, of teaching
jobs.
dearth
Your
Answer:

8.

Once I perfected my formula for tea, I was

______________, or swamped, with
orders.
inundated
Your
Answer:

9.

My job moves at a _____________ (frantic)

pace, and it exhausts me.
frenetic
Your
Answer:

10
.

My computer crashed every five minutes, so

the progress on my report was severely
_______________ (i.e., slowed).

impeded
Your
Answer:

1.

Short and tall are the ______________

oppositeof each other.
antithesis
Your
Answer:

2.

We must teach our children proper

________________ (polite behavior).
decorum
Your
Answer:

3.

We are at a critical _________________,

point, in our marriage.
juncture
Your
Answer:

4.

My husband gave me a _____________, or

convincing, argument as to why he was late
coming home from work.
cogent
Your
Answer:

5.

My mother is the _____________ideal

model of a mother.
archetypal
Your
Answer:

6.

The plans looked ______________ (i.e.,

promising).
cogent
Your Answer:
auspicious
Correct
Answer:

7.

The ____________responsibilityfell on
my shoulders after the storm.
onus
Your
Answer:

8.

My daughters behavior was

____________, shameless.

flagrant
Correct
Answer:

I knew my mother had cleaned because of

the _____________, sharp-smelling, odor
of bleach.

9.

pungent
Your
Answer:

The most ____________, obvious, type of

cheating is copying anothers paper.

10
.

salient
Correct
Answer:

I lay __________, motionless, after the

accident.

1.

inert
Your
Answer:

2.

In the southern United States, you all is a typical

____________________ (characteristic of a particular
region).
vernacular
Your
Answer:

That spider isnt harmful. Its ________________.

3.

innocuous
Your

Answer:

4.

We have to correct this situation. Can you

_____________ it before tomorrow?
rectify
Your
Answer:

5.

We must discourage anyone from coming in while we are

testing. How can we ______________ people?
dissuade
Your
Answer:

6.

That information is completely inessential. I wish you

would quit interjecting ______________ comments.
extraneous
Your
Answer:

7.

Your typewriter is certainly on its way to

________________ (i.e., no longer useful).
obsolescence
Your
Answer:

8.

We cant annul our agreement. The contract is

___________.
indefeasible
Your
Answer:

9.

I asked for a postponement on my car payments. The

company said I could have a one month
________________.
deferment
Your
Answer:

10
.

The high winds caused very little damage. I was surprised

the damage was so _______________.
negligible
Your
Answer: