Choose the word that best completes each sentence. You may need to change the form of the word to make it grammatically correct.
Devestated by the ____________________ of John F. Kennedy, the country watched the funeral on television.
Farmer Joe let his farm lie ____________________ this year to try to restore his soil.
Mark's sarcastic remarks and nasty mood swings only worked to __________________ his friends.
Our picnic was postponed because of _____________________ weather.
Nick went to _______________ school to learn how to cook magnificent meals.
Marcos was grounded in his room as a ___________________ measure for failing two classes first semester.
Compared to the time I would have had to spend on cleaning, the cost of the cleaning service was _____________________.
That John got straight A's _____________________(ed) his parents; they started to call all the relatives and brag about John's intellegence.
Mark's hopes for winning the championship boxing match was destroyed when he saw that his ______________________ was Iggy, who hadn't lost a match yet.
Tina expected some _________________ from the driver hit her on her bicycle and put her in the hospital for weeks.
Suzie's mom had Suzie put a patch on the family quilt in order to _________________ the family tradition that had started with her great grandmother.
We ___________________(ed) Mike's name from the list of possible candidates for class president because of his duplicity.
Although his friends were unkempt and rude, Mickey was _______________ and mature.
Because the airline lost my luggage, I was sure that my __________________ in Paris was not going to be pleasant.
Nichole's parents ______________ Nichole to do better in school by grounding for three months.