Choose the word that best completes each sentence. You may need to change the form of the word to make it grammatically correct.
Even though Sue gave Tom __________________ instructions about how to feed her fish, he still managed to overfeed them to death.
Greg came into the house, smiling with joy and ____________________ the acceptance letter from Harvard University.
It was a(n) ____________________ for the salesman to try to sell the woman a new car because her husband just died that day.
The students could not ___________________ their laughter after the teacher fell off his chair.
After the man bet all of his money on one hand of blackjack, he was left ________________ and begging for money on the streets.
After the basketball team lost by 40 points, the only ________________ for the players was that they knew they had done their best.
The __________________ judge was arrested for taking bribes from the mob boss.
Jimmy's ___________________ handling of the basketball was what allowed our team to keep winning.
Some people argue that the _________________ of Al Pacino's acting career was in the movie Scarface.
Montresor had thought for years how to effectively kill Fortunato. Fifty years later, he still was unpunished for his ____________________ murder.
Ever since the mayor fired half the police officers, crime has been _______________ in the city.
In a movie, if there is a loud thunder sound followed by torential rains, it is _________________ of something bad that will happen very soon.
Before I could put down new sod, I had to _________________ all the weeds.
Some bookstores have a ________________ smell because of how old the books are.
Skateboarders keep their bodies _________________ because of all the directions they twist their bodies.