Choose the word that best completes each sentence. You may need to change the form of the word to make it grammatically correct.
Dan's mother grounded him because his ________________ behavior interrupted her and her friends at lunch.
Bootlegging movies is a _________________ way to earn a living.
Although Mark has lived with his wife for 20 years, he couldn't ________________ the meaning of her remark yesterday.
Jan is a person of such great _________________ that I trusted her with all of my money.
The picture was of a ________________, barren landscape with nothing but dirt.
My father's __________________ for our vacation included stops at three historical battlefields in the South.
Janice's argument was so _______________________ that her mother could think of a way to argue against her.
The chemicals are ________________ enough to eat through metal.
Kelly thought her mother was a ______________________ because she always seemed to know what Kelly was thinking.
Montresor got Fortunato to go to his catacombs on the _________________ of tasting wine, but when they arrived at the end of the catacombs Montresor killed Fortunato.
After Matt crashed his father's car, he tried to ____________________ his father by mowing the lawn and taking out the trash.
Tim was kicked out of college after he was caught for __________________ in his term paper.
Mark's writing skills were so ___________________ that Mr. Smith held him up as a model for all students to follow.
Mom told Suzy not to worry because the cut was only ________________; it was not very serious.
The coach _______________(ed) to his past accomplishements as a basketball player when he first spoke to the new team.