Choose the word that best completes each sentence. You may need to change the form of the word to make it grammatically correct.
Mark tried to _________________ the situation by offering the customers free tickets, but that made matters worse.
It doesn't smell like fall anymore because we are not allowed to ________________ our leaves anymore.
Instead of talking about good things that he has done, the President spent his whole campaign ________________ those who have criticized him.
Writing research papers is an _______________________ task that takes way too much time.
The student from the private school demonstrated his ____________________ attitude every time he spoke about how much better his school was than the public schools in his neighborhood.
The used car salesman _______________________ the married couple into buying a car that is barely runs.
After Miguel found the fifty dollars on the street, he took as an ________________ sign that his day was going to be good.
When Timmy went into his sister's room, he planned to _____________________ with his sister's toy.
John weighed 110 lbs., but he was never ______________(ed) by the 200 lbs. bully who made fun of him every day.
Because of the tragedy that happened in the neighborhood, the teacher gave the students a ____________________ from the test. She wanted to give them more time to study.
When that metal is heated enough, it becomes _________________ and can be shaped.
After the assisination of the leader, the group broke into a state of __________________.
Rory was arrested for __________________ after she took someone else's boat for a ride without permission.
Since the coach of the opposing team was the referee, we were certain that he was _______________ against our team.
The wax figure looked real, but it really was just ____________________.