Spelling 7 - Exercise A

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extraneous

A good writer will remove ____________ words from his writing.

surreptitious

Because of his fear of the Pharisees, Nicodemus made a(n) ________________ visit to Christ by night.

querulous

Because she could not satisfy the ________________ patient, the nurse asked her supervisor for advice.

raucous

In J.M. Barrie's play "Peter Pan," Peter is the leader of a(n) ____________ group of hooligans known as the Lost Boys.

libelous

In the early 1900s, Annie Oakley filed 55 law suits against newspapers for printing ______________ information about her.

arduous

The President assured the American people that though the war would be ____________, American would win.

posthumous

The __________________ publication of Emily Dickinson's poetry was a decision made made by Emily's sister, Lavinia.

factitious

The diamond ring that Kyle bought from the jeweler was entirely _______________.

noxious

The faulty exhaust system of the old car allowed the _______________ carbon monoxide fumes to overcome the unwary driver.

pusillanimous

The judge reprimanded the defendant, calling his actions _____________________ for not trying to stop his friends from committing the crime.

anomalous

The third graders were confused by the ________________ schedule their teacher was following.

acrimonious

When angry, one must be careful to guard his tongue: the continuing ill effects of ______________ words can seldom if ever be totally erased.


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