Spelling 7 - Exercise A
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.