Completing the Sentence - Unit 10

Habituated

Her early years on her family's farm ______________ her to long hours and hard manual labor.

Rue

I assure you that you will __________ the day you challenged us to a karaoke contest.

Trepidation

When I think of all things that could go wrong, I view the task ahead with great ______________.

Vex

You should try not to allow petty annoyances to ________ you so much.

Whimsical

Although I have read "Peter Pan" many times, the _____________ characters and imaginative story never fail to amuse me.

Barter

At a well-known theater in Virginia, playgoers could ____________ various kinds of food for the price of admission.

Entails

Before applying for that job, you should know that it ____________ late-night and early-morning shifts.

Scoffed

Before you make fun of my new automatic back scratcher, remember how people ____________ at Edison and the Wright brothers.

Transition

During the twentieth century, many countries in Africa and Asia made the ____________ from colonial status to national independence.

Vitality

During those difficult years, the state was in the hands of a do-nothing administration completely lacking in ____________ and direction.

Upbraids

Every time I go to the dentist, she ____________ me for eating things that are bad for my teeth.

Curt

I don't expect long explanations, but why must his answers to my questions be so _________?

Ferret

It is the job of a gossip columnist to _____________ out the "secrets of the stars."

Veritable

Since the artist seems to have known everyone of importance in her time, her diaries read like a ____________ Who's Who of the period.

Impending

One doesn't have to be a weather specialist to know that a darkening sky is a sign of an _______________ storm.

Dexterous

The _____________ fingers of the great violinist were guided by his deep understanding of the music.

Accorded

The firefighters who rescued three families from a burning building fully deserve all the honors _____________ them.

Engrossing

The project I was working on ____________ me so thoroughly that I forgot to stop for lunch.

Devise

The purpose of this meeting is to _____________ a plan for encouraging recycling in our community.

Personable

The salesclerk didn't seem to know the stock very well, but he was so pleasant and _____________ that we were glad yo have him serving us.