Across
- 3. Why would someone who is usually so neat and tidy appear in public in such a(n) _________________ state?
- 6. An experienced baseball manager _______________ his outfielders according to the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing batters.
- 8. How can you tell whether the chopped-meat patty you ate for lunch had been _________________ with artificial coloring and other foreign substances?
- 9. As the magician's assistant seemed to vanish into thin air, the entire audience _______________ in amazement.
- 11. Why should I be the object of all those ____________ just because I'm wearing a three-piece suit on campus?
- 14. The ____________ expressions on the jurors' faces as they grimly filed back into the courtroom did not bode well for the defendant.
- 15. Perhaps I would be bored with the ________________ lifestyle of a millionaire, but I'm willing to try it.
- 17. Her unchanging facial features and controlled voice as she receive the news gave no _________________ of her true feelings.
- 18. In Shakespeare's famous tragedy "Othello," the ____________ of a friend proves to be a deadly enemy.
- 20. What a tragedy that in the twilight of her life the unfortunate woman should be _______________ of all her loved ones!
Down
- 1. The twigs that were to be woven into the basket were soaked in water to make them more _________________.
- 2. The company commander called his troops together and asked for more volunteers to __________________ the strength of the raiding party.
- 4. Many ballplayers can bat from either side of the plate, but they cannot throw well with each hand unless they are __________________.
- 5. Since I need the speaker's exact words for my report, I have asked the stenographer to take down the speech __________________.
- 7. To this day, historians are still debating whether or not Aaron Burr was guilty of a(n) _________________ plot to break up the United States.
- 10. America's earliest settlers faced the hardships of life on the frontier with faith and _________________.
- 12. We learned that beneath his ____________ exterior there was a sensitive, highly subtle, and perceptive mind.
- 13. At the risk of being boring, I ___________________ my warning against careless driving.
- 16. Having learned to respect the power in his opponent's fists, the boxer moved ____________ around the center of the ring.
- 19. Since his acceptance of the invitation was only ________________, the hostess may be one man short at the dinner party.