Vocabulary Unit 4

3. She wished to work on her novel in _________________.
5. Then, of course, she might give us very important information, but I was not _________________ that she would.
6. They are trying to protect their child's _________________.
7. Since George is an idiot, everyone knows his father hired him because of _________________.
10. The atmosphere was _________________ and relaxed.
11. With them will be countless other skiers who want to _________________ their feat.
12. The balance beam was the team's _________________, as two gymnasts fell from the apparatus.
14. After ten games this season, they still can't achieve that _________________ win.
15. It is _________________ that some common sense preventative measures are not in place.
16. The government is _________________ing its duty to protect the safety of its citizens.
17. They watched the gentle __________ of the tide.
18. Harry loved to talk and could _________________ eloquently on just about any topic.

1. In some cultures, gods are considered to be _________________ and all-powerful.
2. Within a decade of that first flight, balloons were used for military _________________ in France.
4. We want to settle the dispute by _________________ means.
6. She could no longer hide the _________________ that had always existed between them.
8. Because Amanda is a known _________________, she did not surprise anyone when she chose library science as her major.
9. In an outpour of publications, they explored the _________________ facets of the famous episode.
11. She's one of those _________________ personalities that you often see presenting TV game shows.
13. You would be hard-pressed to come up with a more _________________ collection of oddments.