Vocabulary Words

2. The road was so icy that the ___________ driving speed was only about ten miles an hour.
3. Carl wasn't using much __________ when running the red light.
6. Campaign workers went all over the city to _________ pamphlets and flyers about their candidate.
9. The portrait known as the "Mona Lisa" is famous for the woman's _______ expression. Is she smiling or not?
12. Hana's doctors hope that chemotherapy will halt the ___________ of cancer cells in her body.
15. It rained continuously until noon. After that, it were only ________ showers.
17. Mark's search for a larger house was __________ by his marriage to a woman with four children.
20. When Sarah and I were asked to __________ on an article for the school newspaper, we found it difficult to work together.
21. I was ________ when I received my grades. To my amazement and joy, they were all A's and B's.
22. A sign over my sister's desk reads, "I'm _______?. I never make misteaks.
23. Florence reached the ________ of her career when she became president of Ace Products.
24. Annie, a _________ about health, runs a hundred miles a week and never lets a grain of sugar touch her lips.
25. My cousin's recent moodiness has _________ some of his old friends.

1. The photograph dramatically ________ white birch trees and a dark gray sky.
4. The final draft of Nancy's paper was shorter than the previous version, but this was _________? She had accidentally deleted an entire page without realizing it.
5. After hobbling around on her broken foot for a week before seeing a doctor, Mae then needed surgery. In ________, it's clear she should have gotten help sooner.
7. Melissa is so _________ that she wants to be with other people even when she's studying.
8. A grammar book usually starts with _________ skills, such as identifying nouns and verbs.
10. Public television is _______ by various grants and by individual and community donations.
11. The rock group's violent performance __________ a riot in the audience.
13. My show-off aunt has some _________ kind of jewelry, such as a gold bracelet that's so heavy she can hardly lift her arms.
14. Patty would like to break off her engagement to Steven, but she feels that her promise to marry him is _________ .
16. Since our __________ experiences are interrelated what we taste is greatly influenced by what we smell.
18. Donna had to ________ her share in the beach house because she couldn't afford it anymore.
19. Andrew's long hair may be a _________ when he goes for a job interview.
20. You claim you were at a soccer game when the crime was committed. Can anyone _________ your story?