malinger, intimate (V), progeny, conciliate, bode, pent, vicarious, docile

1. A typical pair of mice can have hundreds of ___________.
2. The bear seemed ___________ enough, but when it was teased, it attacked.
3. Many sports fans live their personal fantasies __________(ly) through the players they root for.
4. His note ___________(ed) what would happen if I squealed.
5. The two countries, long enemies, have recently tried to _____________.
6. Once the dam burst, the previously _________ water roared down the valley.
7. The teacher's solemn look did not _______ well for the rest of the period.
8. The team accused the wide receiver of __________(ing) when he didn't show up for practice.

1. Buck was ___________ for the men he respected, but vicious with those who mistreated him.
2. To Buck, "a man with a club was a lawgiver, a master to be obeyed, though not necessarily _____________(ed)."
3. His _______ anger burst forth like water from a broken dam.
4. "Straight at the man he launched his 140 pounds of fury, surcharged with the _______ passion of two days and nights.
5. There was no use for _________(ing) dogs in the Yukon. A dog had to pull his weight, so to speak.
6. Buck _________(ed) his displeasure at being leashed by growling.
7. "...the wages of a gardener's helper do not lap over the needs of a wife and numerous ______."
8. Reading romance novels gave the lonely old woman a ___________ thrill.
9. "...during those two days and nights of torment, he accumulated a fund of wrath that ________(ed) ill for whoever first fell afoul of him."
10. "...other dogs came, in crates and at the ends of ropes, some _______(ly), and some raging and roaring as he had come."
 

1. After their ____________ 56-0 defeat,  the team had no pride left.
2. The candidate called the incident where he was arrested for vandalism when he was 16, a  "youthful ____________."
3. After I made my friend angry, I tried to __________ her by being extra nice, and buying her chocolate.
4. The effects of television are very ______________. You don't notice them until it's too late.
5. As he approached the ground with a malfunctioning parachute, his death seemed __________.
6. It is ____________ that you finish your work by tomorrow. Otherwise we don't get paid.
7. After the death of her pup, she was ____________. Nothing we did seemed to cheer her up.
8. My boy always tries to ____________ more candy out of his grandma.
9. Time travel involves too many ____________(es) to be a reality.
10. The ___________ of jazz music is generally faster than rock or pop.
 

1. Billie tried to __________ Spitz's anger by wagging his tail and whining.
2. "Of this offense Buck was unwittingly guilty, and the first knowledge he had of his ___________ was when  Sol-leks whirled upon him and slashed his shoulder to the bone for three inches up and down."
3. Addiction usually occurs __________(ly), progressing little by little.
4. (2) Second period ___________(ed) an extra day for the assignment out of Mr. Coward, by _____________(ing) his anger by being silent for more than 30 seconds.
5. "There was an __________ need to be constantly alert; for these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They were savages, all of them; who knew no law but the law of club and fang."
6. They "bombarded him with curses and cooking utensils, till he recovered from his consternation and fled __________(ly) into the cold." He was humiliated and angry.
7. Time is ____________.
8. "Left, left, left, right, left!" The drill sergeant counted the ___________ for the new recruits as they marched.
9. A person from the island of Crete asserts, "All Cretans are liars." This is an example of a __________.
10. "He lay down on the snow and attempted to sleep, but the frost soon drove him shivering to his feet. Miserable and _____________, he wandered about among the many tents, only to find that one place was as cold as another."

1. There was a _________ amount of champagne at the wedding.
2. (2) The hotel was top-notch, with all the _____________, right down to the chocolate on your pillow, so they were a little appalled by my ___________ appearance. There was an expectation of neatness.
3. (2) My parents were ____________ about not letting me go to the dance after my indiscretion, and I tried to ___________ them by doing extra chores, and helping out with out being asked, but they didn't buy it.
4. The ___________ youth didn't stand a chance in the harsh Yukon.
5. The dogs let out a sad, ______________ cry as they howled at the moon.
6. When Ponyboy says that you see a lot of things, "but not the things you want to see..." living in his neighborhood, he means that you can get __________ early in life.
7. Some people find the violence in COW a little ____________.

Pike, the malingerer, often _________(ed) injury to get out of working.
 

   1.(2) The NBA rookie was very _________, but with the help of the old, _________ veteran, he soon
     became pretty savvy.
   2.I had been tipped off about the surprise party, so I had to ____________ shock and surprise so they
     wouldn't know I knew.
   3.His housekeeping habits, as well as his clothing, were very _________, so he had trouble keeping
     roommates.
   4.The teacher was _________ about not giving me more time for the assignment.
   5.In an attempt to ________ Mr. Coward, second period vowed to keep quiet today.
   6.He was a hideous, ___________ demon, misshapen and evil.
   7.(2) The cruise ship was ___________(ly) filled with __________ such as gourmet food, indoor ice
     rinks, and a rock-climbing wall.
   8.Even though it was only a parakeet that died, she was still very ___________ all week long.

   1.The magician was so bad, he couldn't even ___________ a rabbit out of his hat.
   2.The hot high school basketball prospect had a ______________ of offers for college scholarships.
   3.When the sub's back was turned, cheating became ____________.
   4.Buck was not only strong, he was _____________.
   5.The teacher had a rather __________ style that didn't really sit well with the principal.
   6.In selecting a jury, each side has a certain number of ____________ challenges, where they can
     dismiss a possible juror, and not have to say why.
   7.After 1800 miles, Buck need far more than 5 days to ______________.
   8.Even after repeated warnings, the __________ in fourth period continued to increase in volume.
   9.When he discovered Spitz in his sleeping burrow, Buck flew into a ____________ of almost
     uncontrollable rage.
  10.The king considered it his ____________ to take whatever he wanted from the farms of his
     peasants.
Vocabulary Pretest. unorthodox, conjure, peremptory, plethora, wily, rampant, babel, prerogative, paroxysm, convalesce (You will use 1 word twice.)

1. When the Beatles first came to the United States, girls would go into _________(s) of screaming every time the Beatles appeared.
2. Second period "discussions" often descend into an incoherent _________.
3. Even a little music and tap dancing couldn't ___________ any excitement out of the listless class.
4. (2) Illegal gum-chewing is ___________; just look at the __________ of gum on the ground.
5. The coyote that is always after the Roadrunner has a name that is a pun on this word: _________. It's also rather ironic, because he's not this.
6. Sometimes you need a vacation to ___________ after your vacation.
7. TV cop shows are always about cops who are somehow ____________. I guess they'd be boring otherwise.
8. The story in the Bible about the Tower of __________ supposedly explains why mankind speaks so many different languages that can't be understood by each other. That's also where the word comes from.
9. (2) It's Mrs. Negranti's ______________, as dictator of Negrantiland, to ___________(ily) make whatever laws she finds necessary. You don't get to vote or object.




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   1.He gulped the cold water until he had _________(ed) his thirst.
   2.His thin frame ________(ed) his strength.
   3.Nicotine patches are sold as "smoking ___________ systems." (BONUS: This sort of expression is
     called a... _________________.)
   4.The king's brother tried to ____________ the king's authority with a hostile takeover.
   5.The predator leapt from his ____________ upon the unsuspecting prey.
   6.The herd scattered _____________ when the wolf ran in.
   7.The witness couldn't say with ____________ that this was the same guy he saw in the alley.
   8.The Vikings of old were famous for the ____________ destruction they left in their wake.
   9.She got nervous when she looked out over the _____________ crowd; she had never spoken in
     front of that many people before.

Vocabulary Pretest. You will use one word twice.
pell mell, slake, usurp, wanton, ambuscade, belie, cessation, multitudinous, certitude
   1."For the last time in his life he allowed passion to __________ cunning and reason, and it was
     because of his great love for John Thornton that he lost his head."
   2."Then they became friendly, and played about in the nervous, half-coy way with which fierce beasts
     ____________ their fierceness."
   3."Nor did he give the wounded bull opportunity to _________ his burning thirst in the slender
     trickling streams they crossed."
   4."This was sufficient to fling the whole pack forward, __________, ...blocked and confused by its
     eagerness to pull down the prey."
   5."Death, as a _________ of movement, as a passing out and away from the lives of the living, he
     knew..."
   6."Buck hurried on, swiftly and stealthily, every nerve straining and tense, alert to the ________
     details which together told a story -- all but the end."
   7.Buck was "never at loss for the tangled way, heading straight home through strange country with a
     ____________ of direction that put man and his magnetic needle to shame."
   8."He killed to eat, not from * _________(ness); but he preferred to eat what he killed himself."
   9."There is a patience of the wild -- dogged, tireless, persistent as life itself -- that holds motionless for
     endless hours: the spider in its web, the snake in its coils, the panther in its __________..."
  10.continuation : cessation :: doubt : ________