definitions
n. a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
catastrophe
native
domestic
normal, usual, regular
abnormal
No parent can ever be ____ enough to prevent a small child from taking many a painful tumble.
vigilant
adj. wide-awake, alert, watchful
vigilant
anterior, preceding
prior
faultlessness, perfection
flaw
My brother was _____ a priest after he had completed his studies at the seminary.
ordained
v. to turn aside sharply; n. a sharp or sudden turn
swerve
prosper, burgeon, increase
flourish
nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific
disputatious
Please don't take it ____ if I suggest that your French accent sounds more like Paris, Texas, than Paris,France.
amiss
v. to put out, extinguish, end
quench
wary, judicious
prudent
hindmost, last
foremost
"if that ______young hothead had followed my orders to the letter," the general remarked sourly,"we wouldn't be in this fix!"
insubordinate
adj. striking, remarkable
notable
calamity
catastrophe
riddle, enigma
paradox
You shouldn't ____ the experienced pilot.
fluster