bolt
abscond
mess up
rectify
The steak I'd accidentally left in the broiler for too long wasn't just overdone; it was positively __________.
incinerated
sample
prototype
She simply would not be ___________ by challenges or by people who disagreed with her deeply held ideals.
daunted
promising
auspicious
encourage
daunt
Don't let yourself be _________ into buying things you don't need.
hoodwinked
delay
reprieve
pompous
ingress
access
random
fated
The nest walls are ________ and soft but still strong.
pliant
fatiguing
arduous
The security officers never found out how the thieves were able to ______ the vaults in the basement of the bank.
access
valiant
inrepid
abyss
precpice
Job seekers with a criminal record will have a (n) _________ time obtaining a job.
arduous
spiritless
inanimate
Had it not been for the zealous industry of one woman to save that unappreciated land the Everglades might have been _________ for destruction and would be nothing more than a memory.
fated
inveigh
revile
ominous
auspicious
A careless clerk can reduce a filing system into _________ in no time at all.
Anarchy
inveigh
revile
A clever lawyer may succeed in ____________ the jury.
hoodwinking