Fill In Blank 1
The guests could not gain ________ to the gated community because they did not have the key code.
access
Even though we thought we had reached our _____ and would fail to meet the project deadline, we were still able to complete the work on time.
nadir
If you _____ a bee, you should be prepared to run.
nettle
The ________ remote is said to work for any kind of television set.
universal
Use the following word correctly in a sentence:
distraught
Although Jim was angry, he didn't _______ in a manner that anyone would notice.
bristle
Surrounded by flames and carrying a small child, the ___________ fireman kept his cool and found his way out of the burning apartment.
imperturbable
Crissy could not control her _________ emotions after winning the lottery.
jubilant
The _________ large intestines could stretch out to be five feet long if they were unraveled from the human body.
tortuous
Use the following word correctly in a sentence:
nadir
Losing your life savings is enough to make anyone __________.
distraught
I will not _____ insults from my own employees.
brook
Your _________ in the crime is probably going to earn you five years in prison.
complicity
She was a ________ student, getting nearly perfect grades on every assignment.
superlative
Use the following word correctly in a sentence:
rash
Even though the couple wanted to get married outside, they knew their ceremony depended on the ________ weather.
capricious
Everyone believed the journalist’s fake story because she wrote it with such _________.
certitude
The manager tried to _______ the angry workers by giving them longer breaks.
mollify
Janet has a _________ flu strain and is being kept in isolation at the hospital.
virulent
Use the following word correctly in a sentence:
bristle
With your _________ English skills, writing essays should be easy.
impeccable
At the _______ of her career, Gail was on the cover of every entertainment magazine.
pinnacle
A ________ of complaints came in when the teacher assigned too much homework to the kids the night before an exam.
rash
Because Alice is a _______ fan of Sarah Wittier’s writing, she has read all of Wittier’s books.
staunch
Use the following word correctly in a sentence:
complicity