Bad handwriting isn't a serious _____ in an age of computers.
What is liability
100
The ____ order on which to answer test questions is from easiest to most difficult, so that you can write the answers you know before time runs out.
What is optimum
100
When a sofa leg broke, we _____ that end of the sofa with a pile of books.
What is bolstered
100
Rafael's growth of four inches over the summer ____ a shopping trip for new clothes.
What is precipitated
100
When we were children, my active sister was always playing tag or jump rope. I was more ____, preferring to spend hour after hour just sitting and reading.
What is sedentary
200
Gardens in the desert usually feature ____ plants, such as cactus. Native plants thrive in dry heat and need little watering.
What is indigenous
200
Wandering through the bee-filled fields of red and yellow flowers was an amazing ____ experience, one that appealed to the eyes, ears, and nose.
What is sensory
200
Houses and antiques often increase in value as they get older, but most other things, like cars, computers, and appliances, tend to ______.
What is depreciate
200
The boss is in a rotten mood today, so he's not ____ to tolerate any mistakes.
What is predisposed
200
The book Answers to 1,001 Interesting Questions sounds like the perfect gift for an ____ person.
What is inquisitive
300
Although our city has never ben struck by an earthquake, it has emergency plans for just such a ____.
What is contingency
300
The performer Oscar Levant had a tendency to cause disasters. He once made the _____ comment, "In my hands, Jell-O is a deadly weapon."
What is facetious
300
A large sign in the boys' treehouse stated their club's main ____: "No Girls or Snakes Allowed!!!"
What is tenet
300
My brother and I are both grown up, but Mom is still ____ about our health. She says, "You'll always be my babies."
What is solicitous
300
While most college instructors are flexible, some are very _____, allowing no exceptions to the rules regardless of the circumstances.
What is bureaucratic
400
When student ____ led a protest against China's communist leaders in 1989, some students were killed by government troops.
What is dissidents
400
When dad lost his job, he had to _____ his identification card, his employee parking permit, and the key to his desk. Since dad was no longer working for the company, he had ro surrender those items.
What is relinquish
400
I thought your vow to quit smoking was ____, but you've broken it already.
What is irrevocable
400
Many people consider child abuse such a ____ crime that they think the penalties should be as harsh as possible.
What is reprehensible
400
In a landslide election, the voters' _____ is clear. If the vote has been close, though, it's difficult to tell what "the people" really want.
What is mandate
500
Checking a job applicant's references, the personnel manager was puzzled by one _____ comment: "You will be lucky if you can get her to work for you."
What is ambiguous
500
Kay used to be friendly, but since her pormotion, she has become so cold that she has _____ former coworkers.
What is estranged
500
When I visited the art museum, my ______ creative instinct awakened. Now I've signed up for a course in sculpture.
What is dormant
500
Before this semester, my thoughts about a career were ____, but now I have a much clearer idea of what work I want to do.
What is nebulous
500
My friends and I are a ______ group. We stick together throughgood times and bad.