1.Even in the most conformist times and societies, there is always at least one ________ who dares to set new trends and march to his or her own drum. *
1 point
2.None of us could understand how or why Pollyanna was still so ________ even after she was laid off from work and her car was stolen out of the parking lot. *
1 point
3.Every democratic nation has some sort of constitution that ensures that the government cannot _________ certain basic rights on a whim. *
1 point
4.The madman who insisted that the clouds were really made of cotton candy, and that aircraft were invented to harvest them had only a __________ grasp on reality. *
1 point
5.The hardworking scientist was _________ after she found out she had been nominated for the Nobel Prize in physics. *
1 point
6.No one really expected the rebels to ___________ without a fight, but the empire also did not expect the insurgents to continue their resistance even after they were driven into the wilderness. *
1 point
7.In Greek mythology, the gods of Olympus are notoriously ________, aiding the protagonist at one moment and turning against him later in the tale. *
1 point
8.The princess attempted to __________ from the palace with her illicit lover, but they were caught by a nosy maid and were subsequently incarcerated in the dungeons. *
1 point
9.The king’s brother sought to _________ the throne from the rightful heir by imprisoning the young man in a tower and claiming that the prince had run away from home. *
1 point
10.Though normally a courageous adventurer, Jane felt unusually __________ when she stood at the entrance of the tiger’s den. *
1 point
11.Years of dumping garbage into the stream had turned the once clear waters into a(n) ___________ and stagnant pool that buzzed with flies. *
1 point
12.The politician’s __________ pronouncements on family values and hard work made the revelation of his numerous marital affairs and embezzlement scandals all the more ironic. *
1 point
13.Even when scolded, the _________ young girl simply stomped her foot and refused to finish her lima beans. *
1 point
14.It would behoove you to attend the extra review sessions as the TA will __________ the semester’s material, including any content you may have missed. *
1 point
15.The investigators found that the loss of the Moon lander was not caused by mechanical failure, but rather by __________ human error. *