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Even though the witness to the Even though the witness to the crime was very cooperative crime was very cooperative with the detective questioning with the detective questioning him, the detective believed the him, the detective believed the witness was a _____________ witness was a _____________ and was not to be trusted. and was not to be trusted.

Answer: Answer: CharlatanCharlatan

Because Julie was a Because Julie was a _____________ student, she _____________ student, she studied for her WOD quiz for studied for her WOD quiz for several days, made flash cards, several days, made flash cards, and asked everyone in the and asked everyone in the family to quiz her each night. family to quiz her each night.

Answer: Answer: DiligentDiligent

Even though Kim claimed that Even though Kim claimed that she was not upset with me, I she was not upset with me, I could tell something was could tell something was bothering her because of her bothering her because of her _______ way of answering all _______ way of answering all my questions with one word my questions with one word responses. responses.

Answer: CurtAnswer: Curt

When Charles wanted to When Charles wanted to audition for American Idol at audition for American Idol at the age of 56 even though the age of 56 even though he never sang, it was he never sang, it was discovered that his amazing discovered that his amazing singing ability was a singing ability was a _________ talent that _________ talent that surfaced so late in his life. surfaced so late in his life.

Answer: Answer: LatentLatent

I often enjoy I often enjoy _____________ing around _____________ing around the mall, not wanting to buy the mall, not wanting to buy anything, but simply just anything, but simply just enjoying walking around. enjoying walking around.

Answer: Answer: MeanderingMeandering

Though Katie was Though Katie was involved in a serious involved in a serious car accident, she car accident, she emerged emerged __________ and did __________ and did not suffer any not suffer any injuries. injuries.

Answer: Answer: UnscathedUnscathed

The ____________ The ____________ author wrote over 50 author wrote over 50 books and was well books and was well known in several known in several countries. countries.

Answer: Answer: ProlificProlific

I had to ____________ I had to ____________ and make many promises and make many promises to convince my parents to to convince my parents to let me go to the Justin let me go to the Justin Bieber concert on a school Bieber concert on a school night. night.

Answer: Answer: GrovelGrovel

When we finally gave him his When we finally gave him his birthday present, his birthday present, his ______________ ______________ expression made it difficult expression made it difficult to know if he liked or to know if he liked or disliked the gift. disliked the gift.

Answer: StoicAnswer: Stoic

Even when everyone else Even when everyone else panicked when the building was panicked when the building was on fire, Julie, who is very on fire, Julie, who is very ______________, figured out a ______________, figured out a very logical way to get everyone very logical way to get everyone safely out of the building. safely out of the building.

Answer: Answer: PragmaticPragmatic

My physics professor is My physics professor is very good at very good at _________________ his _________________ his main points at the end of main points at the end of his lecture so that each his lecture so that each student completely student completely understands the content of understands the content of the course. the course.

Answer: Answer: Elucidating Elucidating

Because I broke my leg a Because I broke my leg a day before the ski trip, I day before the ski trip, I had to experience the trip had to experience the trip ____________ through ____________ through the twitter and facebook the twitter and facebook updates from my friends updates from my friends who were on the trip. who were on the trip.

Answer: Answer: Vicariously Vicariously

When I tried to talk to the When I tried to talk to the student who cut my class, he student who cut my class, he _________ into the crowd of _________ into the crowd of students that filled the students that filled the hallway when the bell rang, hallway when the bell rang, and I could not find him. and I could not find him.

Answer: Answer: AbscondedAbsconded

It is important to be It is important to be ______________ and ______________ and sensitive when discussing sensitive when discussing certain controversial topics certain controversial topics with young children. with young children.

Answer: Answer: DiscreetDiscreet

I received I received _______________ for _______________ for shoveling my neighbor’s shoveling my neighbor’s driveway and was able to driveway and was able to use the money to buy a use the money to buy a new outfit for the party. new outfit for the party.

Answer: Answer: RemunerationRemuneration

Because my father is quite Because my father is quite ______________ and loves to ______________ and loves to reuse items, he often scrapes reuse items, he often scrapes any unused ketchup back into any unused ketchup back into the ketchup container, uses the ketchup container, uses candles at night instead of candles at night instead of turning on the lights, and picks turning on the lights, and picks up all coins he sees on the up all coins he sees on the sidewalks. sidewalks.

Answer: Answer: Parsimonious Parsimonious

Kevin’s _______________ Kevin’s _______________ was evident when, after a was evident when, after a long day of standing at long day of standing at work, he gave up his seat work, he gave up his seat on the crowded train so the on the crowded train so the tired old man could sit down. tired old man could sit down.

Answer Answer AltruismAltruism

Lenny has such a Lenny has such a ____________________ ____________________ love for books that he love for books that he converted all the bedrooms converted all the bedrooms in his house into libraries. in his house into libraries.

Answer: Answer: VoraciousVoracious

At the birthday party, the At the birthday party, the hostess gave me such a hostess gave me such a __________ slice of cake __________ slice of cake that I ate it in one bite and that I ate it in one bite and needed two more slices to needed two more slices to actually savor the taste. actually savor the taste.

Answer: Paltry Answer: Paltry

The police officer showed me The police officer showed me a significant _____________ a significant _____________ of ___________ when she of ___________ when she gave me a warning instead of gave me a warning instead of issuing my a ticket for $500 issuing my a ticket for $500 for speeding. for speeding.

Answer: Answer: modicum; modicum; clemency clemency