VOCABULARY

I don't think these flowers are …. to New England. I've never seen them.

It was no mean …. getting that machine to work, I can tell you.

The professor became so forceful and …. that students began to leave his course.

Jane had read the book in a …. fashion and couldn't remember any of the details.

65 Her oldest child had a reputation for …. trouble in high school, but he calmed down in college.

The professor got into trouble for making …. remarks about the dean of Faculty.

Unemployment and crime are becoming very …. serious in this country.

The jury …. the mayor of all wrongdoing.

My car has been …. a lot of gas recently.

A kind of …. seemed to occur when Terry started university.
He suddenly became a serious student.

The event was …. by TV stations all over the world.

Herman's hold on his job has become so …. that no one is sure whether
he'll still be working there next month.

The basketball team's perfect season …. in a championship win over Pao.

The politician was forced to resign after the …. became public.

Many businesses went bankrupt during last year's…. .

It's not a good idea to take a balloon ride in …. weather conditions.

The …. reason for moving our college campus downtown is that students will find it easier to get there.

I've made a …. booking at the restaurant, which you'll have to confirm by tomorrow.

Tom's essay was …. with punctuation errors.

He recorded a …. of all her favorite songs as a gift.

He's usually very serious, but this time we could see …. of amusement in his eyes.

You'd better put the potato chips away or else they'll get…. .

He hadn't planned to steal the CD; he just did it on…. .

John's report was thorough and insightful. He deserves a real…. .

It's hard to tell what he's feeling as he rarely …. any emotion.

It's natural for students to worry about whether they will ….or not at a new school.

Your theory is just that - a theory unsupported by facts. It just doesn't…. .

As the youngest of five children, she's used to wearing
clothes that have been …. to her.

It would be nice if we could ….. , but he has a bad habit of stretching the truth.

I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to leave your name off this list. It was done…. .

As more and more clues came to light, the mystery began to….. .

The …. of the city surprises her. She's met people from all walks of life.

My friend Pete eats so much that you'd think he was a …. pit!

I heard on the news this morning that the dictator was …. by a military coup.

The …. teenager looked a bit like a scarecrow: all arms and legs!

The new president vows to cut spending to make up for the …. in the budget.

The flags outside the stadium were …. in the breeze.

The military base is restricted and strictly …. to unauthorized civilians.

No one could explain why her blood pressure …. to such a dangerously low level.

The Rosetta Stone enabled experts to …. many elements of hieroglyphic writing.