Unit 6: Day 1 1. Do you remember the sight of those ________ tall ships with their lofty masts & graceful lines as they sailed past the Statue of Liberty? 2. The sudden drop in temperature & the unnatural stillness in the air were ______ signs of an unfavorable change in the weather. 3. She was at the summit of the social scene. 4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word DESTITUTE  

Unit 6: Day 2 1. Even when the economy is strong, there are always a large number of _______ families in urgent need of assistance. 2. I vowed I would _____ every weed that dared to show itself in our newly seeded lawn. 3. He triumphantly flourished the latest poll results. 4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word COMPRISE

Unit 6: Day 3 1. The unruly mob retreated as the line of deputies moved forward slowly, _______ their riot sticks. 2. As I shook the ants off the blanket, I realized I couldn't have picked a more ______ spot for our picnic. 3. Being fired for working too hard was an incongruous conclusion to a promising career. 4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word OMINOUS  

Unit 6: Day 4 1. Who would have dreamed that the cluttered and _______ old attic would contain so many family treasures. 2. The ref gave a(n) _______ warning that if either team protested his decision, he would be forced to give a red card. 3. Her annoyingly meddlesome coworkers were a real problem. 4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word PREMEDITATED  

Unit 6: Day 5 1. Unfortunately, the so-called recreational facilities _______ nothing more than a card table & a small-screened TV. 2. Airline companies often call in professional grief counselors to help _________ the families of crash victims. 3. The criminals' actions were obviously calculated. 4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word STATELY

Unit 6: Day 6 1. Someone who insists that everyone has a price believes that human beings are truly _____ by nature. 2. No doubt there are some dishonest officials, but it is an exaggeration to say that corruption and bribery are ________ in our government.  3. He wants to uproot evil from our midst.  4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word SOLACE

Unit 6: Day 7 1. Whether your actions were _______ or the result of carelessness, the fact remains that you have caused trouble for someone who didn't deserve it. 2. How _______ that they finally inherited all that money at a time when it could no longer help to solve their problems.  3.  I tried to stifle an impulse to cry. 4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word RAMPANT  

Unit 6: Day 8 1. Accomplished portrait painters can reveal a person's character with a few _______ strokes of a brush. 2. A great dancer, like a great athlete, must have a sharp sense of timing and a highly trained, responsive, and _______ body.  3. The young girl was not ready to consent to the marriage proposal of the suitor who was many years older than her. 4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word SUPPRESS  

Unit 6: Day 9 1. How can I forget that _______ inspector in the customs office who insisted that I empty every piece of luggage before him! 2. The students couldn't ___________ their groans of dismay when the teacher announced a surprise quiz.  3. I wanted to soothe the troubled spirit of the child. 4. Compose a  COMPLEX sentence using the word DEFT

Unit 6: Day 10 1. The teacher's __________ stare let me know we were in for a long class! 2. Though we were supposed to be happy, the day after the funeral seemed like an _________ time for a holiday. 3. The dexterous ball player idolized player in the NBA--but why?! 4. Compose a COMPLEX sentence using the word ACCEDE