Vocabulary Set #8

He was not a(n) _____ speaker, but he was a genius with numbers.

On a clear night, the Milky Way appears ____.

John knew the answer was in the text, but he just couldn’t _____ it out.

He was a _____ man who wasted few words.

Tenacity is the _____of a good student.

Her ____ jabbering began to grate on our nerves.

The _____ boy left for the war, but an exhausted man returned.

The large animal figures in the cave drawing depict _____ creatures.

Disagreements among board members created a _____ of the charitable organizations.

The boy tried to _____ his absence from school by saying he was sick.

The _____ old man always had the answers to moral questions.

When the electronics store manager saw the _____ abuse of the game system, he refused to grant a refund.

Stealing tips from tables was a _____ in Bill’s mind, but it was a major offence in the minds of the other waiters.

The _____ of the church bell told the town that Gertrude passed away.