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His ______________ driving alerted the police officer to pull him over.

ERRATIC

The insurance companies will compensate the victims of the hurricane for damages to their property.

VERB

Raw material for a designated purpose

FODDER

Pharmacists have to be skilled at reading prescriptions due to many physicians’ __________________ handwriting.

ILLEGIBLE

The crowd began to jeer at the baseball superstar because he struck out.

VERB

The CEO decided to market the product overseas in an effort to make his business more ________________.

LUCRATIVE

Firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back.

UNFLINCHING

His mother admonished him not to go outside and play in the rain so he would not ______________ his clothing.

SULLY

Joseph was disappointed by his mediocre performance on the exam.

ADJECTIVE

At practice, the soccer coach worked on teaching all the players a new ____________ to help them dribble by opponents.

FEINT

To move to another place.

ADJOURN

The modeling agency advertised for a young woman with a _________________ appearance for a magazine photo shoot.

COMELY

By bringing drugs into school, the student faced a lengthy suspension or possibly an expulsion.

NOUN

I could tell he was in a bad mood by his ________________ replies to my questions.

TERSE

Loose in one’s morals or behavior

DISSOLUTE

I did not enjoy the guest speaker as she spoke about Macroeconomics, a topic that is totally _________________ to me.

ALIEN

The company decided to fortify their breakfast cereals with vitamins and minerals in an attempt to attract more health-conscious consumers.

VERB

The patient received the bad news that the type of cancer he has tends to ______________________ quickly.

PROLIFERATE

To conquer by force, bring under complete control.

SUBJUGATE

Before lunch, the smells from the cafeteria began to ________________ me so that my stomach began to growl.

TANTALIZE