1. Unit 8: Day 1
1. Simple ____ seems to be the main reason such a large percentage of voters failed to cast ballots.
2. I hope that you will never have the experience of trying to cross the desert on a _____ old mule that refuses to move.
3. He basked in the approval of friends and family.
4. Compose a sentence using the word OBSOLETE (use at least 2 prep. phrases & underline them)

2. Unit 8: Day 2
1. From all his growling and barking, you would think our dog felt _____ toward every other dog on the block.
2. "On its last legs" is a good description of the _______ old house down the block.
3. Her request for a new I-pad was blocked by her penny-pinching parents.
4. Compose a sentence using the word SUAVE (use a compound preposition in your prepositional phrase)

3. Unit 8: Day 3
1. If we increase our tariff rates on goods to other countries, we can be sure that they will raise their own rate in _____.
2. Throughout the hot, dusty journey, we _________ in the thought that soon we would be swimming in the lake.
3. I prefer to be surrounded by like-minded friends. 
4. Compose a sentence using the word INGENUOUS (being your sentence with 2 prepositional phrases)

4. Unit 8: Day 4
1. Under his tyrannical rule, censorship and violence are often employed to suppress criticism and ______ dissent.
2. We _________ the young man for the skill and enthusiasm with which he had managed the charity drive.
3. The widow welcomed expressions of sympathy from friends.
4. Compose a sentence using the word DERIDE (underline any prep. phrase you use in it)

5. Unit 8: Day 5
1. Despite all the safety precautions, I couldn't help feeling a little _______ as I set out for my skydiving lesson.
2. It was hard for me to believe that such a _______ and cultured young man was a criminal.
3. He has an all-devouring sense of curiousity. 
4. Compose a sentence using the word STULTIFY (and use an adverb phrase)

6. Unit 8: Day 6
1. We attended the ceremony to _______ the new house of worship.
2. The oppressive heat seemed to ________ the determination of our team to win the game.
3. Is it better to dabble in varied skills or to master only one?
4. Compose a sentence using the word PARSIMONIOUS & an ADJECTIVE prepositional phrase

7. Unit 8: Day 7
1. Solving the problem left me in quite a _____; I couldn't fathom an answer.
2. Is seeking ______ for your injury worth the hardship and damage it my cause?
3. The shocking display of rancor between the two teens stunned the teacher.
4. Compose a sentence using the word OMNIVOROUS & an adverb phrase

8. Unit 8: Day 8
1. Struggling to overcome her _______ nature, she finally reached into her pocket and offered me one thin dime!
2. Now that I'm in 10th grade, it is hard to believe that I was ever as innocent and _______ as the members of the 7th grade class!
3. I have entrusted my prized possessions in your care while I'm away.
4. Compose a sentence using the word SUAVE & an adjective prepositional phrase

9. Unit 8: Day 9
1. So there I was--having accepted two dates for one night put me in quite a _____.
2. Political candidates who do nothing but _______ their opponents may alienate voters.
3.The boys were caught in a hopeless predicament.
4. Compose a sentence using the word APATHY (underline any prep. phrase you use)

10. Unit 8: Day 10