1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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