Question

WILL

Completing
the Sentence
acquisitive
belabor
Choose the word from the word bank that best completes
each of the following sentences. Write the correct word or
form of the word in the space provided.
carping
congeal
eschew
insatiable
1. Students who seek high grades must learn to
that one-eyed monster, the television.
2. In spite of his size, he was so.
he was even in the room.
invidious
largesse
5. The novel contains an interesting study of a miser's_
gold and its evil effects on those around him.
7. "There is no need for you to.
already understand clearly what your criticism is."
taciturn
tenable
that we tended to forget that
3. Never having any money in one's pockets can be a real trial for someone born
instincts of a pack rat.
with the.
4. She received housing vouchers and food stamps as a result of the government's
the joys of
and nit-picking of a few petty minds, I feel we
6. Despite the.
have substantially improved our local school system of late.
the point," I replied, "when I
9. In my opinion, there is absolutely no justification for making such
distinctions between the two types of product.
lust for
8. When the temperature outside dropped suddenly, the muddy water in the ditch
into a mass of icy sludge.
10. As a result of recent research, earlier theories about the origin of the universe are
no longer

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the provided word bank and the context of each sentence, the best words to complete them are:

1. Students who seek high grades must learn to **eschew** that one-eyed monster, the television.

2. In spite of his size, he was so **taciturn** that we tended to forget that he was even in the room.

3. Never having any money in one's pockets can be a real trial for someone born with the **acquisitive** instincts of a pack rat.

4. She received housing vouchers and food stamps as a result of the government's **largesse**.

5. The novel contains an interesting study of a miser's **lust for** gold and its evil effects on those around him.

6. Despite the **carping** and nit-picking of a few petty minds, I feel we have substantially improved our local school system of late.

7. "There is no need for you to **belabor** the point," I replied, "when I already understand clearly what your criticism is."

8. When the temperature outside dropped suddenly, the muddy water in the ditch **congealed** into a mass of icy sludge.

9. In my opinion, there is absolutely no justification for making such **invidious** distinctions between the two types of product.

10. As a result of recent research, earlier theories about the origin of the universe are no longer **tenable**.

These words should fit well within the context of the given sentences.