Question

completing the sentence. 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. word - bank: diligent, hew, intricate, superfluous, ghastly, incessant, prim, taunt. 1. he is a rather sort of man who is easily shocked by other peoples less exacting standards of conduct. 2. a student who is and systematic in study habits will often do better than one who is brilliant but lazy. 3. “since their heroic deeds clearly speak for themselves,” the president remarked, “further comment on my part would be. 4. our football team would do a great deal better if we mastered a few simple plays, instead of trying to use all those formations. 5. because my home is located at a busy intersection, i have been forced to accustom myself to the hum of traffic outside. 6. for thousands of years native americans used stone implements to canoes out of logs and tree trunks. 7. a woman of strong character and noble bearing, she endured the jibes and of her adversaries with great patience and fortitude. 8. lincoln said: “familiarize yourself with the chains of and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.” 9. to help the expenses that i would incur on the senior class trip to washington, i worked as a babysitter. 10. i shall never forget the sight that greeted us when we arrived at the scene of the incident.

Explanation:

1. "prim" means being formal and easily shocked by others' behavior, fitting the description of the man.
2. "diligent" describes a hard - working and systematic student, contrasting with a lazy one.
3. If heroic deeds speak for themselves, further comment is "superfluous" (unnecessary).
4. Using fewer simple formations instead of many complex ones implies avoiding "intricate" (complicated) plays.
5. The continuous "incessant" hum of traffic is what one has to get used to.
6. Native Americans used stone implements to "hew" (cut or shape) canoes from logs.
7. She endured taunts with patience, so "taunt" is the appropriate word.
8. Lincoln's quote implies being aware of the "bondage" (chains) and preparing for it.
9. Working as a babysitter is to "defray" (pay for) the expenses of the trip.
10. A "ghastly" (horrible) sight is what one won't forget.

Answer:

1. prim
2. diligent
3. superfluous
4. intricate
5. incessant
6. hew
7. taunt
8. bondage
9. defray
10. ghastly