Chapter 7

A perfect game is the ______________ of any pitcher's career in baseball.

The___________ I most admire in you is your willingness to give everyone's opinions a fair hearing.

Candidates for public office may resort to negative ads that _____________ their opponents' records.

Please _____________ our best wishes to your parents on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.

No two religons see eye to eye on every fine detail of ______________.

If you ____________ that irrelevant remark, you will improve your essay.

A recipe may call for ______________ herbs and spices that are difficult to obtain.

The ____________ refugees were given food, clothing, and temporary shelter.

I brought a ____________ straw hat.

Our property ends at the ________________ of the two stone walls.

New immigrants may find jobs as ___________ in hotels and restaurants.

The challenger's swift ___________ caught the champion completely off guard.

Owls and other __________ birds play an important role in maintaining the balance of nature.

Swarms of locusts ___________ the farmer's fields and orchards.

A fashion model's _______________ is calculated to show off a designer's clothing to best advantage.

An excess of gold braid and glittery beads gave the costumes a ______________ look.

Strikes generally consider those workers who cross the picket lines to be ______________.

Many celebrities remain ___________ despite their fame and wealth.

After a strenuous hike, I was too tired to do anything but _______________ blissfully in a hot bath.

The committee ___________ for several days before choosing the winner of the essay contest.