1: The stock market's _____ drop was so small that hardly anyone noticed at all.
glean
mentor
negligible
2: The audience erupted into _____ laughter after the speaker accidentally tripped over the microphone wires.
inordinate
sedentary
spontaneous
3: The _____ protesters were quickly arrested and peace was once again restored.
precarious
raucous
scuttle
4: The young woman looked to her _____, Mrs. Snyder, for advice when she was deciding upon which college to attend. She trusted Mrs. Snyder to guide her in the right direction.
glean
inordinate
mentor
5: Jasmine is in such a _____ mood today that I'm not sure if I can bring myself to tell her the bad news.
precarious
scuttle
sedentary
6: Although he spent an _____ amount of time studying for the legal exam, he did not pass and chose to take it again at a later date.
inordinate
negligible
sedentary
7: It his hard for me to be _____ long enough to watch a full movie on television.
raucous
sedentary
spontaneous
8: Each student in our class was assigned to _____ a younger child in reading.
glean
mentor
scuttle
9: During harvest, we _____ our wheat and barley with combines.
glean
inordinate
spontaneous
10: My older sister spends an _____ amount of time at the mall with her friends.
inordinate
mentor
negligible
11: The black bug tried to _____ across the pavement to avoid being squashed by all the boys playing basketball.
inordinate
scuttle
spontaneous
12: The _____ railing made me uneasy and I was not willing to climb any higher.
negligible
precarious
raucous
2007-05-07
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