Practical Exercises in English Part 37

26. Her hands were ---- cold.

27. She, poor thing, was looking ---- pale.

28. Many savages have seen a musket kill small animals and yet have not known how ---- an instrument it is.

DECIDED, DECISIVE.

29. He felt a ---- aversion to company.

30. Smith spoke out boldly in a ---- tone.

31. Creasy's "Fifteen ---- Battles of the World."

32. The nature of lightning was not known until Franklin made his ---- experiment.

DUMB, STUPID 33. A man who cannot write with wit on a proper subject is dull and ----.

34. A deaf and ---- person.

35. I was struck ---- with astonishment.

36. Judging from his recitations, I should say that John is either lazy or ----.

EXTANT, EXISTING.

37. G.o.d created all ---- things.

38. Only two authentic portraits of Shakespeare are ----.

39. There are ---- seven hundred and sixty-five of Cicero's letters.

40. Every citizen should exert himself to remove ---- evils.

FUNNY, ODD.

41. It is ---- he never told me of his marriage.

42. He made the boys laugh by drawing ---- pictures on his slate.

43. You must have thought it ---- we didn't send for you.

44. He amused us with ---- stories.

HEALTHY, HEALTHFUL, WHOLESOME.

45. Tomatoes are said to be a very ---- food.

46. If a ---- body contributes to the health of the mind, so also a ---- mind keeps the body well.

47. Gardening is a ---- recreation for a man of study or business.

48. ---- food in a ---- climate makes a ---- man.

49. A ---- situation. A ---- const.i.tution.- ----diet.

HUMAN, HUMANE.

50. A--- disposition is not cruel.

51. To err is---; to forgive, divine.

52. In the time of Abraham--- sacrifices were common among his heathen neighbors.

53. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a ---- organization.

LATEST, LAST.

54. The--- men in the procession.

55. The--- news.

56. The--- of the Incas.

57. Have you read the--- novel?

58. The--- foot-ball game of the season will be played with the Yale Freshmen.

LENGTHY, LONG.

59. Cotton Mather wrote many--- dissertations.

60. It is a--- ride from Ellen's Isle to Stirling.

61. A--- line of ancestors.

63. We were wearied by his--- explanations.

MAD, ANGRY.

63. His sarcastic manner makes me---.

64. That is nothing to get--- at.

65. I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men ---.

NEW, NOVEL.

66. We have a--- horse.

67. A--- feature of the entertainment was the "Broom Drill."

68. At the World's Fair we saw many--- sights, especially in the Midway Plaisance.

69. Alice had many--- experiences in Wonder Land.

ORAL, VERBAL.

70. Some slight--- changes have been made in the new edition of this book.

71. Were your instructions--- or written.

PITIABLE, PITIFUL.

72. The condition of the poor in our great cities is---.

73. Be gentle unto griefs and needs, Be --- as woman should.

74. The wretched girl was in a--- plight.

75. A--- sight.

PRACTICABLE, PRACTICAL.

76. We have hired a ---- gardener.

77. This plan of campaign is not ----.

78. We found the road not ---- because of the heavy rains.

79. A victory may be a ---- defeat.

PROMINENT, EMINENT.

80. Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being ----.

81. The figure of a man is ---- in the picture.

82. Frogs have ---- eyes.

83. Was.h.i.+ngton was a (an) ---- man.

84. John Quincy Adams was the ---- son of a (an) ---- father.

REAL, REALLY, VERY.

85. She came home looking ---- well after her long visit.

86. Protestants believe that the bread of the Lord's supper is not ---- changed, but remains ---- bread.

87. Homer tells us that the blood of the G.o.ds is not ---- blood, but only something like it.

88. I am ---- glad you have come.

89. He is ---- dead.

90. It was ---- kind in you to send me flowers.

91. Yes, I am ---- old; I am sixty.

92. He speaks ---- well, doesn't he?

93. ---- kings hide away their crowns in their wardrobes, and affect a plain and poor exterior.

94. This is ---- pretty.

95. We came on a ---- fast train.

96. She seemed ---- glad to see us.