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Exercise 8

Use the context to help you find the term that best fits each sentence.

1 .       She is ______________, constantly, late. 



2 .       Start times for classes are _______________—not subject to change. 



3 .       I take a _____________, or sleep-inducing, pill every night at 9:00 p.m



4 .       Minnesota’s climate from November through March is positively ________________, very cold. 



5 .       We _____________, announced, the arrival of the king over the loudspeaker. 



6 .       His excitement was ____________, obvious, when told he won the lottery. 



7 .       After graduating from college, I found there was a ____________, scarcity, of teaching jobs. 



8 .       Once I perfected my formula for tea, I was ______________, or swamped, with orders. 



9 .       My job moves at a _____________ (frantic) pace, and it exhausts me. 



10 .       My computer crashed every five minutes, so the progress on my report was severely _______________ (i.e., slowed). 



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