1. Since she had not exercised in five years, Margarita attempt to jog five miles on her first day of cardio-training was a little ________.

2. Shakespeare, a(n) ________ writer, entertained audiences by writing many tragic and comic plays.

3. The new political candidate refused to print ________ about her aggressive opponent, but that did not stop him from printing lies about her.

4. In the Roman myth, Artemis made a pilgrimage to the ________, hoping to learn the answer to her dilemma.

5. Since Shane won the lottery, he has been living a life of ________ luxury, buying whatever he desires and traveling around the world in his 100-foot yacht as he is waited on hand and foot by a bevy of butlers, cooks, and maids.

6. Adam read the employee manual so that he might ________ himself with his new responsibilities at the company.

7. Orson was truly a(n) ________: towering over others at six feet nine inches, he was also one of the most influential and successful producers in the feature film industry.

8. Frank feels such ________ towards his ex-business partner that he cannot stand to be in the same room with him.

9. Christopher hired a tree-trimming crew to cut the ________ branches of the pine tree that were scraping the side of his house.

10. The child danced with ________ joy at hearing the news that her father had arrived home from his lengthy business trip.