1. Sheila’s grueling hike included passing through numerous ________. a. terrariums

2. Johan argued, “If you know about a crime but don’t report it, you are ________ in that crime because you allowed it to happen.”

3. Mary became ________ at typing because she practiced every day for six months.

4. To settle the dispute, the students elected a faculty member to serve as a(n) ________.

5. Paul’s ________ humor is sometimes lost on those who take his comments too literally.

6. In his later years, the once wildly successful gambler lost his fortune, and became a homeless ________ on the streets of Las Vegas.

7. The editorial was essentially a(n) ________ to the governor, praising her for her enactment of a series of environmental laws and for balancing the state budget for the first time in 20 years.

8. The ________ rumors did a great deal of damage even though they turned out to be false.

9. In winter, the frost on a car’s windshield can be ________ to the driver.

10. Far from being a ________, Bob gets up at dawn every morning to prepare for a long day at work after which he attends classes in evening.