Fill in the blanks.
1The hunter kept a ............... eye on the valley below him.
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The adjective "watchful" means alert and observant, which fits before "eye."
2We all had ............... eyes in that smoky room.
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The adjective "watery" describes eyes that are full of tears or moisture.
3Lack of food ............... his strength.
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The past-tense verb "weakened" shows what lack of food did to his strength.
4I am ............... of your constant nagging.
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The adjective "weary" means tired or annoyed and is followed by "of."
5The couple had fifty years of ............... bliss.
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The adjective "wedded" is used in the fixed phrase "wedded bliss."
6I am ............... in agreement with you.
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The adverb "wholly" means completely and modifies "in agreement."
7It wasn't accidental manslaughter; it was ............... murder.
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The adjective "willful" means deliberate and correctly describes "murder."
8He is still ............... of becoming a millionaire.
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The adjective "wishful" fits the phrase "wishful of becoming" to mean still hoping.
9The child looked ............... at the candy-store window.
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The adverb "wistfully" describes how the child looked at the window.
10The child is so ............... that we are concerned about her.
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The adjective "withdrawn" describes a child who is quiet and not socially responsive.
11The young surgeon showed ............... competence.
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The adjective "exceptional" describes the noun "competence."
12The city asked for ............... bids on the housing project.
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The adjective "competitive" describes bids made in competition with others.
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- The hunter kept a watchful eye on the valley below him.
- We all had watery eyes in that smoky room.
- Lack of food weakened his strength.
- I am weary of your constant nagging.
- The couple had fifty years of wedded bliss.
- I am wholly in agreement with you.
- It wasn’t accidental manslaughter; it was willful murder.
- He is still wishful of becoming a millionaire.
- The child looked wistfully at the candy-store window.
- The child is so withdrawn that we are concerned about her.
- The young surgeon showed exceptional competence.
- The city asked for competitive bids on the housing project.