adulterate
Hospitals take strict precautions to assure that nothing ___________ the blood supply
ambidextrous
Occasionally a teacher will come across a child who displays ___________ abilities when taught to write
augment
Many couples___________ their income in order to pay mortgage on a new home
bereft
Individuals who live to be very old may eventually find themselves completely __________ of family and friends.
deploy
A bugle call is a signal used to __________ troops for inspection, battle or parade.
dour
Dickens's Mr. Gradgrin in the novel Hard Times is an example of a character with a __________ and sullen disposition.
fortitude
The residents of the Mississippi Delta showed remarkable __________ during and after the flood destroyed their homes and businesses
gape
First-time vistiors to Niagara Falls can be expected to __________ at the spectacular sights nature has provided for them
gibe
Voters may reject a canidate who resorts to personal _________ instead of discussing issues
guise
The thieves gained entry into the home by presenting themselves in the __________ of police officers
insidious
The investigaters uncovered an __________ scheme to rob people of their life savings
intimation
They were too proud to give any __________ of their financial difficulties
opulent
the tour guide showed us the _________ living quarters of the royal family.
pliable
Spools of __________ copper are standard equipment for many kinds of workers.
reiterate
Effective speakers often __________ an important statement for emphasis
stolid
__________ people can generally be expected to take things in stride
tentative
Negotiators have come up with a __________ agrrement that will keep both sides at the bargaining past the strike deadline
unkempt
According to my parents, the latest fashions make me and my friends loom __________
verbatim
Newspapers often publish the __________ text of an important political speech
warily
the hikers made their way __________ up the steep and rocky trail.