COMPLETE THE SENTENCE
malignant
If it is allowed to spread unchecked, the poison of racial prejudice will have a(n) _____ effect on our community.
fruitless
Would it be a bad pun if I were to say that our attempts to set up an apple orchard have proved to be _____?
alliance
In 1949, the United States formed a(n) _____ with eleven other nations, calling it the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
inflicted
We _____ such heavy casualties on the enemy that they were forced to break off the engagement and retreat.
procuring
Before we set out on the camping trip, I was given sole responsibility for _____ all the equipment and supplies.
inflammable
Because the gas did not burn when we brought a flame to it, the experiment showed that carbon dioxide is not _____.
controversial
Some parts of the president's proposal were agreeable to everyone; others proved highly _____.
hostile
The frozen wastes of the Arctic may seem _____ to human life, but in fact thousands of people are able to survive there.
mortified
I was thoroughly _____ when I suddenly stumbled and spilled punch all over the host's tuxedo.
spirited
Though the gallant defenders of the fort were hopelessly outnumbered, they put up a truly _____ fight.
wayward
Their behavior is so _____ and unpredictable that I never know what they are going to do next.
orthodox
Even though you like to do things in your own way, I suggest that you first learn the _____ method of batting.
dishearten
Refusing to be _____ by her failure to find a summer job, Lucy made up her mind to try again.
wince
Even though I'm an adult, I still _____ in discomfort at the thought of a trip to the dentist.
buffoons
The often dreary courts of medieval kings were enlivened by the pranks and antics of jesters and _____.
