Wordly Wise 3000: Lesson 10 1. Steel traps are cruel because they _______________the animals caught in them. 2. The elephant made its way with _______________ steps through the clearing. 3. The driver ____________ an accident by hitting the brake. 4. Because it was my first attempt at riding, I was given the most ___________horse in the stable. 5. A rattlesnake’s bite can be___________. 6. Health authorities remain _______________for any signs of the epidemic’s return. 7. Water skiing is an _________ sport. 8. I __________ my eyes from the scary scenes in the movie. 9. My hopes of winning the arm wrestling match ____________when I saw the size of my opponent’s muscles. 10. I was reminded of her highly positive attitude when she walked ______________out the door. 11. The story is not merely silly; it ____________ on the ridiculous. 12. The ___________ of homeless people was the principal subject of tonight’s evening news. 13. No one challenged her _____________ that Tuckerman’s Ravine was too dangerous to ski. 14. The children’s_______________ mood is captured beautifully in the Renoir painting. 15. It takes a ______________mind to solve such a difficult problem. 16. The sales clerk checked the ___________ to see if the book was still in stock. 17. Water lilies are ___________ plants. 18. Charles _____________ that the money entrusted to him was in a safe place. 19. After being on the ____________ of extinction, the bald eagle made a remarkable comeback in the 1980s. 20. The driver showed a ____________ indifference for the safety of others on the highway. 21. Some cities ____________ the amount of pollution in the air. 22. The company’s future looked __________ when the new product failed to sell. 23. Karen’s __________ fingers plucked the harp strings with amazing speed. 24. Penguins seem to flourish in Antarctica’s _________climate.